New knowledge is being created every day, including research that could improve organizational performance. But there is often a gap between ideas and implementation.<\/p>\n
An upcoming webinar will discuss how organizations can collaborate with academia to positively impact their business and society. \u2018Bridging the gap between knowledge and action to enhance organizational performance\u2019 will take place Wednesday, July 15 at 11 a.m. as part of the free weekly Business Breathers<\/a>\u00a0webinar series facilitated by the Goodman School of Businesses\u2019 Goodman Group.<\/p>\n Business Breathers features 30 minutes of live industry and faculty expert-led discussions, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer period. Topics focus on leadership, management and innovation, as well as the financial and social impacts of trending topics.<\/p>\n Leading this week\u2019s webinar is Madelyn Law, Brock University\u2019s Associate Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences; and Director of the Interprofessional Education for Quality Improvement Program.<\/p>\n Law will share her experiences in partnering with industry on quality improvement projects that focus on implementation science to enhance the quality of existing health systems.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot to be learned from other sources of scientific knowledge, such as from healthcare and sport psychology, that is transferrable to business,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople might notice something in their environment and wonder, \u2018Why do we work like this?\u2019 or, \u2018Why is this happening?\u2019 or, \u2018Is there something I can do to make this better?\u2019 They might hear about research innovations in the news and want to implement the ideas in their organization, but don\u2019t know where to start. This is where integrated knowledge translation comes in: researchers and practitioners work together to identify critical questions happening in industry, find research that already exists or create new meaningful projects, and then test them in real-world applications.\u201d<\/p>\n