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From research outcome to agency change: Mapping a learning trajectory of opportunities and challenges
journal contribution
posted on 2022-10-24, 05:14 authored by C Owen, N Krusel, Christopher BearmanChristopher Bearman, B BrooksA key theme within the Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC Cognitive Tools and Decision Making project is to understand how practitioners learn from research outcomes and how they can use them. Translatingresearch outcomes into practice is a complex process and can be beyond the control of the project team and end-user representatives. Using ÔlessonsÕ terminology, it is suggested that observations and insights can be identified from reviewing research outcomes. However, the lessons that are derived from insights are only ÔlearntÕ when they instigate sustainable change (Commonwealth of Australia 2013). To create the best conditions for organisational learning a literature review of learning lessons in emergency management was conducted. Practitioners were also interviewed to understand the contexts and challenges faced in implementing research insights and in facilitating change. This paper presents two studies that examine aspects of organisational learning. In the first study, the challenges to learning from action and experience and from reflection and planning are examined. In the second study, the systems for learning used in emergency services organisations are considered and a preliminary theory of research utilisation maturity is proposed. The initiatives reported help to maximise the value of research and supports innovation through utilisation.
Funding
Other
History
Volume
32Issue
4Start Page
42End Page
46Number of Pages
5eISSN
2204-2288ISSN
1324-1540Publisher
Emergency Management AustraliaFull Text URL
Additional Rights
CC BY-NC 4.0Peer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- Yes
External Author Affiliations
University of Tasmania; AFAC, Melbourne, Victoria; Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Melbourne, VictoriaAuthor Research Institute
- Appleton Institute
Era Eligible
- Yes