Knowledge Mobilization Toolkit

If you’re just getting started, we recommend you begin with Knowledge Mobilization: The Basics.

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Building successful partnerships

What's in a partnership? Learn about what makes for successful academic-community partnerships in this informative video.

Compelling websites

Need to build a website, but unsure where to start? Learn about the dos and don'ts in this informative video.

Connecting with your audience

Need help connecting with stakeholders? Easily explore the basics in this informative rundown of stakeholder engagement.

Data and intuition

Trust your gut or look to the numbers? Easy-to-read and informative article discussing the importance of using both data and intuition when making decisions.

Data storytelling in a diverse world

Diversity and data? An easy-to-understand introduction to the importance of making data visualizations with inclusivity and equity in mind.

Data visualisation catalogue

Unsure of the right chart for your data? Easily navigate your options based on function with this chart selection tool.

Data visualisation checklist

Is your data visualization effective? Upload your visual and see where you can make improvements.

Data visualisation resources

Unsure of which tool to use? Easily navigate your options for charting, coding, mapping, collecting, and coloring data.

Data visualization in excel

Better graphs… in Excel? A fun and informative discussion of how to create stunning visualizations without expensive software.

Data visualization tools

Unsure of which tools to use? An in-depth and informative explainer on how to use free data visual tools to make stellar visualizations.

Dataviz for social media

Is that data viz social-media-approved? Improve the success of your dataviz on social media from this short and informative article.

Decision fatigue explained

Tired from all those decisions? An easy-to-follow explainer on what decision fatigue is and why we ought to know about it.

Decision trees for decision-making

Lots of factors to consider in making your decision? Learn about how to use decision trees to determine potential choices and outcomes of your decisions.

Decision-making process

This or that? Easy-to-follow introduction to the decision-making process.

Design principles for data visualization - Part 1

Design and data visualization? A deep dive into design principles for data visualization.

Design principles for data visualization - Part 2

Continuation of Part 1 — a deep dive into design principles for data visualization.

Designing a communications plan

Ready to design your communication plan? In-depth discussion of how to develop a communications plan with lots of examples.

Do we have the evidence generation house in order?

Need to know barriers to research communication. An informative discussion of the larger systemic forces we face in communicating our research to policymakers.

Eisenhower matrix template

Lots of tasks on your plate? Prioritize your tasks in this fillable Eisenhower matrix template.

Evidence and gap maps

Learn more about evidence gap maps and peruse examples from Campbell Collaboration, an influential social science research network.