Cornerstones of Impact Management: How to Plan, Implement, Assess and Understand Factors for Success

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Anne-Maree Dowd Thomas Keenan

Cornerstones of Impact Management

How to Plan, Implement, Assess and Understand Factors for Success

Anne-Maree Dowd, Thomas Keenan, Kathryn Graham

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CSIRO Publishing
03 March 2025

Science: general issues; Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation; Impact of science & technology on society

Cornerstones of Impact Management is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of impact management. It provides insights and expertise from leading practitioners from around the world, who have decades of experience in starting impact management processes from scratch, shifting cultures, developing systems and processes, and establishing leading-edge practices. It explores planning, implementing, scaling and assessing impact interventions, particularly within research and innovation, and policy, contexts.

Whether you're a seasoned impact practitioner or just starting your journey, Cornerstones of Impact Management is the definitive resource for understanding and optimising the impact contribution of your project, team, organisation or broader system of operation. It provides invaluable insights for researchers and research managers, policy makers, evaluators, knowledge mobilisers and quality improvement practitioners.

Edited by: Anne-Maree Dowd, Thomas Keenan, Kathryn Graham
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 825g
ISBN: 9781486317455
ISBN 10: 1486317456
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 03 March 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Acknowledgement of contributors Preface Introduction: The foundations of impact Cornerstone 1: Establish the context for impact Chapter 1: Impact by design Chapter 2: Inspiring and fostering a positive impact culture Chapter 3: Managing your culture shift Chapter 4: Mitigating risks to impact Cornerstone 2: Plan for impact Chapter 5: Integrated impact planning approaches and processes Chapter 6: Communication and engagement at the planning stage Chapter 7: Risks at the planning stage Cornerstone 3: Implement, scale and assess impact Chapter 8: Monitoring progress and risk Chapter 9: Why and when to undertake impact evaluation Chapter 10: Impact evaluation principles and approaches Chapter 11: The role of economics in assessing impact Chapter 12: Assessing the value of impacts Chapter 13: Quality assurance for impact assessments Chapter 14: The art of making impact visible Cornerstone 4: Future setting for impact Chapter 15: Forecasting impact: Potential value from innovation Chapter 16: What’s on the horizon for the impact field Glossary Bibliography Index

Anne-Maree Dowd PhD is the Executive Manager of Performance and Evaluation at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. She has led the impact agenda within CSIRO since 2014 and has been involved at the international level on research impact. Thomas Keenan PhD is the Director of Tractuum, an impact management consultancy based in Queensland, Australia. He led the planning and evaluation activities of the CSIRO Impact Team from 2016 to 2019, and continues to support the advancement of the CSIRO approach to impact management as a consultant. Kathryn Graham PhD, FCAHS is a Professor of Research Impact Assessment at the University of Calgary, Canada, and was previously at Alberta Innovates. Her name is synonymous with advancing both the science and practice of impact. She has 30 years of experience in advising impact driven organisations on how to strategically design, measure, scale and maximise their impact performance.

Reviews for Cornerstones of Impact Management: How to Plan, Implement, Assess and Understand Factors for Success

""Cornerstones of Impact Management is written by impact practitioners for anyone interested in societal impacts of research. It covers foundations such as pathways to impact and planning for impact. Since planning is needed for effective assessment and evaluation, readers get a deep dive into those topics which are always in demand. And it introduces some emerging areas of impact including ethics of impact and artificial intelligence. Each chapter has tips, a chapter summary and real life examples of successful impact practices. All this with contributors from Australia, Catalonia, UK, Denmark, Canada and USA. ... A must-read book on impact."" -- David J. Phipps * Assistant Vice-President, Research Strategy & Impact, York University *