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Collecting together communications efforts by think tanks that move beyond the report+media coverage model.

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This Social Market Foundation animated prezi offers a timeline of UK housing policy, facts and figures. Uk Housing, John Major, Gordon Brown, Hidden Places, Timeline, Innovation, Foundation, Presentation, Facts

This Social Market Foundation animated prezi offers a timeline of UK housing policy, facts and figures.

Youth Unemployment

Animation Movies

IPPR introduce the findings of a report on European jobs and skills through a prezi animation, published on Youtube.

Finding Home: Voices of the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program offers some stories from people in Baltimore about race, housing and poverty. It mixes first hand insights with evidence in a powerful narrative. Baltimore, The Voice, Marketing, People, People Illustration, Folk

People Illustration

Finding Home: Voices of the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program offers some stories from people in Baltimore about race, housing and poverty. It mixes first hand insights with evidence in a powerful narrative.

The Hustle: Economics of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy by The Urban Institute is a very impressive interactive feature, providing a narrative walk-through of the commercial sex industry. Safety Policy, Interesting Stories, Human Trafficking, Sheds, Economics, Hustle, Crime, Cities, Commercial

Interesting Stories

Human Trafficking

The Hustle: Economics of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy by The Urban Institute is a very impressive interactive feature, providing a narrative walk-through of the commercial sex industry.

Big Bets & Black Swans - a series of memos by Brookings designed to present President Obama as a suggested “to do” list, addressing the most significant foreign policy challenges in the year to come. Foreign Policy, Black Swan, Big Black, Swans, Obama, Product Launch, Challenges

Big Bets & Black Swans - a series of memos by Brookings designed to present President Obama as a suggested “to do” list, addressing the most significant foreign policy challenges in the year to come.

An interactive website by Chatham House to highlight messages of a report on the new political economy of resources Political Economy, Politics, Chatham House, International Development, Natural Resources, Data Visualization, Affair, Cool Designs, Future

Political Economy

International Development

Natural Resources

Data Visualization

An interactive website by Chatham House to highlight messages of a report on the new political economy of resources

Demos Quarterly - a beautiful example of long-form digital publishing Effort, Digital, Beautiful

Demos Quarterly - a beautiful example of long-form digital publishing

The Kings Fund's advent calendar uses a vine a day to highlight issues around care and carers. Benefits Of Gardening, Mental Health Benefits, Vines, Swift, Advent Calendar, Highlight, Smoking, Gardens, Range

Benefits Of Gardening

Mental Health Benefits

Advent Calendar

The Kings Fund's advent calendar uses a vine a day to highlight issues around care and carers.

The Center for Global Development's Commitment to Development Index 2013 included an interactive infographic publication outlining the key facts and information Interactive Infographic, France Portugal, Key, Unique Key

Interactive Infographic

France Portugal

The Center for Global Development's Commitment to Development Index 2013 included an interactive infographic publication outlining the key facts and information

An infographic acting as an executive summary for a research paper on Canadian aid by North-South Institute Data Visualisation, Executive Summary, North South, Research Paper, Footprint, Social Studies, Infographic, Acting

Data Visualisation

Executive Summary

An infographic acting as an executive summary for a research paper on Canadian aid by North-South Institute

Time Games, Time For Change, Infographics, Fossil, Video Game, Presents, Printing, Graphic Design

Time For Change

An animation produced by the High Pay Centre on wealth inequality in the UK Infographic Examples, Distribution Of Wealth, World War Two, About Uk, Two By Two, Aberdeen

Infographic Examples

Distribution Of Wealth

An animation produced by the High Pay Centre on wealth inequality in the UK

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)'s new multimedia series—"InfoGuides"—aims to promote understanding of complex foreign policy issues. The first guide surveys escalating maritime disputes in the South China and East China Seas, using maps, timelines, slideshows, infographics, and videos. Global Conflict, Armed Conflict, Council On Foreign Relations, World Conflicts, Political Issues, Southeast Asia, A Team, Philippines

Global Conflict

Council On Foreign Relations

World Conflicts

Political Issues

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)'s new multimedia series—"InfoGuides"—aims to promote understanding of complex foreign policy issues. The first guide surveys escalating maritime disputes in the South China and East China Seas, using maps, timelines, slideshows, infographics, and videos.

