Talk:Knowledge mobilization

Colleagues, Thanks for reading and contributing to this KM wiki. I have just made some small edits and additions and I have started this talk page. I am interested in seeing who is visiting and using this page. If you wish please leave your name, organizaiton and contact information (if desired) so we can learn who is part of our growing KMb family.

David Phipps, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, dphipps@yorku.ca Davidphipps (talk) 18:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Hello from the KIS Project at the University of Saskatchewan! We are actually in the middle of trying to establish our own wiki for collaborative policy framework development on issues related to agriculture. I came upon this article/talk page by searching for "knowledge mobilization". I'm pleased to see that Dr. David Phipps has put up an entry. Great job!

Kathy Lang, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada kis.project@usask.ca http://www.kis.usask.ca —Preceding unsigned comment added by Klang KIS (talk • contribs) 21:29, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Is this page on something called 'Knowledge Mobilization' a spoof? The vacuity of the statements on this page defies belief. Reinhard Wentz / London 27.05.08  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.106.8.133 (talk) 16:01, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello! I am a student at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information. I also work at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education as a library staff member/instructional technologist. I recently attended a session at a Knowledge Mobilization Conference and began to think about implications for libraries and information professionals. Therefore, I have chosen this topic for a course assignment that entails editing a Wikipedia page. I am adding a section on the role of libraries and welcome your feedback on this. --Lasfuentes (talk) 18:11, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Merge discussion

 * Propose merge. The article states that Knowledge mobilization is a synonym for knowledge transfer, therefore it should be merged into that article. I don't think that this article contributes a whole lot, except that the synonym exists and is preferred by a major research organisation in Canada. Itsmejudith (talk) 11:02, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Oppose merge. No they should not be merged as they represent different concepts - transfer implies uni-directional sharing of knowledge (ie informing decision making) while mobilization implies using knowledge to take action (ie influencing decision making) Cohibacanuck (talk) 05:36, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Oppose merge. A multiplicity of terms and concepts are used to describe aspects of KMb (but they are still only aspects) including knowledge utilization, knowledge transfer, knowledge exchange, knowledge management, knowledge translation, diffusion of innovation, research impacts, and research utilization. As User:Cohibacacanuck states, knowledge transfer and knowledge mobilization are not the same thing and should not be merged in Wikipedia. These terms – including knowledge transfer and knowledge transfer & exchange – fall short in stating the multiple influences of the co-production of knowledge. Exchange still suggests a sharing of knowledge within separate fields of application. KMb is a more recent term and is gaining greater use as it focuses more on the multiple contributions and co-production of new knowledge.

KMb emphasizes the multi-dimensional links or activities among researchers and research-users with greater emphasis on the multiple contributions and co-operation for the creation of knowledge. KMb includes an array of interdisciplinary methodologies and techniques at many levels and directions to mobilize knowledge within a broader framework than simple knowledge transfer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgary27 (talk • contribs) 20:55, 6 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Oppose merge. They are fundamentally different and deserve to have their own pages, as the abbove users have pointed out.Beefcake6412 (talk) 18:16, 25 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Oppose merge. Another difference is that Knowledge Transfer, as definied in the Wikipedia article, is mainly internal to an organization whereas knowledge mobilization and related terms may be internal or explicitly external. For example, in my field of public health, we translate (mobilize) research knowledge created by others into language, stories and tools to impact political decisions for the development of healthy public policy or individual decisions to encourage healthy behaviours.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mackieca (talk • contribs) 16:06, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

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