Think tanks and partnerships for change
Join the conversation: OTT Annual Review and Conference 2022. Think tanks play an important role in shaping evidence-informed change in the world. But they can’t do it alone. Increasingly, think tanks are...
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Seven ingredients of a strong think tank
Think tanks are civil society organisations with a particular focus on conducting research to influence policy. But within this broad definition, there is a lot of diversity. Over the years,...
How to get started with video for policy communications
This article has been cross-posted, read the original post on Cast From Clay. Stories are essential in policy communications. That’s because research is never...
Think tanks and elections: Reflections and lessons on scaling impact across Latin America
Elections can be a great moment for think tanks: a chance to step forward as the link between policy, evidence and the public. As I look back over 17 years of think...
Building a think tank: why, what, who, how, when?
If you’re thinking about setting up a new think tank, you probably have a lot of questions. Like: Where do I start? How do I fundraise for it or budget operating costs? How much weight...
What about a Saudi think tank league?
Just 13 Saudi think tanks were accounted for in the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tank and Civil Societies Program global go to think tank index report 2020, whereas Saudi’s regional...
Highlights from the Evidence Commission Report 2022
Since the onset of COVID-19, we’ve become acutely aware of the need for evidence to address constantly evolving societal challenges. But not all evidence is reliable...
Interview with Andrea Ordoñez, Fiona Moejes and Shannon Sutton to mark International Women’s Day
For International Women's Day 2022, we have an OTT Talks about women in think tank leadership roles with Andrea Ordoñez, Director at Southern Voice, Fiona Moejes, Interim CEO at Mawazo...
Five characteristics to build a strong scientific advisory system
Scientific advisory systems are an aspect of evidence-informed policymaking that isn’t talked about much. They’re largely absent from research uptake and knowledge...
Challenges for the activist think tank
Adapted from Simon Maxwell’s blog. Some think tanks focus exclusively on research and policy engagement. Others describe themselves as ‘change hubs’ opening space for collaborative...
Influencing a post-COVID-19 e-commerce policy: lessons from Rwanda
Post-COVID-19, the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)-Rwanda is running a project to provide timely evidence and policy recommendations to support Rwanda’s...
Public engagement: How to build a global evidence base?
Done well, public engagement can empower the public and help researchers, scientists and policymakers to identify the most relevant questions and best decisions....
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