Seven ingredients of a strong think tank
Think tanks are civil society organisations with a particular focus on conducting research to influence policy. But within this broad definition, there is a lot of diversity. Over the years,...
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How to get started with video for policy communications
This article has been cross-posted, read the original post on Cast From Clay. Stories are essential in policy communications. That’s because research is never...
Think tanks and elections: Reflections and lessons on scaling impact across Latin America
Elections can be a great moment for think tanks: a chance to step forward as the link between policy, evidence and the public. As I look back over 17 years of think...
What about a Saudi think tank league?
Just 13 Saudi think tanks were accounted for in the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tank and Civil Societies Program global go to think tank index report 2020, whereas Saudi’s regional...
Interview with Andrea Ordoñez, Fiona Moejes and Shannon Sutton to mark International Women’s Day
For International Women's Day 2022, we have an OTT Talks about women in think tank leadership roles with Andrea Ordoñez, Director at Southern Voice, Fiona Moejes, Interim CEO at Mawazo...
Five characteristics to build a strong scientific advisory system
Scientific advisory systems are an aspect of evidence-informed policymaking that isn’t talked about much. They’re largely absent from research uptake and knowledge...
Challenges for the activist think tank
Adapted from Simon Maxwell’s blog. Some think tanks focus exclusively on research and policy engagement. Others describe themselves as ‘change hubs’ opening space for collaborative...
Influencing a post-COVID-19 e-commerce policy: lessons from Rwanda
Post-COVID-19, the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)-Rwanda is running a project to provide timely evidence and policy recommendations to support Rwanda’s...
Public engagement: How to build a global evidence base?
Done well, public engagement can empower the public and help researchers, scientists and policymakers to identify the most relevant questions and best decisions....
Saudi Arabia and climate action: Opportunities for think tanks
Saudi Arabia is taking steps to scale up its climate action, presenting a window of opportunity for Saudi think tanks to inform and influence climate policy with research...
Managing change and uncertainty within a Serbian think tank
After two years as director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), I have written this piece about the process BCSP went through to consolidate itself as an...
How are funders supporting development organisations to be more effective?
In my last post, I described what an organisation is and how it might be made more effective, drawing on three schools of thought. In this post, I describe what funders...
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