Abstract: For almost three decades, the international development sector has led innovation around mobilising evidence for policy and practice. IDS Director for Evidence and Impact, James Georgalakis and Knowledge Manager, Alan Stanley share the shifts in theory and practice they have witnessed and consider the future of knowledge for development in the age of
knowledge intermediary
Who are Knowledge Stewards?
Abstract: An organisation’s intellectual capital lives, essentially, in the knowledge owned by its individuals. Nobody can deny it. As nobody can deny that the increasing number of workforce changes in the knowledge organisations: the existing employees leave and new ones arrive. The former take their acquired knowledge with them, while the others bring new
Knowledge intermediaries enable and support knowledge sharing and reuse activities
Abstract: Effectively collecting, sharing and cultivating experience-based knowledge in work organisations is demanding. As the challenges are getting more intensive, there is a need for dedicated personnel who are able to steer, enable and support knowledge sharing activities. In the knowledge management literature, these types of individuals may be characterised as knowledge intermediaries.
Knowledge brokers to connect research and practice
Abstract: Ensuring that research is translated into practical outcomes, and in turn ensuring that research priorities and activities are informed by practitioner experience, is a recognised priority in sectors such as medicine and natural resource management. A way of achieving this is through the use of “knowledge brokers”. In a review
Knowledge Brokering and Intermediary Concepts
Abstract: Broadly defined, knowledge brokers and intermediaries are concerned about sharing knowledge for decision making and change.This discussion sought to explore the different terms that are used in relation to these actors and understand more about their roles and functions.In its examination of terms, this discussion pointed to a nested set of roles which