Think Tanks

Convert Questions into Evidence and Evidence into Actionable Knowledge

A think tank is only as strong as the evidence behind its ideas.

HRL widens your access to:

ResearchersAcademic institutionsField networksThematic expertise

With HRL, you can:

Work with researchers who bring disciplinary depth, and bring primary data, field studies and analysis into your larger programs.

Primary dataField studiesAnalysis

Identify research gaps by seeing what is already known and where evidence is missing, through:

Research LabsFellowsStudentsInstitutions

Test broad policy questions against district, community and institutional realities, adding empirical depth to your analysis.

DistrictCommunityInstitutional

Build the foundation for:

Policy briefsIssue papersFrameworksStrategic options

Independent by design

HRL provides the research base.
Your think tank independently decides what to advocate.

In return, you can bring into the ecosystem:

Policy questions
Methodological expertise
Public discourse
The HRL ecosystem
Ideas→Researchers
Research→Evidence
Evidence→Informed policy dialogue

Connect ideas with researchers, research with evidence, and evidence with informed policy dialogue.

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