**Dimensions** * *[[Tool Attributes]]:* #canvas #simple-graphic #linked-toolkit #research-driven #related-user-guidance #sequenced-tools * *[[Stakeholders]]:* #educators #private-sector #researchers #university-students * *[[Sustainability Strategy]]:* #ideation #impact-analysis #mapping-activities #strategic-planning * *Value Generation*: #sustainable-value Developed by Board of Innovation, a business design and innovation strategy firm, the [UCD Impact Planning Canvas]( [UCD Impact Planning Canvas | Impact Toolkit](https://www.ucd.ie/impacttoolkit/plan/ucdimpactplanningcanvas/) is a tool which makes life easier by breaking #impact down into its component parts. It can help with many aspects of impact #strategic-planning , from identifying collaborators to writing impact sections in funding proposals. It’s preferable to think about impact at the beginning of a research project – this gives you the best chance of getting your research into the right hands to make a difference. However, the Canvas can be completed at any stage of the research journey, it can also be used to reflect on completed projects, helping you identify impacts that may have already occurred. Provides a video, detailed guidance on how to write an impact-section and examples of the Canvas filled in by researchers at UCD. It provides examples and the template for the users. ![[Pasted image 20230303102748.png]]