Secrets of digital content for policy engagement
Think tanks have long wrestled with the puzzle of how to use timely and compelling digital content to build their brands and drive engagement. Only a few seem to have cracked the code. In...
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On technology and monotony: automating tasks to save time, money…and your sanity
At Soapbox, we pride ourselves on driving communications forward in the think tank sector. In recent years that has meant a lot of focus on digital communications –...
The trouble with annual reports
I’ve been having a bit of trouble with annual reports. I think I’m not the only one. In April last year, Ruth Levine, then at the Hewlett Foundation, wrote a blog post imploring think...
In conversation with ‘the interested public at large’
At Soapbox, we receive a lot of invitations to tender for think tank campaigns and websites. The following is a direct quote, but they nearly always say something...
SEI’s communications revolution: part 2 – digital
I’ve written before that think tanks exist to turn evidence and ideas into social progress. As we saw in part 1 of this two part series, a vital component of that is...
SEI’s communications revolution: part 1 – rebranding
At Soapbox we are passionate about working creatively with our clients to bring about progress towards a more peaceful, prosperous, fair and sustainable world. In order...
Credibility and think tank communications
Credibility is at the heart of all effective communications, and is especially so for think tanks. As thinktankers, our mission is to turn evidence and ideas into social progress. And the...
A permanent revolution in think tank communications
Communications is not just about content. It’s about relationships. It’s about values. It’s about timing. The digital think tank Those of us who work in think...
On #datavis judging: John Schwartz’s advice
Round 3 of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition is currently open for submissions. We’ve had some great entries in both Round 1 and Round 2, but this is the last open call...
Data visualisation competition for think tanks
“The doctrine of boring data serves political ends”. Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative information Data is not boring. Data can explain social and economic trends and...