Experts from organisations with acronyms?
I think that the people of this country have had enough of experts from organisations with acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong … Michael...
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The Open Think Tank Directory: a journey
In 2016 the idea of the Open Think Tank Directory was born: to create a public directory to benefit the entire think tank community. The directory would organise the scattered...
Exploring the relationship between think tanks and social movements
Do think tanks and social movements work together? What motivates this engagement? How do they work with each other? What difficulties do they face? With the support of...
Research and evaluation of a think tank/thought leadership concept for the American Institute of Physics
Project brief AIP wishes to explore the concept of Think Tank/Thought Leadership to inform its own strategic change process. The study includes the following...
Public engagement at the Latin America Evidence Week
As think tank professionals, it’s easy to be in tune with current events, policy research, evidence-informed policymaking, impact evaluations and the importance of...
Critical decisions setting up an independent think tank in Colombia
In 2018, OTT was asked to provide strategic support to a new Colombian policy institute during its foundational stage. The Institute had been founded to carry out,...
Supporting the University of Nottingham’s policy impact strategy
The University of Nottingham has embarked on an ambitious programme to better showcase its high-quality research. In 2017 the University launched its Research Vision,...
Interim Director of Explorations
Nesta is a global innovation foundation. We back new ideas to tackle the big challenges of our time. Our mission is to spark and shape new ideas that improve how the world works for everyone. We use our knowledge,...
Helping emerging think tank managers to improve their practice with the OTT-TTI Fellowship
Together with colleagues at OTT, I’m coordinating the 2018/19 Fellowship. This year it’s being run in partnership with the Think Tank Initiative. The Fellowship is...
Engaging the public: lessons from history
As Enrique Mendizabal says, think tanks and experts have all too often side-stepped the public and worked with politicians and bureaucrats, often behind closed doors. Recent events have...
Sustainable Development Television in review
To whom should we disseminate our research? Audiences can be policymakers, a particular community, academia and/or the private sector. Engaging each stakeholder group requires a different...
What did the Policy Engagement and Communication Programme teach me?
The Think Tank Initiative (TTI) introduced the Policy Engagement and Communication Programme (PEC) to primarily support think tanks to produce, synthesise and communicate...
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