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So, what is context?
As we have already shared in a previous post, P&I jointly with INASP are developing a study called “Going beyond context matters”, which...
Clara Richards
Feb 24, 20163 min read
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Theatre, a strategy to raise awareness about public policy challenges
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Dr. Prasoon Agarwal, Senior Advisor at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and Dr. Annapoorna...
Dr. Prasoon Agarwal and Annapoorna Ravichander
Feb 10, 20163 min read
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Research knowledge is crucial to national and global development
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Julie Brittain, who has recently become the Executive Director of the International Network for...
Clara Richards
Feb 3, 20162 min read
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How think tanks attract, engage and retain its human resources: CSTEP’s HR Unit
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Kavitha Nair, Human Resources Manager at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and...
Kavitha Nair
Jan 27, 20164 min read
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Outcome Mapping: a liberating tool for program design
I have been using the logical framework approach for many years to help organisations with designing their projects or monitoring and...
Clara Richards
Jan 20, 20164 min read
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Working on your funding model: more ideas from our course
Are we ready to innovate? There is a lot of interest from most organisations in introducing innovations to their funding models. These...
Leandro Echt
Dec 16, 20153 min read
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Geographic Information System (GIS): a useful tool for analysing data in policy making decision
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Pareexit Chauhan, GIS Analyst, and Dr. Gaurav Kapoor, Senior Research Scientist at the Center...
Clara Richards
Dec 9, 20154 min read
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Re think your funding model: challenge the assumption and move away from the comfort zone
Starting from September I had the opportunity of participating in the “Online Course: Re Thinking Funding Models” delivered by the...
Vanesa Weyrauch
Dec 2, 20153 min read
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What concerns think-tankers about their funding models?
As we close a new edition of the online course “Re-thinking your funding model”, we thought it would be interested to do a brief summary...
Clara Richards
Nov 12, 20153 min read
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Sustainability of funding models: what can it really mean?
Most of the think tanks that take our online course on “Re-thinking your funding model” indicate that enhancing their sustainability is...
Clara Richards
Nov 2, 20154 min read
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Experiences from government institutions: how can we deal better with context?
In a recent post we shared that we are currently conducting with INASP a study called “Going beyond context matters”, which has two main...
Clara Richards
Oct 16, 20153 min read
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Insights into the state of research systems in developing countries – Part 2
In May 2015, as part of INASP’s strategy development process, we engaged an independent consultant to conduct a phone/skype survey of 39...
Clara Richards
Oct 8, 20153 min read
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Insights into the state of research systems in developing countries – Part 1
In May 2015, as part of INASP’s strategy development process, we engaged an independent consultant, Teresa Hanley, to conduct a...
Clara Richards
Oct 6, 20153 min read
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Monitoring, evaluation and learning to manage and implement research projects at think tanks
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Rezarta Delibashzade, Project management/Researcher at the Democracy for Development Institute...
Clara Richards
Oct 1, 20152 min read
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M&E&L for a think tank: test drive or driving test?
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Andriy Andrusevych, Senior Policy Expert at the Resource & Analysis Center “Society and...
Clara Richards
Sep 29, 20153 min read
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Policymakers: unravelling a heterogeneous world
[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Vanesa Weyrauch and Leandro Echt, from Politics & Ideas, and it was originally published at...
Clara Richards
Sep 16, 20156 min read
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Seeking a place for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning within a think tank’s institutional strategy
The online course on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning has been a valuable and in the same time – challenging experience. The...
Clara Richards
Sep 9, 20152 min read
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Reflections on developing a MEL framework
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Dena Lomofsky from of Southern Hemisphere. It emerges from reflection from P&I´s online course...
Clara Richards
Aug 27, 20154 min read
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Is your funding model a good friend to your research?
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a series that looks into think tank funding models. It is based on a course that Politics & Ideas...
Clara Richards
Aug 25, 20154 min read
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The Dollars and Sense of Ethical Practices in Think Tanks
[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Ruth Levine, Program Director, Global Development and Population Program, William and Flora...
Clara Richards
Aug 20, 20154 min read
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