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Knology - Practical social science for a better world
Knology is a collective of scientists, writers, and educators dedicated to studying and untangling complex social issues. Equity, transparency, and deliberation are the foundation of our work process....
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Benevolence is key to maintaining leader-staff trust in times of workplace conflict. In new research, we found that staff generally rate their employers lower on benevolence than other measures of organizational trust — even when leaders are taking productive steps to resolve disputes.
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Benevolence is key to maintaining leader-staff trust in times of workplace conflict. In new research, we found that staff generally rate their employers lower on benevolence than other measures of organizational trust — even when leaders are taking productive steps to resolve disputes.
Workplace disputes often damage leader-staff trust. In new research, we found that by demonstrating affinity, competence, reliability, sincerity, integrity, and benevolence, leaders can head off or resolve these disputes in ways that maintain, build, and/or repair employee trust.
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Workplace disputes often damage leader-staff trust. In new research, we found that by demonstrating affinity, competence, reliability, sincerity, integrity, and benevolence, leaders can head off or resolve these disputes in ways that maintain, build, and/or repair employee trust.
“Healing with Play” is helping children’s museums discover new ways to support bereaved families. Launched by the Association of Children’s Museums in collaboration with the New York Life Foundation, its goal is to identify effective ways to support children grieving the death of a loved one.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“Healing with Play” is helping children’s museums discover new ways to support bereaved families. Launched by the Association of Children’s Museums in collaboration with the New York Life Foundation, its goal is to identify effective ways to support children grieving the death of a loved one.
Every November, the Children’s Museum of Fond Du Lac hosts a special event in observance of Children’s Grief Awareness Month. Called “Super Saturday,” the event consists of a variety of fun activities aimed at helping children discover strengths and skills for coping with loss.
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Every November, the Children’s Museum of Fond Du Lac hosts a special event in observance of Children’s Grief Awareness Month. Called “Super Saturday,” the event consists of a variety of fun activities aimed at helping children discover strengths and skills for coping with loss.
Benevolence is often the missing link in organizational trust-building efforts. As more and more evidence of benevolence’s role in improving trustworthiness comes to light, we wanted to share some specific findings on this point.
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Benevolence is often the missing link in organizational trust-building efforts. As more and more evidence of benevolence’s role in improving trustworthiness comes to light, we wanted to share some specific findings on this point.
The Providence Children’s Museum is committed to offering children and families tools for navigating loss in all its varied forms. A key goal of their efforts, explains Director of Education Andrew Leveillee, is to “build the capacity for resilience before families need it.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Providence Children’s Museum is committed to offering children and families tools for navigating loss in all its varied forms. A key goal of their efforts, explains Director of Education Andrew Leveillee, is to “build the capacity for resilience before families need it.”
In November 2024, the Children’s Museum of Memphis hosted a “Day of Resilience.” Supported by the New York Life Foundation, the event featured a range of activities aimed at helping children learn how to name, describe, and communicate difficult feelings—especially those associated with loss.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In November 2024, the Children’s Museum of Memphis hosted a “Day of Resilience.” Supported by the New York Life Foundation, the event featured a range of activities aimed at helping children learn how to name, describe, and communicate difficult feelings—especially those associated with loss.
In 2024, the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum launched a new exhibit designed to help children navigate feelings related to bereavement and other types of loss. It's called "Weathering Emotions." Click below to learn about their experiences hosting it! childrensmuseums.org/grief/casest...
Healing With Play Resources Case Studies - Association of Children's Museums
As part of their contributing work to the Healing with Play initiatives, our project team museums participated in a series of case studies, authored by Knology, dedicated to exploring the different wa...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In 2024, the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum launched a new exhibit designed to help children navigate feelings related to bereavement and other types of loss. It's called "Weathering Emotions." Click below to learn about their experiences hosting it! childrensmuseums.org/grief/casest...
Organizations are increasingly recognizing the value of literature reviews for improving programs, services, and decision-making processes. Conducting these reviews offers an opportunity to take advantage of best practices, establish strategies for measuring impact, and find new pathways to change.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Organizations are increasingly recognizing the value of literature reviews for improving programs, services, and decision-making processes. Conducting these reviews offers an opportunity to take advantage of best practices, establish strategies for measuring impact, and find new pathways to change.
1 in 11 US children will lose either a parent or a sibling by the time they turn 18. Through an initiative called “Healing with Play,” the Association of Children’s Museums and the New York Life Foundation are helping make bereavement care a community responsibility. childrensmuseums.org/grief/
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
1 in 11 US children will lose either a parent or a sibling by the time they turn 18. Through an initiative called “Healing with Play,” the Association of Children’s Museums and the New York Life Foundation are helping make bereavement care a community responsibility. childrensmuseums.org/grief/
Trust is a critical component of organizational success, but unfortunately, it’s in short supply these days.
October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Trust is a critical component of organizational success, but unfortunately, it’s in short supply these days.
By running programs that are both for and led by the community, the Jarrell Community Library & Resource Center is ensuring that its accessibility efforts directly respond to local needs.
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
By running programs that are both for and led by the community, the Jarrell Community Library & Resource Center is ensuring that its accessibility efforts directly respond to local needs.
ATTN: libraries! Looking for ideas on how to make your spaces, programs, and services more accessible to patrons with disabilities?
