New Right think tanks in the US
The expanding population of think tanks in the United States contains a new, more politically committed, group. This comparatively young group is less driven by the goal of basing public...
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The rise of the activist funder and hope for a more moderate 2023
I noticed a pattern among the end-of-year reflections of my peers: 2022 was bittersweet. It was a great year professionally for many, including OTT (see the end of the...
World Cup armbands won’t change the world
FIFA is like the United Nations, but with more countries. It has 211 affiliated associations versus 193 UN member countries. There are no other power-players more global than these two. No...
Same goals, different hurdles: Understanding knowledge translation in the Global South
This article was originally published by Transforming Evidence and can be viewed here. Interviews with those working on knowledge translation in the Global South...
Getting your nonprofit communications right
This article was originally published by India Development Review on 2 December 2022 and can be viewed here. Today, communications should be an integral part of every organisation’s...
Knowledge translation in the Global South: A language perspective
Anywhere in the world, knowledge translation (KT) is facilitated through a process of communicating messages to an audience, who will ultimately use that information to...
The future of evidence-informed decision-making practice: redefining perspectives for improved impact
As a growing multi-disciplinary field, evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) needs to draw out its unique qualities, irrespective of the perspectives from which they...
Are greater diversity, participation, and inclusivity compatible with greater impact?
Words have meaning beyond their definitions The public sphere today is terminally fragmented. Gone are the days when the debate focused on what to do based on the facts...
Democratising research for progressive change: The Centre’s experience in Malaysia
The terms that govern Malaysia’s public discourse have shifted tremendously in the last couple of decades. Thanks in part to the expansion of the third sector, NGOs,...
Lessons learned from a training on knowledge translation in implementation research in Senegal
Background Implementation research (IR) in health is still underdeveloped in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in Africa (World Health Organization,...
Building the future of Knowledge Translation in the Global South: perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean
The Global South has cultural, socio-economic and political factors that shape the way knowledge translation (KT) is developed in its countries. Specifically, Latin...
Think tank landscape scan 2022: Spain
Top take-aways: 2000–2008 was a boom period for think tanks in Spain. Today there is stagnation. Despite Spain's decentralised governance, its think tank landscape is characterised...