Think Tanks Policy Impact: Handling Change

VICTOR ANDRES DINDO C. MANHIT

February 9, 2017
 Power Shifts or
the Decay of
Traditional
Power
New World Disorder; Rising Global
Asymmetric Conflict Inequality
and Cyber Security Amidst Wealth
Threat Growth

Global Affluence, Age of

Weirding / Urbanization in
Warming, and Emerging
Climate Change Markets

Graying Accelerated
Demographics Technological
in a Crowded Change and
Planet Adaption

New Wave of
Globalization
1) Dealing With the Rise of Populist, Nativist,
or Nationalist Politics on a Global Scale;
Demands for Radical Social Change;
and Disruptive Forces.

2) A World in a State of Uncertainty,

Unpredictability and Unknowns ... Crisis or
Opportunity?
THINK TANKS
Public policy think tanks and research institutes in general must
share with the public, from government policy makers and
legislators to corporate and civil society leaders, down to
ordinary readers and supporters, their technical research and
factual advocacy papers.

We believe that policy research and analysis should be

undertaken in an independent, strategic, pragmatic, and
professional manner In order to contribute to the regional
debate and, in the process, effectively influence domestic and
regional policy.
HOW THINK TANKS CAN IMPACT
POLICY IN HANDLING CHANGE:
1)Generate and Initiate reform proposals
2)Network broadly, push consistently
those reforms
3)Predict the future, or initiate and create
that future change
THINK TANK VISIBILITY
1)Active resource person in public
lectures and symposia
2)Aggressive presence in traditional and
social media
3)Build academic networks and
partnerships
POLICY IMPACT PARAMETERS
1)Appearance in Congressional public
hearings
2)Appearance in executive branch
regulatory and policy public hearings
3)Enacted laws with some footprints of
think tank advocacies
OUR GOAL
STRATBASE ADR INSTITUTE is an independent international
and strategic research organization with the principal
GOAL of addressing the issues affecting the Philippines
and East Asia through:

1)effecting national, regional and international policy

change or support;
2)fostering strategic ideas based on cooperation and
innovative thinking;
3)providing a regional venue for collaboration and
cooperation in dealing with critical issues in East Asia;
and
4)actively participating in regional debates and global
conversations.
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BUSINESS ADRi STATE

CIVIL SOCIETY
GROUPS

THE POINT OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE FOUR GROUPS

IS WHERE STRATBASE ADR INSTITUTE COMES INTO PLAY
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STRATBASE ADR
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS SECTOR
INSTITUTE

CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS

 DOMESTIC ISSUES
KEY AREAS:

1. Security, Civil Military

and East Asian Regional
Affairs
2. Trade, Investment and
Global Economy
3. Global Environment and
Energy
4. Right Governance and
Open Governments for a
Working Democracy
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
 THERE CAN BE NO ONE SINGLE METRIC OF IMPACT. POLICY
IMPACT SHOULD BE DEFINED BASED ON THE THINK TANKS OWN
MISSION OR GOAL.

Our mission in the Institute has been to nurture and advocate

policy agenda and citizen-led reform initiatives towards the
pursuit of strategic regional balancing and a development-
oriented system of governance. As public policy strategists, we
need to THINK BEYOND POLITICS.. Whoever is elected, whoever
gets appointed, our mission will be to transform this
compilation of sagacious advice into policy, into law.

Thinking Beyond Politics (2016)

Stratbase ADRis first book publication
 THERE CAN BE NO ONE SINGLE METRIC OF IMPACT. POLICY
IMPACT SHOULD BE DEFINED BASED ON THE THINK TANKS OWN
MISSION OR GOAL.

We see ourselves as a vital source of new ideas, strategic and

critical thinking and constructive discussions in the Philippine
policy space that provides relevant just-in-time information
and analysis for the critical decisions of Philippine
policymakers

Stratbase ADRis Pilipinas Conference

08 December 2016
Stratbase ADRis POLICY IMPACT

Strategic
Policy
Research
Advocacy Initiatives
through:

1. Attending Public
Policy Policy
Consultations or
Initiatives Impact
government
hearings;
2. Holding Conferences;
Roundtable 3. Traditional Media;
Discussions 4. Social Media
HOW THINK TANKS CAN IMPACT
POLICY IN HANDLING CHANGE:
GENERATE and INITIATE reform proposals for
policy change
NETWORK broadly, push consistently those
reforms; the think tank as a venue for
collaboration and cooperation in dealing with
critical issues
PREDICT the possibilities future may bring
through strategic ideas and innovative
thinking
INITIATE and CREATE that future change
Stratbase ADRis policy impact:

2017 is a year of OPPORTUNITIES:

"We cannot predict the future,
but we can create it."
 THANK YOU!

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