On Think Tanks Conference 2020 online: a report
The OTT Conference 2020 online was a response to the need to postpone our 2020 conference in Berlin. The COVID-19 crisis unraveled our plans for a 4th annual conference with only weeks to go...
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OTT Conference 2020, the first online event: a report
The OTT Conference 2020 online was a response to the need to postpone our 2020 conference in Berlin. The COVID-19 crisis unraveled our plans for a 4th annual conference...
Times of crisis: what can think tanks and their funders do?
Times of crisis present critical reflection points for think tanks and think tank communities. From the Great Depression to 9/11 in the US, from the 1973 coup to the 1990s...
Call to action: Transforming research ‘excellence’ for the Global South and beyond
A new book, Transforming Research Excellence: New Ideas from the Global South, highlights gaps and shortcomings in how the notion of ‘excellence’ is currently applied...
International mapping of think tanks for the Robert Bosch Stiftung
Project brief Delivery of an extensive directory of think tanks that focus on the topics conflict, climate change, migration and inequality. Dates December 2019 to...
INA and CIMC independent review in PNG
Project brief Assessment of the Institute of National Affairs and the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council in Papua New Guinea. OTT is leading a team of international and...
ScalingXchange for IDRC
Project brief Design, facilitation and reporting for the IDRC scalingXchange event in Mexico City, 23-25 March 2020. The scalingXchange event is a conference that brings together experts...
Reclaiming the think tank space in the 2020s
Over the last decade, several global challenges have affected national politics, economics and societies to their core. Corruption and weak institutional development have crippled Latin...
Strategy exploration and design support for the Open Society Foundations
Project brief OTT Consulting is working with the Economic Justice Program at the Open Society Foundations to support the development of a new strategy. OTT's support...
Developing an evidence base for public engagement with the Wellcome Trust
Project brief Working closely with the Wellcome Trust, OTT will: Review models of global research centres; Consider the most relevant models to study and...
Mapping of research organisations for UNICEF
Project brief This mapping of research organisations and related organisations for UNICEF. The project builds on our Open Think Tank Directory but focuses on organisations that work in...
Executive Directors’ Retreat (ED Retreat) for OSF and TAI
Project brief The Open Society Foundations and the Transparency and Accountability Initiative asked OTT to design and deliver a retreat for the EDs of organisations that...