The value of designing decision-making processes
In the last decade, we have seen a growth in the role civil society organisations and think tanks play in the development of public policies. This growth has brought new challenges to...
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Strategic governance and management of think tanks: recovery efforts by a start-up
As with many start-up organisations across the world, novel ideas are not enough to create a successful think tank, most especially from a developing country context. Many...
Book Review: Improving Think Tank Management by Raymond Struyk
Anyone working or interested in working in the think tanks´ field should have “Improving think tank management” at hand. With an impressive strategy to gather and...
Think tank business models: Are think tanks a distinctive organisation type?
This second post on business models continues the exploration of the conceptual terrain, this time by developing a series of points about the ‘type’ of organisation...
Think tank business models: The business of academia and politics
In the first of two blog postings, I broadly map out the chief operational urgencies that think tanks/policy research institutes encounter in their efforts to shape...
It takes a village to raise funds: the role of management, trustees and donors in fundraising
Even organisations with a strong and well-functioning fundraising unit need further involvement to succeed in raising funds. This post considers how different actors...
Director
The Institute for Government is seeking an exceptional Director to succeed Peter Riddell, whose highly successful tenure ends in summer 2016. The new Director will lead the organisation into the next chapter of its...
Management Skills for a Researcher in a Think Tank
In today’s world of fast tracking, building expertise has become one of the biggest challenges for a researcher. Several studies say that the future of think tanks may require an...
Rarely discussed yet critically foundational: Business Model among Indonesian Think Tanks
In the business world, designing and re-examining business models is a must. Indeed, innovation in business models is seen as a way to be leading producers of novel...
Better Sooner than Later: Addressing think tanks’ governance and management (Line management, staffing, and monitoring for management)
This last post about Governance and Management presents a discussion on staffing, line management, and monitoring for management. It encourages think tanks and their...
Better Sooner than Later: Addressing think tanks’ governance and management (Boards, Executive Directors, Senior Management Teams, and central services)
This post outlines a number of important governance and management challenges that think tanks face and that should be dealt with early on in any capacity development...
Think Tank Boards: Composition and Practices
Introduction Like any organisation, think tanks must have a solid and appropriate governance structure to enable them to deliver their missions. An important aspect of this is the presence...
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