▶ Scottish Independence: The Big Money Question - An impartial look at the main currency choices which would face an independent Scotland. This animation is based on research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research Scottish Independence, Social Research, Big Money, Scotland, Statistics, Choices, Face

Scottish Independence

Social Research

▶ Scottish Independence: The Big Money Question - An impartial look at the main currency choices which would face an independent Scotland. This animation is based on research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research

RSA 2020 Public Services - Animation: Story of a Spin-Out Spin Out, Public Service, Spinning, Graphics, Hand Spinning, Civil Service

RSA 2020 Public Services - Animation: Story of a Spin-Out

Yes to Homes - website inc. animation for a campaign by the National Housing Federation asking people to email councillors to solve a housing crisis. Campaign, Homes, Website, Houses, Home

Yes to Homes - website inc. animation for a campaign by the National Housing Federation asking people to email councillors to solve a housing crisis.

Brookings provide a condensed way of viewing a report and then opening up specific sections rather than scrolling through the whole thing. Role Of Education, Higher Education, People Working Together, Social Class, Ted Talks, Smart People, Curriculum

Role Of Education

Higher Education

People Working Together

Brookings provide a condensed way of viewing a report and then opening up specific sections rather than scrolling through the whole thing.

Fabian Society using Audioboo to document their events, including the Annual Conference. Note: Boos most definitely longer than 3 mins! Conference, Events, Note, Summer, Mens Tops, Summer Time

Fabian Society using Audioboo to document their events, including the Annual Conference. Note: Boos most definitely longer than 3 mins!

The #Philips Livable Cities think tank believes that #livablecities are successful cities Urban Design Diagram, Urban Design Concept, Urban Landscape, Landscape Design, Ouvrages D'art, Walkable City, Eco City, Sustainable City, Smart City

Urban Design Diagram

Urban Design Concept

Urban Landscape

Landscape Design

Sustainable City

The #Philips Livable Cities think tank believes that #livablecities are successful cities

Does Universal Credit make work pay - A kinetic video to highlight the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's work on universal credit and minimum income standards. Food Bank, Banks, Joseph, Lights, Luminizer

Does Universal Credit make work pay - A kinetic video to highlight the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's work on universal credit and minimum income standards.

Economic Inequality is Real, Personal, Expensive, and it was Created. A brilliant website created by the Economic Policy Institute to explain inequality in the US and challenge perceptions on it. Designed for sharing! Economic Research, Economic Policy, Workers Rights, Political Spectrum, Corporate America, Content Area, Get Educated, Create Website, Typography Inspiration

Economic Research

Economic Policy

Political Spectrum

Corporate America

Typography Inspiration

Economic Inequality is Real, Personal, Expensive, and it was Created. A brilliant website created by the Economic Policy Institute to explain inequality in the US and challenge perceptions on it. Designed for sharing!

The Social Market Foundation’s innovative growth map was launched entirely online via Twitter and email on the morning of the UK 2013 budget. Social Justice, Shakespeare, Knots, Budgeting, Scene, Map

The Social Market Foundation’s innovative growth map was launched entirely online via Twitter and email on the morning of the UK 2013 budget.

The Work Foundation has recently produced an infographic explaining zero hours contracts – this kind of format lends itself really well to explaining a debate and this is a great example. Blog, Philosophy, United Kingdom, Author

The Work Foundation has recently produced an infographic explaining zero hours contracts – this kind of format lends itself really well to explaining a debate and this is a great example.

The King’s Fund and Institute for Government developed a Prezi on the Health and Social Care Act 2012 which was widely picked up during the debate. It was published alongside a publication, Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Health, Health Care, Salud

The King’s Fund and Institute for Government developed a Prezi on the Health and Social Care Act 2012 which was widely picked up during the debate. It was published alongside a publication, Never Again? The story of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

IPPR are just one of many to have tried to explain research findings with Prezi videos. These are great for two reasons: firstly, because they make the findings of the report accessible in a video and audio format for those that prefer them that way, second they deliver presentations that can be used again and again by report authors at events and more widely. So they could be used both public sharing but also for introducing the topic in a panel in front of MPs. Education In England, That Way, Authors, Competition, Public, Audio

Education In England

IPPR are just one of many to have tried to explain research findings with Prezi videos. These are great for two reasons: firstly, because they make the findings of the report accessible in a video and audio format for those that prefer them that way, second they deliver presentations that can be used again and again by report authors at events and more widely. So they could be used both public sharing but also for introducing the topic in a panel in front of MPs.