An evolving wave in think tank policy development
An important line of analytic development has been underway for a decade or more, with a new group of actors emerging. The primary differentiating characteristic of this emerging group is...
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Empowering a new generation of policy leaders at the York Student Think Tank
The first time we heard about think tanks, like most students, we weren’t quite sure what they did. We knew they did something with policy, and that policy had to do...
New survey on research costing – and why you should take it
In a series of previous postings on think tank business models, I argue that discussions about long-term sustainability are probably among the most urgent, and vexed,...
Five things think tanks should consider to excel
I recently had the opportunity to attend a course titled Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at the Stanford Business Graduate School of Executive Education. There were 58 participants...
Critical decisions setting up an independent think tank in Colombia
In 2018, OTT was asked to provide strategic support to a new Colombian policy institute during its foundational stage. The Institute had been founded to carry out,...
Collective intelligence: Is the grassroots think tank model only possible in Switzerland?
Yesterday evening, during the public event on think tanks and public engagement, we started collecting a wide range of questions about public engagement: Who is the...
Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni, Director at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is the leading think tank on human conflict and security crises on the continent. It’s first francophone regional office in...
Webinar: Changing the business model
Guillermo Gonzalez, outgoing Director of Espacio Público, a Chilean think tank, will lead a webinar on their recent experience of completely changing their business model. Back in 2015, Espacio Público was 80%...
Rethinking the business model: the case of Espacio Público
When asked, think tanks all over the world identify funding as one of their biggest concerns. In some parts of the developing world, think tanks have been witness to the...
foraus global: The Tinder for foreign policy enthusiasts
Is foreign policy sexy? If one would ask this question in a survey in Switzerland, the vast majority would most probably answer with a clear “No”. The response...
Unraveling Think Tanks’ Business Models
Why study think tanks’ business models? Rarely discussed yet critically foundational, a business model is an essential part of an organisation’s sustainability. It is the heart of any...
A conversation with Katy Owen from CoVi, the first visual think tank in the UK
Common Vision UK (CoVi) describes itself as the first visual think tank in the UK and they “explore, develop and share innovations in policy and practice using visual...
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