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What we do · 03 / 05

StrategicAdvising

The research supports a change in practice, and your organization is positioned to lead it. But who else needs to be involved?

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Why contact us

You’ll want us if…

One sector or organization cannot create change on its own. We host, build and translate conversations between partners with overlapping objectives in conservation.

Who we do this for
  • Growing or newly established research groups
  • Multi-stakeholder partnerships
  • Interdisciplinary partnerships
  • Joint ventures
  • Change agents
  • Knowledge exchange systems
  • Your funder asks for a knowledge exchange plan, and your program has several partners to align.
  • You are about to launch a consultation, a policy change or a community initiative.
  • Your organization needs to agree on multi-year priorities, or roll out in phases.
  • You are launching a new program and want help running it, beyond a plan on paper.
How we work

Three phases, and what each one delivers

Most engagements start at phase one. Some start later, when the partners are already at the table.

  1. 1

    Identify the people

    Define the problem, identify strategic partners, draft the invitation, choose the right engagement, agree on working principles, build relationships and trust.

    What we deliver

    Engagement Strategy

    A plan for engaging specific stakeholders or the public around an initiative.

    Choose it whenBefore a public consultation, a policy change or a community initiative.

    Purpose and format
    Purpose
    Guide meaningful, well-calibrated consultation.
    Typical format
    A strategic document with stakeholder mapping, engagement methods and a consultation timeline.
    Engagement strategyExample coming soon
  2. 2

    Co-design the structure

    Objectives, audiences, strategic plans and road maps, built with the partners who will carry them.

    What we deliver

    Knowledge Exchange Strategy

    A formal plan describing how knowledge flows between researchers, decision-makers and communities.

    Choose it whenMulti-stakeholder research programs, often at the funder’s request.

    Purpose and format
    Purpose
    Structure and legitimize information sharing across a project.
    Typical format
    A multi-page strategic document with a conceptual framework, roles, exchange mechanisms and a timeline.
    Cover of a knowledge exchange strategy, with a caribou photographKnowledge exchange strategyStrategy

    Road Map

    A strategic, sequenced timeline toward a longer-term objective.

    Choose it whenYour organization needs to plan multi-year priorities or a phased rollout.

    Purpose and format
    Purpose
    Align teams and stakeholders on priorities and the order of operations.
    Typical format
    A visual document, often a timeline or simplified Gantt chart, with explanatory text.
    A roadmap for creating a climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan, drawn as a winding roadClimate vulnerability and adaptation roadmapRoad map
  3. 3

    Implement

    Committees and working groups, implementation plans, online platforms, monitoring, reporting and evaluation, program development.

    What we deliver

    Program Development & Guidance

    Designing a new organizational program from concept to implementation, with ongoing support.

    Choose it whenYou are launching a new initiative and need the design and hands-on support during rollout.

    Purpose and format
    Purpose
    Help you build and run an effective program, beyond receiving a document.
    Typical format
    Planning documents, plus ongoing support: meetings, reviews and adjustments.
    Cover of "The Exchange" newsletter, edition 3The Exchange, edition 3Partnership newsletterCover of "The Exchange" newsletter, edition 15The Exchange, edition 15Partnership newsletter
In practice

Long-term partnerships we facilitate and manage

We foster in-person and online connections between industry, government, community and research, and treat every kind of knowledge as equal.

  • Canadian Conservation and Land Management Knowledge NetworkKnowledge portal
  • IPCA Knowledge BasketIndigenous-led conservation resources
  • Wildfire Resilience Consortium of CanadaStrategic advisor
  • Alberta Regional Caribou Knowledge PartnershipKnowledge exchange strategy and newsletter
  • Wildfire Community Impact Research ProgramResearch framework workshop
Case studies

Selected case studies

Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment – Forest Service Branch · 2016

State of the Forests communications strategy

The Forest Service Branch wanted to envision a new way of reporting on the State of Forests in Saskatchewan.

Read the case study →FPInnovations and Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction

Wildfire Resilience Consortium strategic advising

The Wildfire Resilience Consortium of Canada (WRCC) aims to become a national Centre of Excellence focused on the uptake of technology innovations, knowledge mobilization, and Indigenous fire science and cultural use of fire.

Read the case study →Bulkley Valley Research Centre (BVRC) · 2023

Silviculture Innovation Program facilitation

In response to the BC government's recommendations for old-growth forest management, the Bulkley Valley Research Centre enlisted Fuse to develop the Silviculture Innovation Program (SIP).

Read the case study →

All 4 case studies in this area →

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