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On this second post from the Thinking about Think Tanks in the South Caucasus, Dustin Gilbreath interviews Hans Gutbrod. They discuss the different scenarios in each of...
Almost half a year ago I wrote some unsolicited recommendations for the future head of the Think Tank Initiative. This week I've had the chance to share some of them with...
Although advocating for think tank transparency may seem at first like a strenuous task, Transparify's work has been very much welcomed by many international...
The OTT Conference 2020: the online events were a response to the need to postpone our 2020 conference in Berlin. In June we hosted the second online event and were joined...
Think tanks and non-profits worldwide are facing greater financial needs in the face of the COVID-19. Over 67% of organisations surveyed by CAF America reported decreased...
The OTT Conference 2020 online was a response to the need to postpone our 2020 conference in Berlin. The COVID-19 crisis unraveled our plans for a 4th annual conference...
As I’ve been reading through the On Think Tanks Twitter feed and articles, I’ve been amazed by the speed and range of think tank and research response to the COVID-19...
Between 2016 and 2018, OTT supported the Latin American network of think tanks, ILAIPP, to strengthen the sustainability capacity of the network and of its members. The project involved of: Direct support to...
The On Think Tanks Conferences are an opportunity to bring together thinktankers, think tank scholars, policy entrepreneurs and think tanks funders from around the world to share experiences, present their research,...
Governance refers to the organisational arrangements of an institution, and how decision-making processes take place. It involves the rules and norms of the interactions within the...
The 1st OTT Conference in Africa will take place in Pretoria on 17th July 2018. Southern Hemisphere is organising this one-day conference aimed at bringing together thinktankers, policy entrepreneurs, funders and...
Think tanks face enormous policy challenges. Few are as complex as youth unemployment. I was invited to speak at the 5th African Think Tank Summit in Accra, Ghana to...