Knowledge Management & Knowledge Translation
How do we understand Knowledge?
“Knowledge provides insight for decision making. Knowledge is profoundly different from information, which is ubiquitous and can be stored and transmitted at near zero cost. Knowledge is difficult to codify, contextual, mostly tacit, and often at the core of social interaction. Its characteristics are unique – it does not depreciate with use; it is intangible, and, although difficult to measure, requires continuous feedback to ensure relevance, influence, and use.”
The World Bank
FDR team and consultants use innovative quantitative and qualitative methods and storytelling as tools for information gathering and dissemination, as well as for the generation of new knowledge coming from communities’ or organizational learners themselves. This knowledge gets managed and translated from the level of a girl or a boy of a Sierra-Leonean village, woman entrepreneur in Senegal, or young immigrant professional in Canada to the lingo that the international academic community, private sector actors, donors and funders understand. This creates a more inclusive knowledge and learning.
FDR has in its portfolio a variety of knowledge products that could be customized for various audiences. By assessing multiplicity of perspectives, FDR team develops learning hubs and platforms to store, assess and use knowledge for the benefit of marginalized and diverse communities globally as well as for diverse segments of the work force in private and public sectors.
Benefits of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Translation
- Better, more informed and quicker decisions at various levels of organizational or community hierarchy
- Greater empowerment of communities, staff of organizations
- More efficient usage of human resources and local talent
- Faster organizational or community learning
