Skills for Co-creation

Topp, Lene; Mair, David; Smillie, Laura; Cairney, Paul

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-822596-7.00004-8

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“…Research funders also have the chance to influence how we engage (e.g., monitoring meetings) and evaluate research and program success (e.g., through funding priorities and the metrics of monitoring). There is a need for greater appreciation, nurturing, performance monitoring and rewarding of KE skills and careers (e.g., interpersonal skills) for all actors (Bednarek et al, 2018; Boyd & Kramer, 2017) which could be jointly developed in teams of researchers, end‐users, and knowledge brokers through organizations or the hub (Topp et al, 2020). In conclusion, our study shows that knowledge exchange success between researchers and end‐users strongly depends on interpersonal relationships, but also that it can be planned for and improved over time.…”

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Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

Karcher,

Cvitanovic,

Colvin

et al. 2023

Env Pol Gov

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Knowledge exchange (KE) between research and decision‐making is increasingly demanded for tackling environmental challenges, yet there is still much to learn about how to enable that effectively. Here, we analyze a distributor of research funding (i.e., the Australian National Environmental Science Program Marine Biodiversity Hub (‘the hub’)) which actively coordinated KE between researchers and state‐ and Commonwealth Government end‐users. Through 30 in‐depth qualitative interviews with researchers, hub executives and end‐users we identify enablers of KE engagement, compare what researchers and decision‐makers found most important, and highlight what research programs and funding organizations can learn from this case study. Through an evolution of programs, the hub had a strong governance structure, co‐identified priority setting, and funding for emerging priorities. Additional enablers were a legacy of longstanding interpersonal working relationships, regular engagement, knowledge brokering roles, and the nationally trusted role of the hub. Researchers more so than end‐users found trust, the focus on clear end‐user needs as well as the hub's governance and progress‐monitoring key to success. End‐users more often indicated the early engagement, collaborative nature, and flexibility to adjust as important assets to effective interaction. Visions for future KE included better engagement of Traditional Owners, streamlining direct access to expertise, more accessible outputs, and earlier involvement of researchers in policy development. In sum, we find that time (e.g., pre‐story, early engagement) and boundary roles (e.g., knowledge brokering individuals, engaged research funders or coordinators) are key to success underlining that there are substantial components to KE success that can be nurtured and planned for.

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Section: Implications and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

Karcher,

Cvitanovic,

Colvin

et al. 2023

Env Pol Gov

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“…Secondly, scientists may attempt to refrain from engaging in practical reason altogether by restricting their activity as advisors to the communication of descriptive knowledge alone. The problem facing this strategy is that it often conflicts with the requirements of the job itself (Topp et al, 2020 ). As Carl Sindermann and Thomas Sawyer note in their guidebook for scientific consultancy, amongst the various activities consultants must perform in order to produce reports, such as gathering information or analysing and synthesising data, it is the final recommendations which ‘are probably the only parts of the report that will have the client’s full attention…and be the most meaningful, as they will indicate a course of action to resolve the problem that drove the client to employ a consultant in the first place’ (Sindermann & Sawyer, 1997 : 157).…”

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From epistemology to policy: reorienting philosophy courses for science students

Young

2022

Euro Jnl Phil Sci

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Philosophy of science has traditionally focused on the epistemological dimensions of scientific practice at the expense of the ethical and political questions scientists encounter when addressing questions of policy in advisory contexts. In this article, I will explore how an exclusive focus on epistemology and theoretical reason can function to reinforce common, yet flawed assumptions concerning the role of scientific knowledge in policy decision making when reproduced in philosophy courses for science students. In order to address this concern, I will argue that such courses should supplement the traditional focus on theoretical reason with an analysis of the practical reasoning employed by scientists in advisory contexts. Later sections of this paper outline a teaching strategy by which this can be achieved that consists of two steps: the first examines idealized examples of scientific advising in order to highlight the irreducible role played by moral reasoning in justifying policy recommendations. The second employs argument analysis to reveal implicit moral assumptions in actual advisory reports that form the basis for class discussion. This paper concludes by examining some of the wider benefits that can be expected from adopting such an approach.

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“…Those studies have identified main geosites that have great scientific and cultural significance and provide numerous ecosystem services (Palacio and Guilbaud 2015;Guilbaud et al 2021;Nieto-Torres et al 2022). Nevertheless, many other public parks within the city also contain remains of this geoheritage, and the development of research projects in these parks could allow to advance the scientific knowledge while at the same time allow scientists to engage with citizens and stakeholders, with the aim to contribute to environmental conservation, increase people´s resilience to volcanic hazards, and reduce the science-society gap (Topp et al 2018(Topp et al , 2020Sarkki et al 2020;Lièvre et al 2022).…”

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The multiple values of urban geosites: El Arenal and Viaje a la Naturaleza parks in Mexico City

Guilbaud,

Villalba,

Rodríguez Osnaya

et al. 2024

Geofis Int

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Urban geosites are an important resource for science, geoeducation and geotourism that may provide multiple benefits for local communities. The gigantic Mexico City is settled in a paleolake basin sur- rounded by Quaternary volcanic ranges. The SW corner of the city has spread over two of these ranges, Sierra Chichinautzin and the Sierra de las Cruces, leaving few outcrops in the dense urban network that are preserved in public parks. We present here the results of our study of the geological characteristics of two parks managed by local communities. We found surprisingly high geodiversity in these parks and their directly surrounding areas which, along with their accessibility, give them elevated geoeducation and geotourism values. This geodiversity is combined with biodiversity, creating a geo-bio-heritage that is, however, threatened by anthropic activities. We designed geopaths and, as a first approach to the communities, we organized field excursions along them which were highly successful in raising the knowledge and interest of local people on their geo-bio-heritage and also contributed to their aware- ness of anthropic threats that need to be addressed in order to achieve sustainable management for their conservation. Our project hence represents the first step of a strategy to promote the natural heritage to local communities, contribute to its conservation, and reduce the gap between science and society.

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Skills for Co-creation

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Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

Enabling successful science‐policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study

From epistemology to policy: reorienting philosophy courses for science students

The multiple values of urban geosites: El Arenal and Viaje a la Naturaleza parks in Mexico City

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