Forecasts to understand, manage, and conserve ecosystems
Engaged Research Tutorials
Understanding how to engage with stakeholders and the use of co-production was one of the key translation needs identified in short interviews with EFI community members and summarized in the 2023 blog post “Translation Needs for the EFI Community” (see point #2 in the post). To meet this need, the Translation & Actionable Science EFI working group is creating short YouTube videos to give an overview of the why, what, who, when, and how of engaging with interested parties, rightsholders, and end users of forecasts. Each tutorial also provides snippets from interviews with EFI community members and teams that exemplify a range of ways such collaborations have taken place. Email info@ecoforecast.org to share additional resources.
Shoutout to all the narrators, interviewers, and interviewees: Alexis O’Callahan (University of Arkansas), Kira Sullivan-Wiley (The Pew Charitable Trusts), Alison Gerken (USDS), Abby Keller (University of California, Berkeley), Ayanna St. Rose (Oregon State University), Jody Peters (University of Notre Dame), Charlotte Malmborg (Boston University), Christopher Brown (University of Maryland), Paul Brett, Jess Melbourne-Thomas (CSIRO), Alistair Hobday (CSIRO), Chaojiao Sun (CSIRO), Chris Jones (North Carolina State University).
The following are the tutorials that are now public. Find the resources listed in the YouTube description box for each tutorial in the dropdown section below.
* Note that we recognize many terms are commonly used to refer to partners, collaborators, end users, funders, knowledge holders, and others who may have an interest or role in the process. Stakeholders is often used, though in some contexts this term can also be associated with colonial practice and thus can be alienating and offensive to some (especially Indigenous) peoples. It is also important to distinguish between rightsholders, such as Indigenous groups that may have sovereign rights and responsibilities over their lands and waters that distinguish them from other stakeholders or interested parties that have an interest in the process, but may not have the same right to involvement. We encourage anyone watching these videos to carefully consider how these rights, responsibilities, and interests differ among the many people who may be involved in the co-production process.
Paper with more considerations about the term “stakeholder”.
Reed, M.S., Rudman, H. Re-thinking research impact: voice, context and power at the interface of science, policy and practice. Sustain Sci 18, 967–981 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01216-w
Co-3D paper referenced by Jess Melbourne-Thomas
Fleming, A., E. Bohensky, L. X. C. Dutra, B. B. Lin, J. Melbourne-Thomas, T. Moore, S. Stone-Jovicich, et al. 2023. “Perceptions of Co-Design, Co-Development and Co-Delivery (Co-3D) as Part of the Co-Production Process – Insights for Climate Services.” Climate Services 30 (April):100364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2023.100364
What is co-production and what are its diverse forms? Tutorial Forthcoming
Who are end users or interested parties? Tutorial Forthcoming
How to engage with collaborators? Tutorial Forthcoming
Barriers of engaging with collaborators. Tutorial Forthcoming
