On Think Tanks was founded in mid 2010. It has evolved from a blog into a global platform dedicated to study and support policy research and policy research centres, or think tanks. The members of the On Think Tanks Team and its Advisory Board are spread out across 6 continents!
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Project brief The project involves reviewing OIT/CINTERFOR's strengths and current thinking about its business model, reviewing comparators (regional or global support networks) and...
Project brief OTT provides communications support for Socialising the Call to Action on Scaling Impact, in particular providing input and feedback on the development of...
Project brief The objective of this consultancy is the conceptual development and production of a series of events for the "Semana de la Evidencia 2021" (Evidence Week...
Project brief The project involves: Undertaking a mapping of the policy ecosystem and identify relevant think tanks in 15 countries of focus for the BMGF's Europe,...
Project brief OTT has designed a partner and stakeholder consultation and engagement process for gathering input on the Luminate strategy refresh. This involves gathering...
Over the last decade, the world has become obsessed with think tanks. The Think Tank Initiative convened global funders such as the Hewlett Foundation, the Gates Foundation, Norad, FCDO...
Back in 2010, before founding OTT, I volunteered as a union rep at a think tank in the UK. It offered an opportunity to see the organisation from an entirely different perspective. I was...
Rose Abdollahzadeh, Director of Research Partnerships at Chatham House, talked to Enrique Mendizabal about the Chatham House SNF CoLab and the Futurescape project. The SNF...