Secrets of digital content for policy engagement
Think tanks have long wrestled with the puzzle of how to use timely and compelling digital content to build their brands and drive engagement. Only a few seem to have cracked the code. In...
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Closing remarks with keynote listeners
For the closing session, we decided on a different approach. We invited a set of keynote listeners from different regions to share their insights and thoughts about the keynote and parallel...
Cracks in the knowledge system: whose knowledge counts and whose knowledge do we need?
This session, organised by INASP, brought together an expert panel, representing a range of sector perspectives, to reflect on some of the key issues outlined in this...
Ethical dilemmas for think tanks: Drawing bright lines
The first day of the OTT Conference: the 3rd online event opened with a keynote by Ruth Levine, CEO and Partner at IDinsight, on the ethical dilemmas for think tanks....
Defining a think tank model of storytelling
In the age of social media, facts are in crisis. But policy-making is not just about facts — it is also about how they interact with the political environment. This session, run by Aidan...
Data Detox Kit: misinformation and disinformation
The information ecosystem can be perplexing and complicated. As the misinfodemic spreads, let’s talk about why the term ‘fake news’ can be misleading. This workshop, led by Louise...
Roundtable discussion: Narrative power & research
What’s the role of research, researchers and think tanks in contributing to narrative change? This session, organised by Oxfam and On Think Tanks, discussed key...
Ethics in reporting the work of think tanks
We have made huge improvements in financial transparency. But more needs to be done in other forms of transparency. This involves how think tanks, thinktankers and their work are...
An interview with Peter Da Costa
And that's the 60-million-dollar question: how do you get to that point where everything we all do as actors and the system responds to what needs to be done… as opposed to what we, who are...
Change is all about the narrative
2020 feels like an intense novel – you’re desperate to get to the end of the story and hope it will all work out, but right now you’re not so sure. The 2020 narrative is jam packed with...
Narrative power & collective action: conversations with people working to change narratives for social good (Part 2)
Deeply held 'truths' are coming undone at the seams. As movements across the globe are challenging 'normal', more and more people are looking for new narratives. Narratives are a form a...
Sonia Jalfin: the Tech Communicator
Sonia Jalfin is Founder and Director of Sociopúblico, a communications studio focused on public issues. She has a BA in Sociology and MSC in Media and Communications and was Head of the...