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Exploring knowledge exchange: a useful framework for practice and policy.

Vicky Ward1, Simon Smith1, Allan House1

  • 1Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, 101 Clarendon Road, Leeds, UK.

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Knowledge exchange is a dynamic, fluid process involving multiple knowledge types and sources. Our realist approach provides a new framework for understanding this complex social interaction in practice settings.

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Evidence-based Knowledge Synthesis and Hypothesis Validation: Navigating Biomedical Knowledge Bases via Explainable AI and Agentic Systems
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Evidence-based Knowledge Synthesis and Hypothesis Validation: Navigating Biomedical Knowledge Bases via Explainable AI and Agentic Systems

Published on: June 13, 2025

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Knowledge Translation Studies
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Knowledge translation relies on social knowledge exchange, but practical descriptions are lacking.
  • This gap hinders the development of realistic models for policymakers and researchers.
  • Existing models often fail to capture the dynamic nature of knowledge exchange in practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the practical nature of knowledge exchange.
  • To validate dynamic and fluid definitions of knowledge exchange.
  • To develop a realistic, descriptive framework for knowledge exchange.

Main Methods:

  • A realist research approach was employed.
  • A knowledge broker was embedded within three UK mental health service delivery teams.
  • Data collection involved observational fieldnotes and team member interviews, analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively.

Main Results:

  • Knowledge exchange is a dynamic and fluid process incorporating diverse knowledge forms from multiple sources.
  • Quantitative analysis showed five components (problem, context, knowledge, activities, use) can co-exist and are not sequential.
  • Qualitative analysis identified distinct themes that further describe the nature of knowledge exchange.

Conclusions:

  • Findings challenge linear, technicist knowledge translation approaches.
  • A revised, dynamic model of knowledge exchange is proposed.
  • This framework can guide future exploration and evaluation of knowledge exchange processes.