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A Theory of Change for Knowledge Mobilization
Anne Middleton and Elizabeth Whitmore
Presented at the KM Forum, Mississauga, Ontario, June 4, 2013
Community First: Impact of Community Engagement
(CFICE)
• 7 year project (2012-2019)– Funded by Canadian Government
(SSHRC)– Supported by non-governmental
foundations
• National in Scope (130 key players)– Universities and Colleges – Not For Profit Community Organizations – Networks
Role of the KMb Hub in CFICE
Principles for KMb in CFICE
• Community first: products are valuable to communities
• Products are useful to leverage change in institution and government policies/programs
• Products are co-created and co-disseminated
Theory of Change
Plan of action which systematically tests the assumptions that your actions and knowledge products will produce predicted results.
Example of Theory of Change
Putting on a Webinar– What are the assumptions (implicit or explicit) which drive this activity?
Does this activity uphold the principle that the webinar is of value to the community based organization?
Input – Resources for advertising, registration and evaluation Assume Cost/ Benefit ratio is justified
Activity – Running the WebinarAssume people will attend as topic is of interest
Output – Report on content and attendanceAssume attendance data reflect interest in topic
Outcome – People will both have capacity and will use ToC Assume those attending will get value from the
information
KMb Hub Theory of Change
KM Products: Guidelines, Fact Sheets, Models, Publications, Website, Workshop Reports, Community of Practice, Reference Database
Body of Actionable Knowledge Enhanced
Barriers to Knowledge
Sharing Addressed
Build CFICE Public Face (Design Website and Social Media)
Build Communities through relationship and Network development
Create PresentationsPublications, KMProducts
Develop Audience Targeted materials ( Art, Videos)
Organize Workshops, Conferences, Webinars, Symposia
Conduct Research
Facilitate Intra-Hub Cohesion and Communication
Active Learning
Community Established
Products Co
Developed
Improved Levels of
Trust
ACTIVITIES
OUTPUTS
OUTCOMES
The Change CurveD
esi
red
Ch
ange
Resources
• Where we are now (2013)
• Where we want to be in 2016
• Acceptable/Appropriate for 2019
• Optimum Change
Identified KMb Outcomes for CFICE
• Levels of trust between partners improved• Products co-developed• Body of actionable knowledge enhanced• Strong active learning community established• Identified barriers to knowledge sharing addressed
Theory of Change Identify and test the assumptions that our planned activities will lead to these outcomes?
Questions
What other KMb activities could we do?
How do we know that the activities will lead to the desired outcomes?