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The first global conference on research integration and implementation

Event - Public event - 8 - 11 September 2013

John Young will speak at this conference bringing together researchers and educators who use systems-based, action-oriented, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary approaches.

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Is it time to ban the term 'dissemination'?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 August 2013

'Using the word ‘dissemination’ often implies a form of ‘lazy’ communication: like throwing a stone in a pond, there are ripples, but you are never quite sure where it is going to land and what it might do. It's time we caught up with the new era of research communications.'

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Should ODI bite the open access bullet for its journals?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 14 August 2013

'Of course I’d like more people to read ODI’s peer-reviewed journals –Development Policy Review and Disasters. I hate the idea of people being shut out ... But I wish it were as easily done as it is said.'

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Moving beyond the report + media coverage communications model (or why Prospect’s ‘Publication of the Year’ award should be ‘Research Communications Project of the Year’)

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 14 July 2013

'The "appropriate way" of communicating to get action and change will never be – has never been – a report alone. Though media coverage has always been central to think tank communications, changes to the way information is broadcast, found and consumed in the digital age will usher in a new understanding of what products are used in think tank communications"

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Animations: my step-by-step guide

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 4 July 2013

'It is still far too early to judge the success of this animation, and whether we can claim victory in appealing to a particular type of audience whilst not limiting our ability to appear credible to another. But the response from teams across ODI and beyond has been really encouraging. I have a hunch this won’t be the last animation you’ll see from us.'

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Supporting think tanks series: Developing capacities in complex environments - experiences from Vietnam

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 17 June 2013

Capacity development interventions don't always deliver the outcomes you expect. Change happens outside workshops when people have the space to test and reflect on the ideas, tools, methods and approaches they have learned about.

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Development research: improving access and relevance

Event - Live chat - 6 June 2013 13:00 - 15:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

This online chat discussed how useful research on development issues can be if it's inaccessible beyond academia.

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Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Pro-Poor Policy: the Knowledge Sector Initiative

Projects - May 2013 to May 2018

ODI is working on this major 15 year initiative to improve the quality of public policies in Indonesia through the use of research, analysis, and evidence.

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To create or to disseminate, is that the question?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 30 April 2013

'The challenge for think tank communicators then becomes as much about clever content creation as it is broader dissemination.'

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Participant at Kstar 2012 uses Twitter to join in the debate online

The future of think tank communications

Event - Public event - 26 April 2013 10:30 - 12:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

How can think tanks adapt to an ever changing communications environment? How do we ensure that ideas continue to cut through despite stiff competition and scarce resources? This Social Market Foundation event hosted by ODI offers you a chance to share ideas and discuss how think tanks can develop and strengthen our output to adapt to an increasingly digital future.

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