When
Monday 3rd Feb, 2:15 pm
Where
Room B2
Hashtag
#M11
Category
Insight
Producer and facilitator
Corinna Lange
Speakers
Integration and Implementation Sciences: Professor Gabriele Bammer
Social Science/Humanities: Dr Lilly Lim-Camacho
Marketing: Ms Mel Kettle
Abstract
Many problems facing society are complex—global climate change; managing natural resources such as water; obesity and other public health issues—and cannot be fixed by good scientific research alone. Science communication practitioners are increasingly looking to other disciplines to inform and improve their practice.
Each speaker on this panel has a different disciplinary background, and will speak about some of the BIG issues in science communication:
- Has the science question been framed in a way that is relevant to how the problem is perceived by the stakeholders?
- We think we know who the ‘target audience’ is, but do we really?
- What kind of relationships and collaborations are necessary for the science to really inform decision making?
Their insights might support what you are already doing, or offer ideas to incorporate into your science communication practices.
To make the most of the session, you are encouraged to submit questions prior to the conference (email: pearcommunication@gmail.com; twitter: @risk0mmunic8, and/or use #M11; or leave comments here). You will also have the opportunity to pick the speakers’ brains during a panel discussion.
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Hi Corinna
A comment rather than a question …
The international organisation ‘Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter’ has been involved in many innovative participatory events in the EU which show ways of connecting people from different perspectives at the highest levels of global organisation.
See:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/telling-the-story/visual_en.cfm?goback=%2Egde_3026326_member_5820155184029929474#%21
Note that story telling is seen as the key to opening dialogue and collective thinking and the combination of words and simple visual expression is very inclusive and engaging. This comes out over and over again in different forums. In terms of working with other disciplines, the science communication community could learn a lot from the substantial international movements towards participatory democracy, like the ‘Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter’ and ‘World Café’ movements, that are developing different styles of interaction among people with polarised perspectives.
Thanks for this link, Janet. Definitely a topic worthy of this forum. Look forward to seeing you at the conference.