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Indigenous researchers and implementation scientists have long asserted that there is no gap between research and knowledge mobilization. This article shows us how we can improve our implementation science approach in ways that centers sovereignty, takes a strengths-based approaches, and advances relational accountability.

I’m a big fan of everything that Sarah Morton writes because she takes such a people centered (rather than logic model obsessed) view of change. Something that always sticks in my mind as a great measure of a change project is the question “how did it make people feel”?

If you are a researcher or evaluator you will probably find this alternative guide to reporting really useful. The author, Chris Lysy, has some really practical advice for turning your well-meaning, earnest write ups to something engaging and actionable.

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Evidence this stuff works, great writing, tools and frameworks from the brilliant thinkers in this research impact space.