Understanding how we develop research contributions which go beyond conversations in the academic field is an enduring challenge. While much has been written on the importance of academic-practitioner relationships in the research process more is needed on conceptualizing how we develop a wider set of contributions. In this paper, we call for researchers to be reflective as to how different forms of expertise can be drawn on during collaborative relationships to bridge the research – practice divide. We develop a framework which combines different levels of expertise with varying forms of academic-practitioner collaboration to widen the impact of our research. Four strategies are proposed by which academics may leverage their expertise in collaborative relationships with practitioners to develop Research Impact and Contributions To Knowledge (RICK). These include: maintaining critical distance, promoting deeper engagement, developing prescience, and achieving hybrid practices. We discuss implementation approaches for each of these RICK strategies and suggest writing genres to help increase engagement by practitioners in research contributions.

理解我们如何发展超出学术领域讨论范围的研究贡献是一项持久的挑战。尽管学术界与实践者之间的关系在研究过程中的重要性已经写了很多，但在概念化我们如何发展更广泛的贡献方面还需要更多。在本文中，我们呼吁研究人员反思在合作关系中如何利用不同形式的专业知识来弥合研究–实践分歧。我们开发了一个框架，该框架将不同水平的专业知识与不同形式的学术从业人员合作相结合，以扩大研究的影响力。提出了四种策略，学者们可以利用这些策略在与从业者的合作关系中发挥自己的专业知识，以发展研究影响力和知识贡献。其中包括：维护关键距离，促进更深的参与，发展先见之明，并实现混合实践。我们讨论了每种RICK策略的实施方法，并建议撰写体裁以帮助增加从业人员对研究贡献的参与度。