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Knowledge mobilization with a conscience – yes – and when knowledge is co-produced with community and policy makers to address some of society’s wicked problems that you cite as examples I would move that into Community Based Research, an element of KMb (see our recent blog on this at http://bit.ly/haMVPL). But even with a conscience how might you ascribe value to this act of love? Is there greater value in brokering a collaboration between university and community to address homelessness or in brokering a collaboration between university and the Ministry of Labour to address white collar crime? Value isn’t the same as conscience but both are socially constructed and we know from the Wenger Community of Practice literature that knowledge is learned and applied in a social context. Consider this a request for some KMbeing musings on the relative values of knowledge.
Thanks for your comment. Inherent in knowledge mobilization is the value of knowledge for knowledge sake to further the greater benefit of society. The persistent wicked problems are a constant challenge but always worth the efforts of knowledge mobilization in attempts to co-produce a solution (a “wicked problem” is a phrase originally used in social planning to describe a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize. Moreover, because of complex interdependencies, the effort to solve one aspect of a wicked problem may reveal or create other problems).
Although some may argue certain research is “more valuable” than others, my benchmark for value is always the broader reaching worth for everyone. And, although knowledge can be considered socially constructed, the ability to inform while also open to being informed by other “socially constructed” knowledge contributes to the further creation of new knowledge.
There may be values of knowledge, but I think the underlying value is how it improves human life for everyone.