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What We're Learning

Here's what we're learning about building successful researcher-practitioner relationships:

Articles

4 reasons practitioners want to connect with researchers (April 2020)
Relational factors affect whether practitioners and researchers connect (Oct 2020)
Conversations Greatly Impact Research Use (Sept 2020)
How to form organizational partnerships (January 2020)

One Page Briefs

When Do Policymakers Seek Research? County-Level Evidence During COVID-19
2019 Case Study: Impact of an informal collaboration
Why We Need Matchmaking
Practitioners often connect at moments of transition
Do practitioners prefer locals?
Are practitioners time-sensitive?
Do researchers want to engage?
Is talking about research useful?
Are the conversations enjoyable?

Finally check out this great read: a 2018 article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review for information about how r4i is pioneering new ways to build relationships between researchers and practitioners.

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