Parliaments and evidence use: sector developments and new directions
Parliaments play a critical role in our national evidence systems. They’re charged with making laws, holding our elected governments to account, scrutinising their...
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Navigating turbulent times in Sri Lanka: how our think tank stayed relevant
The Advocata Institute was conceptualised in 2016, with a single goal in mind. We wanted to create a lawful Sri Lanka, where anyone may succeed through hard work and free...
Supporting evidence use in the Parliament of Ghana
OTT Talks to Dr. Abraham Ibn Zackaria, Deputy Director of Research in the Parliament of Ghana, shedding light on how evidence is used in Ghanaian policymaking.
Life after leading a think tank: how funders can support the transition
Founding and leading a think tank is a demanding and often thankless job. It requires a unique blend of skills: strategic vision, fundraising, management, and...
Five most-discussed topics at the School for Thinktankers 2023
The School for Thinktankers recently concluded its eighth School. As in every other School, I came out feeling energised and with a wealth of ideas for moving forward and...
Practical tools to support evidence use in policy-making
I’ve been working on evidence use for the last seven years, or so. I started out in the VakaYiko Consortium, under the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence...
Can think tanks help cure Sri Lanka’s ailing democracy?
10.00 am, Colombo, Sri Lanka. I’m on a bus 5,000 miles away from London, reading about Cast From Clay’s study on democracy in the UK. They warn of an...
Exploring diversity, equity, and inclusion in think tanks
OTT Talks to Grant Dalton, researcher at the Institute for Government, a leading British think tank, about the findings of a diversity and inclusion sector report he co-authored and...
Bringing science to citizens at the Lima International Book Fair
The Lima International Book Fair (FIL) has established itself as the most relevant publishing industry space in Peru. And, for the Editorial Fund of the Universidad del...
Non-profit finance mind shift: from cost recovery to mission delivery
OTT is evolving as an organisation. We started over a decade ago as a personal blog. With funding from the Hewlett Foundation, we grew into an initiative. And today, we...
Curating your research: making connections to communicate effectively
A few days ago, I walked into a second-hand bookshop and left without buying anything. It was a cramped little store and was filled with books. I did a few circles around...
How to use ChatGPT to improve your think tank communications
ChatGPT – the AI-powered writing assistant – can help make your communications more effective, and, importantly save you time. At first, I wondered if ChatGPT was...
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