The Role of Social Media in Outdated Think Tank Operations

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This chapter explores the outdated operations of DC think tanks and their reluctance to adapt to the information revolution brought about by social media. It emphasizes the importance of bundling expertise and adopting a Twitter first or social media first approach to policy discussions.

Alec Stapp is the co-founder of the Institute for Progress, a non-partisan innovation policy think tank aiming to “accelerate scientific, technological and industrial progress while safeguarding humanity’s future.” He joins the show to discuss how to achieve change in the age of lobbying, why bipartisanship is underrated, why US immigration policy is so slow-moving and MUCH more!

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Reimagining the Think Tank
Progress is a Policy Choice
Bipartisanship is Underrated
Achieving Progress via Reframing
Achieving Change in the Age of Lobbying
Moonshot Projects and Incremental Change
Ways to Enact Change Within Existing Institutions
Governmental Embrace of Technology
Reducing NIMBYism
The Barbell Approach to Policy
The Washington Mindset
Reasons to be Optimistic
Lessons From Other Countries
Why Hasn’t Immigration Policy Changed?
Alec as Emperor of the World
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Books and Articles Mentioned:

Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better; by Jen Pahlka
The Proceduralist Fetish; by Nicholas Bagley
The housing theory of everything; by Sam Bowman, John Myers & Ben Southwood