Creating Inspiring Workshops and Courses in Transdisciplinarity: A Guide - Manual / Resource - Page 76
Fundamental concepts in transdisciplinary research theory
Co-implementation
What happens during co-implementation?
In the final phase of a TDR project, the knowledge or the research
that has been generated needs to become useful through
implementation planning. This phase focuses on actualizing
the intended impacts by integrating, testing, and applying the
created knowledge. Here, the roles of project participants,
including researchers and societal actors, are crucial, as each
brings unique strengths to this implementation phase.
In this phase, there is a need for the team of researchers and
societal actors to be highly collaborative, ensuring that the
project has the greatest impact. Developing structures for
collaboration or agreements are key. It is likely that the expertise
of the societal actors becomes elevated as they may have a
better understanding of the world of practice, while the roles
of the researchers shift to supporting and communicating,
because they may have less experience strategizing and
planning implementation steps. It will be important for the
project partners to take initiative within their organizations,
communities, and interest groups in that they are familiar with
various pathways to fostering or implementing change that have
been successful in the past.
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One possible structure is to return to the planning and scoping
work of Phase A, the theory of change, the shared vision, and the
goals and outcomes. Nancy White, an experienced community
engagement facilitator recommends these questions to help the
team think about strategy:
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What is the fundamental purpose of our work?
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What is happening around us that demands change?
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Based on what we have discovered, what is now possible?
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What are our next steps, and how will we know we are
making progress?
While these questions may have been discussed during the
project co-design phase (theory of change), now is the time to
implement the work beyond knowledge co-production. This
may involve the researchers thinking through carefully how best
to communicate the data or findings of the research to make
it accessible to non-researchers on the team and to facilitate
ongoing dialogue.
Concepts Co-implementation
