Responding to digital disruption of traditional communications: three planks...
Nick Scott, ODI’s Digital Communications Manager, has joined On Think Tanks as a contributor. This first blog in a series on digital strategy and how it has developed at ODI introduces key issues the...
View ArticleResponding to digital disruption of traditional communications: ‘being there’...
In the first blog in this series on digital strategy, I introduced some of the challenges that ODI and other think tanks are responding to in dealing with ‘digital disruption’. This blog outlines in...
View ArticleResponding to digital disruption of traditional communications: ‘cradle to...
This is the third in a series of blogs looking at the challenges of ‘digital disruption’ and ODI’s strategy in responding to them. The first blog set the scene, and the second outlined in more detail...
View ArticleResponding to digital disruption of traditional communications: ‘reusing the...
This is the fourth in a series of blogs looking at the challenges of ‘digital disruption’ and ODI’s strategy in responding to them. The first blog set the scene, and the second and third outlined in...
View ArticleThink tanks and impact investing: is there an opportunity?
This document provides an overview of the impact investing industry with a focus on impact measurement and management and makes the case for think tanks to consider playing a currently missing role in...
View ArticleNAVIGATEUR –Who is navigating us towards Europe’s future?
Since the pandemic started, the Julius Raab Foundation in cooperation with FASresearch has gone on a quest looking for answers to the following question: Which organisations in Europe, especially in...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and research systems: An urgent need for fresh thinking in the...
It’s spring 2020 in Myanmar and the global pandemic has begun. The international organisations that ‘dominate’ the Mynamese research policy field are operating at minimum capacity, as staff repatriate...
View ArticleSchool for Thinktankers 2021: a summary
The School for Thinktankers is designed to prepare and inspire the next generation of think tank leaders, build a community of thinktankers, and encourage participants to reflect on their...
View ArticleThink tanks and political dilemmas
Almost all think tanks aspire to use their insights and expertise to inform policymaking processes. And as a starting position, this is not problematic. However, a think tank may quickly find itself in...
View ArticleOswaldo Molina, executive director of Red de Estudios Para el Desarrollo (video)
Oswaldo Molina, executive director of REDES talk about how REDES, a new think tank in Perú, is working to bridge the work of research fellows and media partners to connect with public officials and the...
View ArticleDenisse Rodríguez Olivari, co-founder of Voceras (video)
Denisse Rodríguez Olivari talks about her work on gender and policy through Voceras, an initiative designed to close the gender gap in Peruvian media. Voceras provides active support to female...
View ArticleMelanie Rayment, director at the Australian Centre for Social Innovation (video)
Early on in the pandemic, Melanie Rayment, director at the Australian Centre for Social Innovation talked to Enrique Mendizabal about how to redesign your value proposition and services during an...
View ArticleGala Díaz Langou, executive director at CIPPEC (video)
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 of CIPPEC and how to plan for...
View ArticleWailea Zülch, engagement manager at foraus (video)
Wailea Zülch, engagement manager at foraus talked to Enrique Mendizabal about the think tank’s grassroots model, their engagement with volunteers across Switzerland, and their work with interns and...
View ArticleBuenas prácticas organizacionales de think tanks de los EE. UU.
Como parte de la edición especial del School for Thinktankers 2021 se han recabado una serie de buenas prácticas organizacionales de think tanks estadounidenses que podrían adoptarse y adaptarse a...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia and climate action: Opportunities for think tanks
Saudi Arabia is taking steps to scale up its climate action, presenting a window of opportunity for Saudi think tanks to inform and influence climate policy with research evidence. In this article I...
View ArticlePublic engagement: How to build a global evidence base?
Done well, public engagement can empower the public and help researchers, scientists and policymakers to identify the most relevant questions and best decisions. Conversely, poorly done and there’s a...
View ArticleEvaluation of IDRC’s strategy to scale research results
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)’s 2015–2020 strategic plan included a strategic objective to ‘invest in knowledge and innovation for large scale positive change. As IDRC prepared...
View ArticleInfluencing a post-COVID-19 e-commerce policy: lessons from Rwanda
Post-COVID-19, the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)-Rwanda is running a project to provide timely evidence and policy recommendations to support Rwanda’s socioeconomic recovery....
View ArticleThink Tank State of the Sector 2020-2021
Drawing on data from 3,107 think tanks worldwide registered on the Open Think Tank Directory, the State of the Sector report offers evidence-informed policy community data and analysis on think tanks....
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