This report outlines the key outcomes of the Between Ourselves Workshop held in Centurion, South Africa in 2008. The workshop brought together 30 of the new generation of research intermediaries to share experiences, learn together and reflect on the “Locating the power of in-between” conference which preceded it. While the conference explored the role of information intermediaries in supporting greater use of evidence in policy and practice processes, the workshop enabled those playing this intermediary role to go into more depth into theoretical and practical aspects of their work. This report captures the emerging thinking and ideas for action and collaboration that emerged including: different roles for intermediaries “just in case and just-in-time”; exploration of policy actors and processes; strategies for exploring the impact of participants’ work; and how to provide the best possible websites for our stakeholders. Finally the report outlines how participants intend to build on the connections forged during the workshop to create a programme that will support information intermediaries to learn and collaborate together in future.
