Make Your Research Resonate
Get buy-in for your bold, evidence-backed ideas
Make Your Research Resonate
Get buy-in for your bold,
evidence-backed ideas
You know your team’s research has great potential. And for some reason, decision-makers just aren’t seeing that—despite all the time and energy you’ve invested in trying to clarify your ideas for them.
When you’re communicating with people like government officials, healthcare leaders, and funders, clarity is not enough.
Effective knowledge mobilization takes more than Plain Language summaries and colorful infographics. You can provide detailed explanations that are jargon-free, and still…
- Policymakers nod politely, but they won’t commit to any real changes
- Funders say, “That’s interesting,” yet your grant doesn’t get renewed
- Decision-makers admire your passion, but they don’t publicly endorse your ideas
- Practitioners say your recommendations are well-meaning but unrealistic
You don’t need to keep explaining and re-explaining because the problem isn’t only that people don’t understand your research.
You know your team’s research has great potential. And for some reason, decision-makers just aren’t seeing that—despite all the time and energy you’ve invested in trying to clarify your ideas for them.
When you’re communicating with people like government officials, healthcare leaders, and funders, clarity is not enough.
Effective knowledge mobilization takes more than Plain Language summaries and colorful infographics. You can provide detailed explanations that are jargon-free, and still…
- Policymakers nod politely, but they won’t commit to any real changes
- Funders say, “That’s interesting,” yet your grant doesn’t get renewed
- Decision-makers admire your passion, but they don’t publicly endorse your ideas
- Practitioners say your recommendations are well-meaning but unrealistic
You don’t need to keep explaining and re-explaining because the problem isn’t only that people don’t understand your research.
You know your team’s research has great potential. And for some reason, decision-makers just aren’t seeing that—despite all the time and energy you’ve invested in trying to clarify your ideas for them.
When you’re communicating with people like government officials, healthcare leaders, and funders, clarity is not enough.
Effective knowledge mobilization takes more than Plain Language summaries and colorful infographics. You can provide detailed explanations that are jargon-free, and still…
- Policymakers nod politely, but they won’t commit to any real changes
- Funders say, “That’s interesting,” yet your grant doesn’t get renewed
- Decision-makers admire your passion, but they don’t publicly endorse your ideas
- Practitioners say your recommendations are well-meaning but unrealistic
You don’t need to keep explaining and re-explaining because the problem isn’t only that people don’t understand your research.
Your message isn’t resonating with them.
Your message isn’t resonating with them.
Your message isn’t resonating with them.
When research does resonate, it connects deeply with your audience and produces genuine impact:
- People lean into your presentations.
- They ask questions about how to implement your findings.
- They become champions and collaborators.
- They trust you as their go-to advisor on how to translate research into practice.
When research does resonate, it connects deeply with your audience and produces genuine impact:
- People lean into your presentations.
- They ask questions about how to implement your findings.
- They become champions and collaborators.
- They trust you as their go-to advisor on how to translate research into practice.
When research does resonate, it connects deeply with your audience and produces genuine impact:
- People lean into your presentations.
- They ask questions about how to implement your findings.
- They become champions and collaborators.
- They trust you as their go-to advisor on how to translate research into practice.
We know how hard it is to simplify research without feeling like you’re compromising your intellectual integrity.
We also know that standard communication training rarely fits the way researchers think, how they learn, or the situations they encounter when sharing findings with lay audiences.
That’s why we’ve developed an approach to capacity-building rooted in coaching, not generic advice about how to speak and write more clearly.
Your brilliant research deserves to be communicated brilliantly. As your learning partner, we enable you to connect with any audience and build the relationships you need to move your innovative ideas forward.
We know how hard it is to simplify research without feeling like you’re compromising your intellectual integrity.
We also know that standard communication training rarely fits the way researchers think, how they learn, or the situations they encounter when sharing findings with lay audiences.
That’s why we’ve developed an approach to capacity-building rooted in coaching, not generic advice about how to speak and write more clearly.
Your brilliant research deserves to be communicated brilliantly. As your learning partner, we enable you to connect with any audience and build the relationships you need to move your innovative ideas forward.
