Knowledge Translation

In health and social care programming Knowledge Translation (KT) is important to ensure that knowledge gathered by metrics, evaluation indicators or other data gathering approaches translates to informed practice and programming in a timely manner.

Literature has identified various barriers to Knowledge Translation at the micro (individual), meso (organizational) and macro (system) levels. Ensure Impact’s work is primarily focused on helping address and mitigate two key barriers that stand in the way of optimal knowledge use:

Our Person-Centered Strategy & Programming (PCSP) approach is based on equity principles and helps ensure that the gathered knowledge is adapted to tailor interventions that truly align with the local needs and context.

We do this by prioritizing lived experiences stories and incorporating the perspectives and needs of key stakeholders. Stories are powerful in the Knowledge Translation process as they inspire people to urgency and help shape behaviours.

At Ensure Impact, we use the Knowledge-to-Action (KTA) Framework adopted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and other organizations worldwide, to guide the KT process with an emphasis on storytelling. Stories help inform all components and steps to knowledge creation and the action cycle, figure below.

If your organization is looking for support with its knowledge translation processes and may have experienced various challenges in the past, Ensure Impact can help you explore and implement strategies to optimize data & knowledge utilization through leveraging storytelling – even if that data dates back several years we can help ensure its application.

1) Lack of alignment between the knowledge and practical, local needs

2) Poor Stakeholder communication and collaboration