Knowledge to action handbook
This Knowledge to action handbook showcases creative and collaborative ways of to put knowledge into action through film. It offers clear definitions, practical tools, and helpful tips for sharing research using participatory filmmaking, drawing on lessons from the Knowledge to Action Initiative. This handbook can be adapted to your community of focus.
Special feature: Best practices when using film-making for community participation, production templates and sample workshops.
User outcomes
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Community-based and participatory knowledge exchange: Integrated community-led and participatory principles into all knowledge exchange activities to ensure research was shared in ways that were inclusive, relevant, and grounded in lived experience.
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Capacity building for research use: Strengthened both community and organizational capacity to understand, interpret, and use research evidence to support advocacy, decision-making, and social change.
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Accessible research tools: Developed accessible and creative tools to share research findings with diverse audiences, particularly those most affected by the issues being studied.
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Community training and skill development: Engaged community members in an intensive eight-month training process focused on building key knowledge exchange skills, including collaborative planning, storytelling, and facilitation.
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Collaborative knowledge outputs: Co-created two short knowledge exchange films and designed and delivered three workshops based on Income Security, Race & Health research on insecure employment and informed by community members’ perspectives and priorities.
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