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Better Think Tanking
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Better Think Tanking
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Monthly newsletter inspiring you to be a better colleague, manager and think tanker. By @tluetkefend & @bressansar. Subscribe:
Washington D.C. & Berlin Katılım Ağustos 2020
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"Ever heard of solutions privilege? Yah, neither did we..."
💌 Out now: the new @betterttank newsletter from @bressansar & @tluetkefend !
Dig deeper into the issue of privilege, diversity & inclusion in think tanks and the road to embracing mediocrity.
open.substack.com/pub/tslb/p/bet…
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Old but gold. Thanks @bressansar / @betterttank for highlighting it!
Oliver Müller, Ph.D.@VoltarCH
4) I learned of the concept "don't be a hero". If the work only can be done by doing weekends/late nights, the system is flawed. If you do it, then you are hiding the underlying flaws, which will not fix the problem. Sticking to a reasonable working load is key. 6/n
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Why you should stop being a hero at work and instead support diversity, inclusion, and better think tanking - featuring food for thought by @KathleenNB @LazenyaR @VoltarCH @NonprofitAF @ThinkTank_Lab @orfonline @theidlethinker @AleksandraDier & more in our latest issue!
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How privileged are you? How does this affect your expectations towards colleagues? Can you really compensate being discriminated against by striving for ever more excellence and perfection? ...and at what cost?
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We're back - and ready to share all the inspiration for better think tanking that has piled up on our newsletter content stack: tslb.substack.com/p/better-think…
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Yay! @betterttank is back with a bumper newsletter. I'm off to have a nice cup of tea and a sit down while I read the whole lot. ☕️
Sarah Bressan @bressansar.bsky.social@bressansar
The world of think tanks, NGOs, and international organizations is full of dedication, knowledge, and ideas. But it often lacks diversity and professional management. We believe that it can be better @substack: tslb.substack.com
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Worth reading on the role of grants from governments or philanthrophy by @AnnaMeierPS. Found similar evidence for the think tank sector in a recent study.
cc: @PradnyaBivalkar @SVoutta @santiagocuervoe @betterttank @ThinkTank_Lab annameier.substack.com/p/grant-culture
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And a guide for diversity officers by @andre_weisser @YuerekliAyse @BarbaraPongratz.
If you want to join #teamDiversity - a community of practice to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in think tanks, write to @andre_weisser & see here: dgap.org/en/research/pr…
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Got to present the @ThinkTank_Lab Diversity Challenge results with @santiagocuervoe at @MercatorDE @stifterverband @ruhr_futur today.
Here's the link to a great dossier on diversity & inclusion in think tanks @ClaireLuzia @dgapev : dgap.org/en/research/pr…
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A lot of these are great. But some have "inequality" deeply embedded in them. Ideas for correction:
Zain Kahn@heykahn
Hard skills get you hired. But soft skills get you promoted. 11 soft skills to accelerate your career:
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Reaktion auf mein Interview: ich verhielte mich wie eine „Prostituierte der Transatlantischen Eliten“. Neuer Tiefpunkt….
PRIF@PRIF_org
Sachsens Ministerpräsident #Kretschmer fordert, Deutschland solle sich dafür einsetzen, den #Ukraine-Krieg „einzufrieren“. Was das bedeutet und warum das in der gegenwärtigen Situation der falsche Weg wäre, erklärt @NDeitelhoff im Interview mit @ZDF: #xtor=CS5-62" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">zdf.de/nachrichten/po…
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If you, as a conference organizer, put a (younger) woman next to an (older) man for a discussion, you have to make sure that the moderator gives both of them equal speaking time and the same opportunities to answer.1/2
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So much grief and trauma on here following the horrific #TexasSchoolMassacre. People don’t know how to function normally, how to work. This is a time for organisations to step up and provide support for their employees’ #mentalhealth. Thread on how to do so 1/x
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…and to be an event partner alongside @bxlbinder @diversitry @MercatorDE @BoschStiftung @APRI_Africa @merics_eu. More on the state of diversity in think tanks and ways forward: tslb.substack.com/archive
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Excited to launch a guide for more inclusive hiring practices to which we contributed together with @bergner_susan @PradnyaBivalkar @santiagocuervoe during the @ThinkTank_Lab diversity challenge…
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How to make think tanks more inclusive?
Join us either online to discuss and learn about 2 new publications, or in person at @ThinkTank_Lab @dgapev for a workshop on more inclusive hiring with BTT’s @bressansar & @santiagocuervoe on 31 May:
dgap.org/en/events/dive…
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