How are think tanks responding to a changing environment? Part 1 of this article set out definitions of three important terms and then reviewed developments in the policy community and the...
Having worked with and advised many think tanks and non-profits on how to most effectively use video to achieve their organizational goals, I’m often asked about using...
Human Resource Management (HRM) typically refers to the process of recruiting and selecting appropriate employees and ensuring they receive a clear and useful induction. HRM also includes...
The Big Picture This American-centric book, accurately titled, is about the evolving sources of “big ideas,” such as soft power, creative disruption and many others. It also elucidates...
At the recent OTT conference I was asked to offer some reflections on how my organisation, Kivu International, works with developing world think tanks. First a word...
A few years ago I worked for a small design studio in Perú where we edited and designed over 20 annual reports for a range of institutions, including government agencies. One thing I learned...
Sanjay Kumar is currently the Director of CSDS. It is one of India’s leading institutes for research in the social sciences and humanities. Annapoorna Ravichander:...
As a warm-up to the second rating of think tanks in Spain by Observatorio de Think Tanks, Till Bruckner answers our questions about the core arguments that structure...
Ajaya Dixit is the Executive Director of ISET-Nepal a non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation and a think tank. It primarily studies and analyses developmental issues of rapidly...
Prof. Dr. Khalida Ghaus is the Managing Director of Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) in Karachi, Pakistan. She is the former Director of the Centre of...
Professor Mustafizur Rahman is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a leading centre of excellence in Bangladesh. He discusses his career at...
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...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Carolina Kern talks about the role of think tanks as agents of change, the challenges these organisations face in terms of communications, and how important it is to work on...
This publication by IFAD provides guidance for developing policy engagement strategies. These are mainly directed at their country offices but offer useful advice for agencies interested in incorporating policy...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Jordan Tchilingirian talks about his work studying and researching think tanks and policy research organisations, the hybrid nature of these organisations, and his interest in...
In February 2017, we held the first On Think Tanks Conference in London. This was an opportunity for OTT team members and collaborators to come together to learn about their work and seek out possible...
Germany-based Social Science Works has developed a Second Opinions service to help decision makers evaluate the quality of social science research and policy proposals. What does it...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Jeff Knezovich shares his experience as a communications expert and the digital tools available for communicating research. Jeff talks about the Data Visualisation...
On Think Tanks, University of Bath and Universidad del Pacífico have partnered to produce a series of Working Papers focused on the study of think tanks to give new researchers a chance to...
The Think 20 Summit GLOBAL SOLUTIONS is committed to involve the views and ideas of the next generation into global problem-solving. To do so, we encourage the most promising talents to...
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, IESE is announcing that its 5th international academic conference, on the theme “Challenges of social and economic research in times of crisis” will be held in Maputo,...
The evidence-policy relationship is complex, and affected by many factors, including relationships and interpersonal networks (Haynes 2011, Lewis 2006). These networks are affected by...
The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is a £15m 10-year programme funded by DFID over two phases (2019-2014 £8.5m; 2014-2018 £6.5m) designed to strengthen...
Prospect Magazine has announced the winners of its annual Think Tank Awards. As in previous occasions it includes think tanks from the United, Kingdom, Europe and the United States. The full...