Is there a role for think tanks in impact investing?
Amid current global challenges, there’s an increasing focus on creating a new normal based on sustainable living. In turn, more and more investors are looking to...
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Branding COVID-19: a name, a logo and a slogan
In times of pandemic, everything goes faster: from our perception of how time passes (we are already in July!), to the production of scientific knowledge, through the way language is...
Cybersecurity for think tanks part one: shock digitisation
The COVID-19 crisis has led to what many felt was a ‘shock digitisation’ of the world: in a matter of weeks, all day to day activities had to be digitised to support...
Cybersecurity for think tanks part five: how to create safer spaces for sensitive conversations online
Many think tanks are in the business of ‘off the record’ meetings and confidential policy advice. After all, this is one of the central offers we make to policymakers:...
Cybersecurity for think tanks part two: know your risks, threats and set up
The more aspects of your day to day operations get digitised, the more important IT-security becomes. The risk of a fast-paced ‘shock digitisation’ is that security...
Cybersecurity for think tanks part four: the bright and dark sides of Zoom
In mid-April, during a web event in our #DigitalThinkTanking series, we surveyed thinktankers on which video-conferencing tools their think tank uses for online events....
Cybersecurity for think tanks part three: what to do
Now that you know what the main cybersecurity risks and threats for think tanks are (read part two of this series), what can you do to protect your organisation and create...
Innovating on public communications during the COVID-19 pandemic
On 25 March, India sealed its borders and implemented a country-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Nobody in our 30-person team could have...
One key to the crisis: flexibility
Three months of running a think tank from my home office amid a global pandemic and mass protests has taught me a simple, paradoxical lesson: for a think tank to remain stable in a crisis it...
What we’ve learned about engaging with volunteers in times of crisis
Volunteers are at the heart of foraus. Our think tank is based on a unique grassroots model with over 120 volunteers in an official role who share a common goal: to...
Responding to COVID-19 and its spill over effects
COVID-19 has changed the world, transforming the way we look at ourselves, and the ways in which we relate to our work, communities and societies. In sum, it has also compelled us to reassess...
How is COVID-19 affecting think tanks? Silver linings and building back
Think tanks are no strangers to volatility, uncertainty and disruption. The COVID-19 crisis presents significant challenges to a sector that is already struggling with...
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