Let's make sure your research doesn't get left on the shelf
Wherever you are in your journey from research to impact, we’ll meet you there and help you take the next step forward.
Looking to gain basic knowledge?
STANDALONE TRAINING grounds your team in key concepts and principles they can start applying right away
Ready to
invest in serious skill-building?
LEARNING-WHILE- DOING enables you to build capacity for research translation and produce impactful communication products at the same time
Need an extra hand with a creative project?
CONTENT CREATION allows you to shift an entire project, or a large piece of it, from your plate to ours so you can focus on other priorities
Standalone Training
Standalone training is a great choice when you have a group of 20 or more and you want to introduce everyone to some basic concepts so they develop a shared approach and become curious about learning more. It also makes sense if you've already set aside dedicated time for annual training (such as a conference or training week) and want to integrate research translation training into that.
Interactive Webinars: Explore new perspectives
Our webinars unfold as learning conversations. They invite you to consider fresh insights and experiment with new ways of approaching challenging tasks. If you're looking for a simple way to gauge interest in a particular topic or a skill area, a webinar can also help you decide on the best path to deeper learning.
Onsite Training Sessions: Build a shared foundation
When you dedicate time to group training, you create valuable space for learners to tackle complex topics together and develop a shared knowledge base. All our onsite training is rooted in hands-on activities, so participants learn from one another and learn how to support one another going forward.
Learning-While-Doing
Learning-While-Doing is your best option when you want to have your cake and eat it too: you want to develop your team's skills AND you need to produce high-quality communication products on a tight deadline. This hands-on approach works well for teams of fewer than 10 people, and it typically integrates into the team's work flow over four to six weeks.
Online Programs: Combine flexible learning with personalized feedback
Our cohort-based programs run for four to six weeks, just long enough for participants to learn, apply, and refine new skills. Our approach combines the best of live and self-directed training: participants complete online modules and meet for group coaching sessions so they can ask questions and get input into work in progress. In all our online programs, participants also complete an authentic communication product (in any medium) and get personalized feedback on it.
Team Coaching: Build capacity while you co-create
If you're committed to building in-house capacity in research translation AND you have a tight deadline for producing high-stakes communications, then team coaching allows you to achieve both goals at once. We work with you as both a content creator and a coach so you meet your production deadlines while developing new skills. At the end of the coaching engagement, we also provide a customized toolkit to help you continue to apply what you've learned.
Content Creation
Sometimes skill-building seems like a luxury because you just need to "get it done." Content creation enables you to hand over part or all of a creative project so you can concentrate on other aspects of your work that are demanding your attention right now. And if you're still hoping to learn from the experience, just let us know. We're happy to help you enhance your knowledge through shadowing our creative and editorial processes.
Let's just get it done!
We rapidly integrate into your team and collaborate with you seamlessly, taking charge of as much of the creative process as you’d like us to handle. If you're really pressed for time, we can manage the entire project, from brainstorm to final edit. Our specialty is written communication, but we work across other media as well, including video.
“The workshop was exceptional and clearly indicated that Dawn paid attention to every detail, ensuring that students felt cared for and valued. I highly recommend Dawn if you are looking for more than the typical event facilitator – she is engaging, well-prepared, genuine, and understands how to bring people of different backgrounds together."
Paula Mendonca, PhD, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Memorial University of Newfoundland
“Venn Innovation has benefitted several times from Dawn's expertise, including the insights that she has brought to the flow of information, the language necessary to bring understanding to the reader, and the identification of the type of information that various stakeholders will need to allow decisions to be made.”
Barb Ells, Venn Innovation
Whatever your choice, it starts with a conversation...
Schedule a chat with Dawn to discuss your research, your target audience, and your impact goals. The conversation will help you assess the various options for building knowledge, developing skills, or creating content (or doing all three!) in light of your objectives, time constraints, and budget.