Better Think Tanking

Monthly newsletter inspiring you to be a better colleague, manager and think tanker. By @tluetkefend & @bressansar. Subscribe:

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What is BTT? In a nutshell: we think the non-profit sector can and ought to do much better. Read our full vision and tell us what ~you~ think: https://t.co/vT9KZrjphQ

[GPPi @GPPi]

"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.
https://t.co/3WmUctpCHk

[Inger-Luise Heilmann @ingerluise]

Old but gold. Thanks @bressansar / @betterttank for highlighting it!

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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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We're back - and ready to share all the inspiration for better think tanking that has piled up on our newsletter content stack: https://t.co/W5A3W4smWS

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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?

[Schwartzbox @johnschwartzbox]

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]

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 https://t.co/xknZtjIs2g

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Better Think Tanking Fanpost 🥰 @betterttank @tluetkefend

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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: https://t.co/FJekBjQ3Z1

[Sarah Bressan @bressansar.bsky.social @bressansar]

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 : https://t.co/FJekBjQ3Z1

[Carla Hustedt @CarlaHustedt]

A lot of these are great. But some have "inequality" deeply embedded in them. Ideas for correction:

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@drfranksauer @HNeumannMEP @ClaudMajor @NDeitelhoff @jana_puglierin 👏 👏

[Jana Puglierin @jana_puglierin]

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

[Sarah Bressan @bressansar.bsky.social @bressansar]

@jana_puglierin @bxlbinder @bxlbinder featured in @betterttank
https://t.co/l6vGymCLme

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Join us tomorrow @ThinkTank_Lab online or in person! 🤗

[Jasmine El-Gamal @jasmineelgamal]

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: https://t.co/8l7i2Fu7E5

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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:
https://t.co/UCmklbHxcD

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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…