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Interview with the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes

by Peter Levesque January 24, 2012

It was my privilege to attend the conference in Toronto organized by the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes last June. I was interviewed by Camilla Mehlsen – we had an interesting conversation between sessions.  Although I had almost forgotten about this, I was reminded today Amanda Cooper at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University [...]

Tagged as: article, education, interview, kmb

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Data, Knowledge and the Climate

by graydaniels January 21, 2012

It seems obvious to me now that knowledge mobilization (KMb) is a horizontal concept, but this was not always so. Once upon a time I looked at KMb as many do, as a discipline on its own, something that was often mistaken for communications. While KMb is certainly an area of academic research it is [...]

Tagged as: climate, computers, data, kmb, knowledge

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Have you waste-ed your KM?

by Peter Levesque December 7, 2011

Blog post by Gray Daniels The title of this blog is somewhat misleading – no, it isn’t a typo. Many of you might have clicked on the title expecting an article about inefficient or ineffective KM practices by a guy with poor spelling and grammar, but you’re in for something slightly different. What I mean [...]

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Experience from Brazil: Creative uses of specialized knowledge to support community development

by Peter Levesque November 13, 2011

Drafted: John Saxby, Ottawa, Nov. 10, 2011 (checked with Andre Spitz, COEP, Nov. 7) COEP[1] is a national social mobilization network in Brazil, founded in 1993 as part of the social movement against hunger and poverty. Since that time, it has effectively engaged the specialized knowledge of research agencies and universities to support its work [...]

Tagged as: coep, community, john saxby, mobilization, sustainability

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Consulting, adding value, and supporting exchange processes

by Peter Levesque November 9, 2011

The “godfather” of consultants, Alan Weiss Ph.D., defines a consultant as: someone who provides value through specialized expertise, content, behavior, skill, or other resources to assist a client improving the status quo in return for mutually agreed-upon compensation. A consultant improves the client’s condition.” The consultant provides value. I have argued that knowledge mobilization is: [...]

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The Art of Knowledge Mobilization

by Peter Levesque October 22, 2011

During the introduction to my presentation for the “semaine de la mobilisation des connaissances” (knowledge mobilization week) at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Montreal, I was introduced as an “artisan” of knowledge mobilization. I took this as a compliment.  It did however, cause me to reflect on what does an artisan do? [...]

Tagged as: art, artisan, kmb, knowledge mobilization

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Essay by David Venn: Power, Knowledge and Truth

by Peter Levesque October 22, 2011

Few modern figures have had as much influence on contemporary critical thought as Michel Foucault. A French philosopher, sociologist and historian, whose works have influenced post-structuralist, post-modernist, feminist, post-Marxist and post-colonial thinking (Mills 2003: 1), Foucault’s theories have largely focused on the themes of knowledge, power, truth and discourse. His legacy rests (at least in [...]

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Essay by David Venn: Confronting the Monoculture of Scientific Knowledge

by Peter Levesque October 22, 2011

Modern science often flourishes at the top of what might be considered a hierarchy of knowledges. The dominance of Western scientific approaches to health and development over sociological or ‘traditional’ approaches reflects the universal and hegemonic position of modern science that is often deemed the “sole criteria of truth and aesthetic quality” (Santos 2006). The [...]

Tagged as: ecology, knowledge, truth

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Knowledge Mobilization 100 – 2011 Edition

by Peter Levesque September 26, 2011

It is my pleasure to present you with the results of the Knowledge Mobilization 100_2011 Edition.  This report is a result of the survey that dozens of mobilizers responded to.  Please feel free to download and share with your colleagues and co-workers.  Suggestions on improving the next edition of the report are always welcome.  Feel free [...]

Tagged as: 2011, KMb100

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The Sustainable World

by graydaniels July 5, 2011

In recent weeks I have spent a considerable amount of time thinking about our environment and how we interact with it. It is baffling to me the levels that we impact the world around us – from pollution, to terraforming, to affecting the world’s carbon and nitrogen cycles. Our species is affecting geological changes at [...]

Tagged as: climate change, knowledge mobilization, sustainability

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