End users’ perspectives about the potential usefulness of storylines to communicate river research to a multidisciplinary audience

Effective communication practices are needed to support adaptive, collaborative and integrative environmental management. We propose the use of online storylines to communicate scientific outcomes in a way that is captivating, easily understood and accessible. Based on 20 interviews, we identified important attributes for the storyline content, structure and user interaction. We designed a storyline example about stakeholders’ perceptions of a river management intervention with consequences on the landscape. The intended audience consists of multi-disciplinary researchers and practitioners that could consider or apply research solutions outside their field of expertise in river management. We introduced the example in a workshop with 14 participants from research and practice. Our findings highlight the importance of including narrative elements via images, interactive figures and timelines to illustrate the research context. Moreover, storylines should explicitly state benefits as well as the limitations of the river research and include a glossary to clarify specific terms. (2018-07-03)

为支撑适应性、协同性与整合式环境管理工作，亟需构建完善有效的沟通实践体系。本研究提出采用在线叙事线（online storylines），以兼具吸引力、易懂性与可及性的方式传播科研成果。基于20次访谈，我们提炼出叙事线在内容、结构与用户交互维度的关键属性。我们设计了一则叙事线示例，聚焦利益相关者（stakeholders）对某一兼具景观影响效应的河流管理干预举措的认知。本研究的目标受众涵盖多学科科研人员与实务工作者，他们可跳出自身河流管理的专业领域范畴，考量或落地相关科研解决方案。我们在一场汇聚14名科研与实务领域参与者的工作坊中展示了该示例。研究结果凸显了通过图像、交互图表与时间线融入叙事元素以阐释研究背景的重要性。此外，叙事线需明确阐明河流相关研究的优势与局限，并应附带术语表以厘清特定专业术语。(2018-07-03)