Think tanks: What’s in a name?
Picking a name for a think tank can be a stressful affair. As the face of your brand – arguably even more so than your logo – it’s important to get it right. The name is...
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School for Thinktankers 2021
The School for Thinktankers is going online! We look forward to welcoming thinktankers and policy entrepreneurs from around the world to our new digital learning platform in February 2021. The 2021 School for...
Learning from 2020: being global by engaging locally
2020 has been a difficult year. We have all had to deal with personal and professional challenges. We have all been affected – some more than others – by the pandemic...
Does paying attention to framing your research results help you to communicate them better?
Yes, it does. And as an experienced research communicator, I can say this with confidence. Over the years, there have been many occasions where I have not understood...
New Peruvian think tanks. Part one: LidLab
I have chosen four new – or relatively new – think tanks to write about. Each has a different business model and offers a different proposal, but they all promise to contribute to...
Cubicles are passé. And so are some skill types
As the world moves from complete lockdowns to ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdowns and ‘bio bubbles’, a lot has changed in the development sector. Think tanks, that are so integral to the...
The first think tank state of the sector report
The Open Think Tank Directory was born to overcome the lack of centralised and publicly available information about think tanks and other policy research organisations. But it serves other...
2019 Think Tank State of the Sector
The first think tank state of the sector report, based on analysis of 2019 data of 2,802 active think tanks from the Open Think Tank Directory, provides an overview of the sector and uncovers...
OTT Conference 2020, the 3rd online event: a report
The first online OTT Conference 2020 was held in March/April after the need to postpone our annual face-to-face conference (read about the process). Our second event was...
OTT Conference 2020, the 3rd online event: the long read
. The first online OTT Conference 2020 was held in March/April after the need to postpone our annual face-to-face conference (read about the process). Our second event...
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...
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...