You’ve done the research, produced the materials, made adjustments, and evaluated. The campaign is over, and you can breathe a sigh of relief and satisfaction on a job well done. Now what?
Now
it’s time to share– let your colleagues know what you did, how you did it, what problems you encountered, how you solved them, and what materials you produced. What worked? What didn’t work? What can you, and everyone else, learn from what you’ve done?
Sharing knowledge is one of the most rewarding aspects of being part of an mHealth community. We connect through blogs and conversations, but it’s also important to share the products of our communication campaigns – mobile apps, web apps, and more.
In a way, knowledge exchange gives your communication materials a second life: after the campaign is over, the products can serve as inspiration for your colleagues for years to come.
So take a look around your office – those creative briefs, pretesting questionnaires, surveys, and, of course, the finished products, can all help someone else.
How can you share your work with the global health community? In August of 2013, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) launched the Health COMpass.
What’s unusual about the Health COMpass is that every item listed in it is something that has worked in the field – whether it’s a “how to do it” tool or an example from a particular project.
We invite the mHealth community to contribute to the Health COMpass and help us increase our collection of mHealth communication materials.
By the way, this past year, we created a special “Trending Topic” page on ICT. Please go take a look to see what we have already included in the database.