How policy research gains influence
A think tank's output matters only if it reaches the people making decisions, and that path runs through search, journalists and repeated citation. Research published as dated PDF posts fails at every step: it cannot be found by topic, its data cannot be reused, and its authors have no findable profile. Meanwhile the organisation's funders judge impact by exactly the visibility that this publishing model prevents.
What we build for a think tank
First, a research library with structured metadata — topic, region, method, date — so work is findable long after publication. Second, topic hubs that accumulate related work, which is what builds authority on a subject rather than attention on one paper. Third, expert profiles with areas and publications, since journalists search for people. Fourth, data published in reusable form with visualisation, because reusable data gets cited far more than prose.