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ATTN: libraries! Looking for ideas on how to make your spaces, programs, and services more accessible to patrons with disabilities?
Our latest newsletter is live! Check it out for some insights into what makes the literature review such a powerful vehicle for improving practices and deepening impacts.
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our latest newsletter is live! Check it out for some insights into what makes the literature review such a powerful vehicle for improving practices and deepening impacts.
Are you a mid-to-senior level research and evaluation professional with expertise in informal STEM education or lifelong learning? Do you have a track record of success developing proposals and receiving research and/or evaluation funding from non-federal granting agencies?
September 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Are you a mid-to-senior level research and evaluation professional with expertise in informal STEM education or lifelong learning? Do you have a track record of success developing proposals and receiving research and/or evaluation funding from non-federal granting agencies?
Evaluations are often designed to serve funder needs and priorities. But to be effective for organizations, evaluations should yield data that helps them improve a given program, curriculum, or intervention.
September 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Evaluations are often designed to serve funder needs and priorities. But to be effective for organizations, evaluations should yield data that helps them improve a given program, curriculum, or intervention.
Are you a recent or current undergraduate / graduate student who has coding and graphic design skills? Do you have experience creating figures, graphics, and other kinds of data visuals for social science analysis?
September 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Are you a recent or current undergraduate / graduate student who has coding and graphic design skills? Do you have experience creating figures, graphics, and other kinds of data visuals for social science analysis?
Last week, Knology's founding president and CEO Dr. John Fraser was honored with the Devra Kleiman Scientific Advancement Award -- one of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' highest recognitions! Congrats Johnny! We couldn't be prouder!
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Last week, Knology's founding president and CEO Dr. John Fraser was honored with the Devra Kleiman Scientific Advancement Award -- one of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' highest recognitions! Congrats Johnny! We couldn't be prouder!
Research and evaluation are generally said to be very different things. But they often inform each other. Bringing research and evaluation into dialogue with each other can support the creation of new social science frameworks — along with better ways to meet the needs of multiple communities.
September 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Research and evaluation are generally said to be very different things. But they often inform each other. Bringing research and evaluation into dialogue with each other can support the creation of new social science frameworks — along with better ways to meet the needs of multiple communities.
Organizational success requires innovation, but doing this isn’t always easy. Through research, evaluation, and capacity-building support, we strive to help organizations innovate in the face of unexpected changes and challenges.
September 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Organizational success requires innovation, but doing this isn’t always easy. Through research, evaluation, and capacity-building support, we strive to help organizations innovate in the face of unexpected changes and challenges.
Building organizational trust requires leaders and staff to see each other as both thinking and feeling creatures. This can be a difficult thing to do, because when we judge someone to be highly competent, we tend to assume that they lack warmth (a phenomenon scholars call “moral typecasting”).
August 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Building organizational trust requires leaders and staff to see each other as both thinking and feeling creatures. This can be a difficult thing to do, because when we judge someone to be highly competent, we tend to assume that they lack warmth (a phenomenon scholars call “moral typecasting”).
Organizational self-reflection can be a powerful practice. It helps organizations reinvigorate their missions, build cohesion around a shared vision, and discover creative ways to promote long-term sustainability in the face of current and future uncertainties.
August 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Organizational self-reflection can be a powerful practice. It helps organizations reinvigorate their missions, build cohesion around a shared vision, and discover creative ways to promote long-term sustainability in the face of current and future uncertainties.
The recording of our recent webinar “Building Cultures of Trust in 21st Century Organizations” is now available! The ideas shared during our conversation yielded a number of practical solutions to the various trust-related challenges organizations are facing today.
knology.org/article/buil...
knology.org/article/buil...
Building Cultures of Trust in 21st Century Organizations
Organizations today are facing a two-front crisis of trust. Externally, they’ve been losing trust with the publics they serve. A recent Gallup poll found that public perceptions of trust in US organiz...
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July 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The recording of our recent webinar “Building Cultures of Trust in 21st Century Organizations” is now available! The ideas shared during our conversation yielded a number of practical solutions to the various trust-related challenges organizations are facing today.
knology.org/article/buil...
knology.org/article/buil...
Congrats to John Fraser and colleagues for their newly published paper!
It’s called "Under-Resourced Learning Programs Imperil
Active Stewardship of Alaska’s Marine Systems for Food Security" and is published in the journal Sustainability.
It’s called "Under-Resourced Learning Programs Imperil
Active Stewardship of Alaska’s Marine Systems for Food Security" and is published in the journal Sustainability.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Congrats to John Fraser and colleagues for their newly published paper!
It’s called "Under-Resourced Learning Programs Imperil
Active Stewardship of Alaska’s Marine Systems for Food Security" and is published in the journal Sustainability.
It’s called "Under-Resourced Learning Programs Imperil
Active Stewardship of Alaska’s Marine Systems for Food Security" and is published in the journal Sustainability.
Having a theory of change is vital to achieving program goals. As roadmaps to success, theories of change help chart a course from aims and actions to outcomes, giving organizations an evidence-based understanding of how specific program activities lead to desired changes.
July 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Having a theory of change is vital to achieving program goals. As roadmaps to success, theories of change help chart a course from aims and actions to outcomes, giving organizations an evidence-based understanding of how specific program activities lead to desired changes.