Knowledge, Innovation, and Impact

A Guide for the Engaged Health Researcher

Andrew Sixsmith, Judith Sixsmith, Alex Mihailidis, Mei Lan Fang (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XX, 397 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-34392-7 (ISBN)

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This book provides researchers with a straightforward and accessible guide for carrying out research that will help them to combine good science with real-world impact. The format of this book is simple: concise chapters on key topics, examples and case studies, written in plain language that will guide researchers through the process of research-driven innovation. The book draws on the editors' experience in leading the Age-Well Network of Excellence. The aim of Age-Well is to drive innovation in the area of technology and aging. Researchers often lack the knowledge and abilities to commercialize or mobilize the outcomes of their research. Moreover, there is a lack of training and education resources suitable for the wide range of disciplines and experience that are becoming more typical. The book emphasizes the practicalities of "how to" undertake the kinds of activities that researchers should be engaging in if they are serious about achieving impact. Overall, this book will guide researchers through the process of research-driven innovation.

lt;p>Andrew Sixsmith, PhD, is the Director of the STAR Institute, and a Professor in the Gerontology Research Centre at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is the Secretariat of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), the world's foremost organisation for researchers in technology and aging, and is a Scientific Director of AGE-WELL NCE. Since 2000, Dr. Sixsmith has developed research and teaching links with 26 universities worldwide, and has actively collaborated with over 30 major commercial and government organisations. His research interests include development of technologies for independent living, modeling well-being of seniors, long-term care and theory, and methods in gerontology.

Alex Mihailidis, PhD, is the Principal Investigator and a joint Scientific Director of AGE-WELL and Barbara G. Stymiest Research Chair in Rehabilitation Technology at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - UHN/University of Toronto. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto (U of T) and holds a cross appointment in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. His research disciplines include biomedical and biochemical engineering, computer science, geriatrics and occupational therapy.

Challenges and solutions.- Global challenges in the 21^st century.- What does innovation look like in research?.- Understanding impact.- Envisioning impact at multiple levels.- Combining good science and real-world impact.- Achieving impact.- How can researchers achieve impact?.- Turning ideas into products and services: the innovation pipeline.- Working towards impact.- Team work and building meaningful partnerships (transdisciplinarity).- Project management and administration.- Commercialization: defining, understanding, and creating your market.- Managing intellectual property.- Co-production and stakeholder involvement.- Reaching the hard-to-reach: a community approach.- Knowledge mobilization.- Education and training.- Regulatory and legal issues.- Local connections: ecosystems of research and innovation.- Evaluating and demonstrating impact.- Concluding remarks.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.12.2021
Reihe/Serie	International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
Zusatzinfo	XX, 397 p. 18 illus., 10 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	640 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Age-Well Network of Excellence • defining and creating a market • engaged researcher • evaluating and demonstrating impact • imagination and commercialization • innovation in technology and aging • innovation pipeline • innovation to benefit society • knowledge mobilization • managing intellectual property • product readiness • project management and administration • real-world impact • research-driven innovation • research impact in social science • transdisciplinary product development • transdisciplinary research • turning ideas into products and services
ISBN-10	3-030-34392-8 / 3030343928
ISBN-13	978-3-030-34392-7 / 9783030343927
Zustand	Neuware