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  • THINK-TANK AWARD — WEEK 20, 2024

    To the Peterson Institute for International Economics,
    for its renowned podcast series : TRADE TALKS.

    From 2017 to 2024.

    Chad P. Bown is now Chief Economist at the the US Department of State !

    We will really miss this rigorous podcast series.

    The last episode, on the “North American Rapid Response Labor Mechanism” was perfect — few think-tanks have reached this level of professionalism.

    Congratulations, and thank you !

  • THINK-TANK AWARD — WEEK 27, 2022

    To the Fédération Nationale des Agences d’Urbanisme ( a network of 50 local agencies ) for being — from the perspective of local public policy makers — the only truly, concretely, USEFUL French think-tank.

  • THINK-TANK AWARD — WEEK 26, 2022

    To the Valdai Club, for the regularity, quality, and frequency of its infographics, since 2015 !

  • THINK-TANK AWARD — WEEK 25, 2022

    To the Heritage Foundation, for its extraordinary independence : no government support, and a share of corporate support under 2% !

    ( While being one of the most influential U.S. think-tanks. )

  • THINK-TANK AWARD — WEEK 24, 2022

    To the American Enterprise Institute, for the vibrancy and nonconformism of its podcast productions.

    Here are its 16 most dynamic podcast series :

    – Political Economy
    – Banter Podcast
    – What the hell is going on ?
    – The Report Card
    – The Eastern Front
    – Hardly Working
    – Are you kidding me ?
    – Common Ground
    – Explain to Shane
    – National Affairs
    – On the cusp
    – Understanding Congress
    – The Campus Exchange
    – An Economist goes to College
    – AEI Events
    – TechEnabled

  • THINK-TANK AWARD — WEEK 23, 2022

    To The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy : The largest global alliance for CITY Climate Leadership across the globe — 11802 cities !

  • Think-Tank Award — Week 22, 2022

    To Politique Internationale : the think-tank with the highest influence / size ratio.

    ( > Interviews
    > Readers )

  • Branding — May 2022

    • What The Hell Podcast , Are You Kidding Me Podcast.
    • India’s most influential think-tank goes completely Black & White.
    • Some artistic work in the Annual Report.
    • Think-tanking on YouTube Shorts.
    • Nice Table of Contents.
    • Good design for the front pages of good reports.
    • Design and name plagiarism ?
  • Closures & Mergers — May 2022

    • CMI has joined UNOPS.
    • 427 has been bought by Moody’s.
    • The third of 6 final episodes of a major podcast series ( more than 400 episodes in 8 years ).
    • VoteWatch Europe, La Fing and the Foreign Policy Initiative have closed.

  • buildathinktank.org

    This companion guide systematises and compiles information and resources that will help policy entrepreneurs to think-plan-start and adapt their nascent think tanks.

    ( See also :

    – The OTT School : offers a unique range of capacity building opportunities for policy entrepreneurs, thinktankers, think tanks and policy research centres to develop their personal and organisational competences.

    – Setting up a think tank : step by step. )