The Global Guide to Research Impact
11/08/2014
Papers & Reports
In a brief study, Vanesa Weyrauch discusses the recent review Latin American think tank ASIES conducted of their marketing strategy and reflects on engagement and communication tactics of other southern think tanks.
06/08/2014
Blog Posts
The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications programme will be showcasing a series of deliverables produced by Latin American and South Asian think tanks and program facilitators during the program.
29/07/2014
Blog Posts
When working on policy influence in Africa, it is easy to encounter situations for which there is no guidebook available. The mentors hired as part of the TTI PEC programmme confronted this stark reality.
17/07/2014
Blog Posts
The Think Tank Initiative have recently published 48 stories of influence to document the changes their work is supporting. This blog (1of2) reflects on the approach used to develop these and other stories of influence.
29/05/2014
Blog Posts
Henna Mahmood reflects on what worked and what didn’t in terms of peer learning during the recent TTI PEC programme workshop in Nairobi – Offering useful insights for others looking to facilitate similar events.
12/05/2014
Blog Posts
In her first contribution to R2A, Vanesa Weyrauch exaplains how webinars were used to explore with think tanks in Latin America how strategic communications could enhance there policy engagement efforts.
29/04/2014
Blog Posts
Kwame Owino is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Economic Affairs – Kenya. In this Q&A interview, he discusses why he writes a weekly blog column in the Daily Nation.
23/04/2014
Blog Posts
In this blog-post, Henna Mahmood, outlines five improvements achieved to-date by Anglophone African think tanks participating in the Think Tank Initiative’s PEC Program.
17/04/2014
Blog Posts
Zilper Audi, Communications Officer at IEA Kenya, summarizes IEA Kenya’s positive experience with social media as well as outlines a number of reasons why think tanks need to get on social media.
26/03/2014
Blog Posts
Paula Fray outlines four critical questions which think tanks and other organizations should answer when seeking to engage the media around policy research in the African context.
26/03/2014
Blog Posts
David Olson reflects on the challenges he faced in using webinars as an e-learning device as part of his work on the Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) programme.
19/03/2014
Guides & Tutorials
This guide, developed by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), offers guidance on the use of data visualization, the different stages of visualization development and how it is relevant to communicating your research.
📚 From the #R2AArchive today...
Back in 2014, Sola Oluwadare of the African Heritage Institution sat down with Shubha 📖 From the #R2AArchive...
In 2014, Sola Oluwadare of the African Heritage Institution spoke with Shubha Jayaram about the impact of the Think Tank Initiative's PEC programme.
✨ Their conversation highlights:
🔹 Building new networks of influence
🔹 Creating a digital repository for African research
🎧 Tap the link in bio to read the full interview!
#R2AArchive #ThinkTankInitiative #AfricanResearch #KnowledgeSharing #ResearchMatters #DigitalRepository #PolicyInfluence #ResearchToAction #PolicyEngagement #ThinkTanks #AfricanResearch #KnowledgeSharing
📸 Another throwback from the #R2AArchive…
In 2013, Pete Cranston asked:
"How can research data better support development?"
His answer?
✅ Make data usable
✅ Keep it accessible
✅ Ensure it's relevant
🔑 It’s not just about collecting data—it’s about turning it into action.
Link in Bio!!
#DataToAction #ResearchMatters #DevelopmentGoals #R4D #InspoFromTheArchive
🌀 Have we stopped caring about the climate?
Crisis fatigue. Shrinking attention spans. Endless global emergencies.
🌍 Climate change is slipping off the radar — even as the urgency grows.
In her latest blog, Inés Arangüena comnsiders new research from the Reuters Institute and explores how we can re-ignite public connection to the climate crisis — emotionally and politically.
📖 Read the full piece via 🔗 Link in bio
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #CrisisFatigue #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAction #Sustainability #InesArangüena #ResearchToAction #ClimateAwareness #StayEngaged
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