We know how hard it is to simplify research without feeling like you’re compromising your intellectual integrity.
We also know that standard communication training rarely fits the way researchers think, how they learn, or the situations they encounter when sharing findings with lay audiences.
That’s why we’ve developed an approach to capacity-building rooted in coaching, not generic advice about how to speak and write more clearly.
Your brilliant research deserves to be communicated brilliantly. As your learning partner, we enable you to connect with any audience and build the relationships you need to move your innovative ideas forward.
More impactful
communication starts here
We know your research is unique, and so are your goals for translating it into real-world outcomes. That’s why we never recommend a learning solution before we learn about your situation.
The first step is a free, 45-minute brainstorm session with our founder, Dr. Dawn Henwood.
You’ll explore what’s happening with your team’s communication, the changes you want to see, possible learning approaches, and whether Clarity Connect could be the right learning partner for you.
If it seems like we could be a good fit, after the session, Dawn will share a customized Learning Action Plan—your roadmap to communication that resonates and gets results.
More impactful communication starts here
We know your research is unique, and so are your goals for translating it into real-world outcomes. That’s why we never recommend a learning solution before we learn about your situation.
The first step is a free, 45-minute brainstorm session with our founder, Dr. Dawn Henwood.
You’ll explore what’s happening with your team’s communication, the changes you want to see, possible learning approaches, and whether Clarity Connect could be the right learning partner for you.
If it seems like we could be a good fit, after the session, Dawn will share a customized Learning Action Plan—your roadmap to communication that resonates and gets results.
More impactful communication starts here
We know your research is unique, and so are your goals for translating it into real-world outcomes. That’s why we never recommend a learning solution before we learn about your situation.
The first step is a free, 45-minute brainstorm session with our founder, Dr. Dawn Henwood.
You’ll explore what’s happening with your team’s communication, the changes you want to see, possible learning approaches, and whether Clarity Connect could be the right learning partner for you.
If it seems like we could be a good fit, after the session, Dawn will share a customized Learning Action Plan—your roadmap to communication that resonates and gets results.
Ben Goldberg
Managing Director, Industry Engagement and Customer Experience, Dalhousie University
“I worked with Clarity Studio [now Clarity Connect to facilitate a seminar for early career researchers on effectively communicating their expertise to industry partners. Dawn consistently delivered high-quality work that surpassed my expectations. Her attention to detail, innovative ideas, and flawless execution were evident in every aspect of her work. It was clear that she possesses a profound passion for what she does. We saw positive results within weeks of the seminar!”
Dr. Ethan Pancer
Sobey Professor of Marketing, Saint Mary's University
“As an academic, I have found knowledge translation to be an invaluable tool in disseminating my research to a wider audience. Leveraging her years of experience in knowledge translation, Dawn helped me communicate the significance and relevance of my work to individuals outside of my field, including policymakers, community leaders, and members of the general public. Working with Dawn has really enhanced my ability to impact the world through my research. Thanks again, Dawn!”
Patricia Seaman
New Brunswick Health Research Foundation
“Clarity Connect offers practical, personalized training services. Dawn's approach makes it easy to translate research into bite-sized bits of information for different audiences. In the world of research, it can be challenging when we work every day in our area of expertise. With Dawn's help researchers are able to put their new skills into immediate action. We chose Clarity Connect to support the great research ecosystem here in New Brunswick and support our world-class researchers.”
Wondering how our approach
works in practice?
Explore real-world examples of how we've helped researchers and organizations transform their communication.
Ben Goldberg
Managing Director, Industry Engagement and Customer Experience, Dalhousie University
“I worked with Clarity Studio [now Clarity Connect to facilitate a seminar for early career researchers on effectively communicating their expertise to industry partners. Dawn consistently delivered high-quality work that surpassed my expectations. Her attention to detail, innovative ideas, and flawless execution were evident in every aspect of her work. It was clear that she possesses a profound passion for what she does. We saw positive results within weeks of the seminar!”
