In November 2018, Mowat NFP and the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance hosted a two-day event in Regina, Saskatchewan that brought together international leaders and innovators in evidence-informed policymaking to share emerging trends, discuss lessons learned, and provide fresh insight into the challenges facing policymakers, practitioners, researchers and academics in their quest to determine “what works.”
The Innovation in Evidence Conference identified tangible and practical examples of evidence institutions, such as the What Works Centres, that can help inform the development of new forms of evidence institutions in a Canadian context. The approach leveraged local expertise, built on past initiatives, and brought together a diverse range of leaders, funders, and investors from across Canada.
A range of topics were covered at the Conference:
- Best practices in generating, translating, and adopting evidence;
- Exploring what meaningful engagement with policymakers and practitioners looks like in practice;
- The role of data and data sharing in evidence-informed decision-making;
- Opportunities to support non-profits in their path to outcomes;
- Embedding evidence institutions in outcomes funding arrangements such as social impact bonds; and
- Profiling innovation and experimentation efforts in Canada.
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Speaker Presentations
November 15th
8:20am
Keynote: Framing the Discussion – The Burning Platform
9:20am
Keynote: The Importance of Knowing What Works (and What Doesn’t)
10:30-12:00pm
Break Out Sessions
1] Plugging the Gap: Building the Supply of Evidence
2] Mobilizing and Applying Evidence: Making Evidence Accessible, Understandable and Useful
3] Innovation and Experimentation in Canada
Ursula Gobel -EN | Ursula Gobel -FR
4] Data in Practice: Examining Data Systems at Work
1:00-2:30pm
Break Out Sessions
1] Evidence and Outcomes Funding
2] Using Evidence in Real Life: What Does Meaningful Engagement Look Like In Practice?
3] Delivering What Works: Transitioning to a What Works Centre Approach
4] Supporting the Path to Outcomes: Enabling Non-Profits as a Key Service Delivery Partner to Government
2:45-4:15pm
Break Out Sessions
1] Evidence in Action: Fostering Integrated Social Practice in Canada
Sara Austin, Dr. Daniel Garfinkel, Carrie Sanders
2] Building Effective Funding Models
No presentations available
3] Data in Practice
See 10:30am session above for presentation links
4] Mobilizing and Applying Evidence: Making Evidence Accessible, Understandable and Useful
Nerys Thomas
See 10:30am session above for presentation links
Sasha Tregebov
See 10:30am session above for presentation links
4:30-5:15pm
Keynote: Making it Happen: Delivering Integrated Social Practice in Canada
November 16th
8:35am
Keynote: Data is the Fuel of Change