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Featured Articles
MineduLAB: Innovation for the improvement of educational policy
Despite its short existence, MineduLAB has convened prestigious policy makers and academics nationally and internationally, and involved the Ministry of...
Four questions to assess your research communications impact
Research can have an impact. But only if we get our research to the right people, at the right time, and in a way they can relate to. Considering how vital...
Policy Impact: A think tank’s perspective
The term think tank was first used during World War II to describe a safe space to plan and discuss military strategies. Over the years, the meaning of think tanks including their role...
Lessons from Latin America’s First Evidence Week
More than 1000 people participated in close to 30 events dedicated to celebrating, learning about, and strengthening the role that evidence plays in public policymaking...
Monitoring, evaluation and learning in a South African think tank
I recently had the opportunity to work on a project that involved the development of a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system for a project called Global...
The Research Quality Plus (RQ+) Assessment Framework
The Research Quality Plus (RQ+) Assessment Framework is a recent contribution to the quest for improvements in the assessment of research quality. We designed the...
Featured Interviews
Suresh Raghavan, Director of Public Affairs Centre (PAC) India
Suresh Raghavan is the Director of Public Affairs Centre (PAC), based in Bengaluru, India. He was interviewed by Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, On Think Tanks' South Asian...
Communications for policymaking organisations: an interview with Anya Pearson, Sophie Hall, and Tom Hampson from Soapbox
Soapbox is a policy communications agency based in London. Founded in 2008, their experience spans projects including publication design, branding, animation and film, and...
Samar Verma, Senior Program Specialist for the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) in South Asia
Samar Verma is a Senior Program Specialist of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) for the South Asia Region. As such, he is based at the International Development Research...
A conversation with Katy Owen from CoVi, the first visual think tank in the UK
Common Vision UK (CoVi) describes itself as the first visual think tank in the UK and they “explore, develop and share innovations in policy and practice using visual...
Women in Think Tanks: The Interviews
At On Think Tanks, we’ve had the opportunity to interview several women working in think tanks around the world. Here is a selection of what they have to say: Laura Zommer (part 1) Director of Communications...
Assefa Admassie, Principal Research Fellow at the Ethiopian Economic Association
Open Policy Research's founder Jaime Gonzalez-Capitel interviews Assefa Admassie, the Executive Director of the Ethiopian Economic Association and Ethiopian Economic...
Featured Resources
After Action Reviews: the power of the ‘feedback loop’
My favourite kind of meeting is an ‘after action review’. It’s that meeting when you get the team back together again, once the dust has settled, and you talk about what happened,...
OTT TV – The Belfer Center: Targeting a policymaker audience
In this episode of OTT TV we talk with Josh Burek of the Belfer Center at Harvard about the importance of thinking through ones audience before publishing a report for policymakers.
On Think Tanks TV: The Belfer Center – Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
In this episode of OTT TV, we talk with Dr Matthew Bunn at the Belfer Center at Harvard about his research into preventing nuclear terrorism.
On Think Tanks TV: International Rescue Committee – Sparking Organisational Innovation
Can innovation science support think tanks research? Ravi Gurumuthy from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) thinks so.
On Think Tanks TV: International Rescue Committee – Combating Malnutrition in South Sudan
In this episode, we speak with Bethany Marron of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) on malnutrition research in South Sudan.
How to choose a long-form digital platform?
Soapbox, the policy communications agency, has produced an easy to use guide to help think tanks chose the best long-form digital platform for their needs -and capabilities. The table below accompanies an...
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On Think Tanks Fellowship Programme – Apply Now!
Every year On Think Tanks will open its doors to young and promising think tank leaders to co-develop a new global leadership paradigm. Join and innovate within a unique exchange...
Call for papers: Think tanks in action: a comparative perspective
On Think Tanks is looking for paper to include in a panel at the International Public Policy Association Singapore 2017 Conference. Objectives and Scientific Relevance...
Aditi Bulletin Issue 5: Research Methodology
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) has published its 5th Issue of Aditi: a bulletin/blog dedicate to think tanks. The current issue focuses on Research Methodology.
On Think Tanks TV now on air
Think tanks straddle an awkward space – they need to not only produce high quality, innovative research, but it also must be politically relevant and well communicated. Getting all of that right is a big task by...
On Think Tanks School Newsletter April 2016
Our first short course started on April 5th, and we are happy to have on board over fifteen participants from countries including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Indonesia, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain,...
Few more days to register to the Rethinking Funding Models Course
You can still sign-up to the Rethinking Funding Models Short Course offered by the On Think Tanks School. Funding is a key concern for every think tank due to how it affects its...