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A new OTT working paper offers insights into what think tank directors do, how they achieved their role and what challenges keep them busy. The analysis focuses on the...
This is a summary of the 10th working paper of the On Think Tanks Working Paper Series: How can think tanks support the production and use of gender data? Gender data:...
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to face problems that we did not know existed, and to adapt to the implications of a new reality. In the professional space, even...
with contributions from Julie LaFrance, Simon Hearn, and Enrique Mendizabal Over the last couple of years, OTT has provided services to large funders to develop,...
The world is nudging us all the time: stop signs, ‘wet floor’ signs, even the beeping sound your fridge makes when you leave it open too long. These nudges encourage us to think and act...
Well, I guess I wouldn't be wrong in saying that working in the Balkans is a synonym for dealing with perpetual crisis. Thus when a worldwide crisis hits, you are kind of...
Back in 2010, before founding OTT, I volunteered as a union rep at a think tank in the UK. It offered an opportunity to see the organisation from an entirely different perspective. I was...
Paul Wang and Krishanu Chakraborty from IDinsight talked to Andrea Baertl about the challenges for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic, what can be done to...
Rose Abdollahzadeh, Director of Research Partnerships at Chatham House, talked to Enrique Mendizabal about the Chatham House SNF CoLab and the Futurescape project. The SNF...
Executive directors play a key role in a think tank’s success, credibility and ability to achieve impact. But while leadership has been a topic widely studied in the...
Wailea Zülch, engagement manager at foraus talked to Enrique Mendizabal about the think tank's grassroots model, their engagement with volunteers across Switzerland, and...
Gala Díaz Langou talked to Enrique Mendizabal about her career at CIPPEC over the last 15 years and her new role as the executive director, her plans for the leadership...