“…This involved seeking to operate as a detached actor that was opening-up rather than closing down options. Also, the Cash et al (2003; salience, credibility and legitimacy framework provided valuable principles for guiding practice (see Robson-Williams et al, 2018). However, to foster the knowledge attributes of Cash et al (2003Cash et al ( , 2006 and keep them in balance, brokering practices extended well beyond packaging or bridging a gap between purportedly disconnected spheres of science and policy (Bennett and Jessani, 2011;Gluckman, 2014Gluckman, , 2017aGluckman, , 2017bGluckman, , 2017cWHO, 2004).…”