Dr. Ethan Pancer
Sobey Professor of Marketing, Saint Mary's University
“As an academic, I have found knowledge translation to be an invaluable tool in disseminating my research to a wider audience. Leveraging her years of experience in knowledge translation, Dawn helped me communicate the significance and relevance of my work to individuals outside of my field, including policymakers, community leaders, and members of the general public. Working with Dawn has really enhanced my ability to impact the world through my research. Thanks again, Dawn!”
Wondering how our approach works in practice?
Explore real-world examples of how we've helped researchers
and organizations transform their communication.
At Clarity Connect, we know that you want your research to create transformational change.
To do that, you need to gain the attention and trust of nonresearchers, people like funders and investors, policymakers, and community partners.
The issue is that decision-makers without your expertise see the world from a different perspective, which isn’t obvious until you learn how to read your audience and adapt to them.
We believe that any researcher can learn to communicate research knowledge in ways that cause lay audiences to lean in. We also understand that research is demanding work, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for professional development.
That’s why we’ve developed our CORE method for equipping researchers with the essential skills they need to achieve their specific impact goals. This focused, flexible approach is:
Context-specific | We don’t waste time giving generic advice on topics that may or may not be useful. All instruction is tailored to your research and the communication situations you’re facing.
Outcomes-driven | Each learning engagement targets explicit learning outcomes, the behavioral change that needs to happen so you can make an impact, not just distribute knowledge.
Realistic | If your field is aerospace engineering, it won’t do you much good to view examples from biochemistry. We tailor training materials—including examples and tools—to your research and your intended audiences.
Efficient | We zero in on the precise communication skills you need for your goals. This means we keep group training sessions to a minimum, allowing ample time for individual coaching and feedback, either over Zoom or by email.
To explore how the CORE method could work for your team, book your free brainstorm session with Dawn today.
You may also want to check out our free library of more than 100 articles to help with research dissemination, science communication, and knowledge mobilization.
So you can stop explaining and instead start resonating and turning ideas into action.
At Clarity Connect, we know that you want your research to create transformational change.
To do that, you need to gain the attention and trust of nonresearchers, people like funders and investors, policymakers, and community partners.
The issue is that decision-makers without your expertise see the world from a different perspective, which isn’t obvious until you learn how to read your audience and adapt to them.
We believe that any researcher can learn to communicate research knowledge in ways that cause lay audiences to lean in. We also understand that research is demanding work, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for professional development.
That’s why we’ve developed our CORE method for equipping researchers with the essential skills they need to achieve their specific impact goals. This focused, flexible approach is:
Context-specific | We don’t waste time giving generic advice on topics that may or may not be useful. All instruction is tailored to your research and the communication situations you’re facing.
Outcomes-driven | Each learning engagement targets explicit learning outcomes, the behavioral change that needs to happen so you can make an impact, not just distribute knowledge.
Realistic | If your field is aerospace engineering, it won’t do you much good to view examples from biochemistry. We tailor training materials—including examples and tools—to your research and your intended audiences.
Efficient | We zero in on the precise communication skills you need for your goals. This means we keep group training sessions to a minimum, allowing ample time for individual coaching and feedback, either over Zoom or by email.
To explore how the CORE method could work for your team, book your free brainstorm session with Dawn today.
You may also want to check out our free library of more than 100 articles to help with research dissemination, science communication, and knowledge mobilization.
So you can stop explaining and instead start resonating and turning ideas into action.
At Clarity Connect, we know that you want your research to create transformational change.
To do that, you need to gain the attention and trust of nonresearchers, people like funders and investors, policymakers, and community partners.
The issue is that decision-makers without your expertise see the world from a different perspective, which isn’t obvious until you learn how to read your audience and adapt to them.
We believe that any researcher can learn to communicate research knowledge in ways that cause lay audiences to lean in. We also understand that research is demanding work, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for professional development.
That’s why we’ve developed our CORE method for equipping researchers with the essential skills they need to achieve their specific impact goals. This focused, flexible approach is:
Context-specific | We don’t waste time giving generic advice on topics that may or may not be useful. All instruction is tailored to your research and the communication situations you’re facing.
Outcomes-driven | Each learning engagement targets explicit learning outcomes, the behavioral change that needs to happen so you can make an impact, not just distribute knowledge.
