BeeCon 2006 – Built Environment Education Conference, 12 – 13 th September 2006

1. BeeCon 2006 – Built Environment Education Conference, 12 – 13th September 2006 CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE (CKE) www.cke.org.uk Aled Williams CKE Director CEBE, University of Salford, UK

2. Why have knowledge exchanges? Government policy initiative arising out of a recognition that industry and commerce are not making the most of the knowledge in the university sector

3. Why have one for construction? • Importance of construction as a sector • The need for a holistic approach • Low take up of research and innovation

4. The Mission of Construction Knowledge Exchange (CKE) To be recognised as an exemplar of good practice in knowledge sharing and to deliver and demonstrate high quality impact on business performance

5. The Funders £1M from HEIF2 over 2 years (04-06) £1M from HEIF3 over 2 years (06-08) £272k over 2 years (04-06) £272k over 2 years (06-08)

6. The Structure of CKE

7. Innovation circles HEI/industry forums Establishing the need Collaborative projects Knowledge Sharing Cycle Evaluating and feeding back Capturing and sharing knowledge Case studies Reaching out and building capacity Knowledge portal Business awareness Companies assisted Secondments CKE Activities (Year 1 & 2)

8. Building Bridges! It’s what we do… Aligning knowledge exchange with the needs of universities, industry and society

9. Actual Outputs in first two years THEME OUTPUT Target Attained • Promoting enterprise Number of staff and students working in collaborative business development research projects 24 110 Number of business awarenessevents for HEI staff 24 21 Income from enterprise consultancy agreements and training (£0,000) 180,000 907,182 Enterprise consultancy agreements with SMEs (inc large companies) 12 15 Number of SME’s assisted in their innovation (inc large companies) 540 599 Academic secondments into industry 12 7 Industrial secondments into HEIs 24 15 Number of industry/HEI forums created to provide knowledge sharing and link into course design and development 12 17 • The infrastructure and capability Case studies of excellence in industry/HEI engagement 120 103 Web-based knowledge portal with information portal incorporating e-learning opportunities (number of hits ‘000s) 1500 - Academic staff trained in commercialisation and entrepreneurialism (Number of staff) 12 25 International staff exchange schemes for knowledge transfer professionals 4 3 • Acquiring new knowledge or technology Number of Innovation Circlesestablished, using blended learning (incorporating action learning) as the basis for mutual development 36 23 Number of meetings of Innovation Circles  66 45

10. Outputs & Forward Planning

11. Next steps • Our activities will be guided by the: • Desire to raise the game and further develop the impact of our activities. • Need to build links between third stream activity and teaching and learning. • Recognition that we should provide a means for upskilling the existing workforce. • Need to determine measurable outputs that capture the quantitative and qualitative dimensions or our impact.

12. CKE Activities (Year 3 & 4)

13. Proposed Outputs for Year 3 & 4

14. Industry-University Engagement • At least 3 different viewpoints recognised: • Academic education providers • Industry & professional practitioners • Academic education providers and ‘Industry’ • Conversations within these groups and between them

15. Partnerships with Employers “In a conversation neither side loses and both are changed, because they know what reality looks like from different perspectives. That is not to say that either gives up its previous convictions” Sachs, J. (2003) The Dignity of Difference: How to avoid the clash of civilisations. Continuum, London. p83.

16. Building Bridges! It’s what we do… Aligning knowledge exchange with the needs of universities, industry and society