About · Collaboration

Partnership begins before the handoff.

SPARK treats cross-sector collaboration as part of research design: partners help frame needs, constraints, responsibilities, implementation pathways, and useful outputs from the beginning.

Potential collaborators

Different sectors bring different forms of knowledge.

The proposed Forum aims to include perspectives from several settings. Organizations will be named or shown with logos only after participation, affiliation wording, and brand permissions are confirmed.

Academia

Scientific methods, critical inquiry, domain expertise, education, and long-term research infrastructure.

Government and laboratories

Public missions, operational needs, authoritative data, policy context, continuity, and decision workflows.

Industry and nonprofits

Implementation capacity, product and service experience, community relationships, resources, and paths to scale.

Publication policy

Recognition follows confirmation.

Organizations mentioned in proposal drafts or exploratory conversations are not automatically confirmed partners. The public website will distinguish among invited speakers, participating organizations, funders, service providers, and formal partners.

Logos will not be copied from the web. The team will request approved files, usage guidance, alt text, and the wording needed to describe each relationship accurately.

To discuss a possible contribution or collaboration, contact xincwei@umich.edu.