Rethinking communications: How ‘ideas of scale’ could be the next leap for research groups
Key takeaways ‘Ideas of scale’ are evidence-backed conceptual insights into governance. An ‘idea of scale’ can spark small but consequential actions by...
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Towards a gender-equal think tank
Gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting, intersectionality among many other concepts are bandied about often in larger discussion spaces. However, how often do institutions...
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,...
CaPRI’s participation in the 2019 OTT Conference
When I joined the CAPRI team in early 2018 as the director of research, I began to explore an international think tank network for us to join. Founded in 2007, CAPRI—the Caribbean Policy...
Reflections on a decade of the Think Tank Initiative
At the Think Tank Initiative (TTI), we just received the draft of our final evaluation report for Phase 2. Final evaluations are always exciting, if a little nerve...
Twelve ways to decide what actions to take
In this post we provide twelve suggestions on what you might do to support policymakers to improve their use of evidence. Do you work within or beyond formal constraints identified by the...
Call for Expressions of Interest for capacity development of Myanmar’s think tanks
IDRC's new programme to support think tanks in Myanmar is open for applications. Eligibility This call is open to independent policy research institutions (“think tanks”), based...
Learning Together: Self-Assessments for Think Tanks
Performance is affected by multidimensional elements, starting with governance and reaching all the way to human resources, financial sustainability, impact and...
Creating an environment conducive for success: a think tank is only as good as it is managed and governed
At On Think Tanks we publish articles on a wide range of themes that are of concern to think tanks and policy research centres. This is, after all, the nature of our work....
Setting up a think tank: step by step
Over the years we have been asked for advice on setting up a new think tank by wannabe leaders and supporters. This post outlines some steps (or considerations) based on the advice we have...
Organisational Development: more of an art than a science?
Think tank managers are often thinking about how they might change or improve their organisation by bringing in the help of a consultant with expertise in Organisational...
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