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Proof of Concept: A Marketing Tool for Research Projects

By Annapoorna Ravichander

Proof of Concept: A Marketing Tool for Research Projects

[This post was produced by Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, Head-Policy Engagement and Communication, Training and Resource...

Enabling organizational change through adaptive and flexible management

By Vanesa Weyrauch

Enabling organizational change through adaptive and flexible management

[Editor’s note: This article originally appeared at the Think Tank Initiative’s blog, as the first in...

Advocacy strategies of CSOs in the Southern Cone in Latin America: a path of many lessons

By Leandro Echt, María Mérola

Advocacy strategies of CSOs in the Southern Cone in Latin America: a path of many lessons

[Editor’s note: The role of CSOs has been overlooked in the evidence-informed policymaking field....

Working in a way that brings up the best of yourself, in a place of wholeness, purpose and freedom

By Clara Richards

Working in a way that brings up the best of yourself, in a place of wholeness, purpose and freedom

I am in a call with my team, talking about ideas for the future....

Guidance based on best practice and success stories in particular, often reflect unequal access to policymakers, institutional support, and credibility attached to certain personal characteristics.

Kathryn Oliver & Paul Cairney, 2019

The potential for close linkage between good information and “good policy making” is routinely undermined by two important mechanisms: political and organizational.

Brian Head, 2015

A politically informed perspective, then, must begin from a recognition that policies typically involve multiple social concerns, and there can be different evidence bases relevant to each one.

Justin Parkhurst, 2017

The first questions the feasibility of the project—to what extent can evidence provide the basis for better policy? The second questions its desirability—to what extent should policy be guided by evidence?

Ian Sanderson, 2010

Making better use of evidence is essential if public services are to deliver more for less.

Nutley, Powell and Davies