#Strategy

Context Given the difficulty of measuring effects on policy networks, we anchor our strategy in a detailed theory of change. While…

Summary The Simon Institute for Longterm Governance (SI) aims to increase the long-term impact of policymaking processes. In its first 2…

If humanity survives the next few centuries, there is a fair chance that the vast majority of human life, culture, science, technology, and happiness lies ahead, rather than behind us.

In conducting our work, we make choices about the questions we ask, modelling assumptions we make, which literature to rely on, etc. In this short piece, we make explicit the underlying beliefs that inform these decisions. By doing so, we hope to explain our approach, invite constructive criticism and live up to our standard of reasoning transparency.

After demonstrating the potential for substantial impact in its first nine months of existence, SI enters the final stage of its startup…

SI has proven its value through knowledge synthesis, workshop facilitation and high-level events. This combination of activities has granted SI mandates to directly work on key policy processes relevant to global catastrophic risk reduction for the coming years.

This post outlines SI’s strategic thinking around and current plan to engage with Our Common Agenda (OCA). The plan was developed in July…