Realistic | If your field is aerospace engineering, it won’t do you much good to view examples from biochemistry. We tailor training materials—including examples and tools—to your research and your intended audiences.
Efficient | We zero in on the precise communication skills you need for your goals. This means we keep group training sessions to a minimum, allowing ample time for individual coaching and feedback, either over Zoom or by email.
To explore how the CORE method could work for your team, book your free brainstorm session with Dawn today.
You may also want to check out our free library of more than 100 articles to help with research dissemination, science communication, and knowledge mobilization.
So you can stop explaining and instead start resonating and turning ideas into action.
Meet Our Founder
Dawn Henwood’s PhD in Victorian literature (University of Toronto) has served as a launchpad into a career spanning both communication and learning design.
Author of two books on business communication, over the past 25+ years, Dawn has taught more than 2,000 university students and professionals how to make their complex ideas resonate with any audience. She has worked across an eclectic range of fields, including kinesiology, defense technology, pharmacy, environmental science, remote sensing, and more.
Dawn doesn’t teach to impart information; she creates rich, personalized learning experiences that enable quick wins and lasting behavior change. Highlights of her teaching career have included running a national technical communication program for a Big Four firm in the US, delivering workshops for the African Development Bank in Nigeria, and building the Technical Writing Certificate and the Microcredential in Communication Skills for Knowledge Mobilization offered through Dalhousie University.
Meet Our Founder
Dawn Henwood’s PhD in Victorian literature (University of Toronto) has served as a launchpad into a career spanning both communication and learning design.
Author of two books on business communication, over the past 25+ years, Dawn has taught more than 2,000 university students and professionals how to make their complex ideas resonate with any audience. She has worked across an eclectic range of fields, including kinesiology, defense technology, pharmacy, environmental science, remote sensing, and more.
Dawn doesn’t teach to impart information; she creates rich, personalized learning experiences that enable quick wins and lasting behavior change. Highlights of her teaching career have included running a national technical communication program for a Big Four firm in the US, delivering workshops for the African Development Bank in Nigeria, and building the Technical Writing Certificate and the Microcredential in Communication Skills for Knowledge Mobilization offered through Dalhousie University.
Meet Our Founder
Dawn Henwood’s PhD in Victorian literature (University of Toronto) has served as a launchpad into a career spanning both communication and learning design.
Author of two books on business communication, over the past 25+ years, Dawn has taught more than 2,000 university students and professionals how to make their complex ideas resonate with any audience. She has worked across an eclectic range of fields, including kinesiology, defense technology, pharmacy, environmental science, remote sensing, and more.
Dawn doesn’t teach to impart information; she creates rich, personalized learning experiences that enable quick wins and lasting behavior change. Highlights of her teaching career have included running a national technical communication program for a Big Four firm in the US, delivering workshops for the African Development Bank in Nigeria, and building the Technical Writing Certificate and the Microcredential in Communication Skills for Knowledge Mobilization offered through Dalhousie University.
At Clarity Connect,
we know that you want your research to create transformational change.
To do that, you need to gain the attention and trust of nonresearchers, people like funders and investors, CEOs, policymakers, and community partners.
The problem is that decision-makers without your expertise see the world from a different perspective and speak a different language, which makes it frustrating and fatiguing to deal with them.
We believe that the process of mobilizing research knowledge is complex, but it doesn’t need to be complicated. We also understand that your time and budget constraints are real, which is why our approach to translating research into impact is personalized and practical.
Here’s how we do it:
1. Discern | We conduct a thorough needs assessment to define the project goals and scope.
2. Design | We develop a project workplan, with clear milestones and deliverables.
3. Deliver | We integrate into your team and, working closely with you, we execute the project vision.
4. Debrief | We lead a guided reflection to help solidify what you’ve learned through the project and identify next steps.
So, book your free consult today. And in the meantime, check out our free library of more than 100 articles to help with research dissemination and knowledge mobilization.
So you can stop explaining and instead start resonating.
Let’s start with a conversation
Ready to make
your team’s research resonate?
