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Defining AI for Public Affairs: Four Functional Types and a Common Pitfall
Paul Shotton, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy and Owner at Paul Shotton Consulting July 10, 2025 Artificial...
Why Quantifying Risk vs. Opportunity is Different...And Why It Matters. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (40)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy How you quantify a Public Affairs risk is very different from how you...
The Internal Side of Public Affairs (39). What I’ve Learned from Quantifying Public Affairs Work
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy June 2025 In my last post, I broke down the mechanics of quantifying...
How exactly do you Quantify your Public Affairs Work. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (38).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy May 27, 2025 In my last post, I laid out a structured approach to...
What does good Public Affairs Prioritisation look like?. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (37).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy May, 2025 I often post about the need for Public Affairs to prioritise...
Putting a Price on Influence: Integrating Public Affairs Risks & Opportunities into Financial Planning. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (36)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy May 2025, Public Affairs teams are often asked to demonstrate their...
How to Engage your organisation to take activism seriously. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (35).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy May 2025 Too often, activism is treated as a just a short-term...
Mobilize the Home Front: External Success depends on Internal Success. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (34).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Public Affairs professionals spend much of their time looking...
Why Public Affairs Needs to Learn from Marketing. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (33)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy I was inspired by a recent conversation with Yoav Shechter Ph.D....
The Power of a Community of Practice. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (32).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Public Affairs professionals are often lonely and isolated...
Public Affairs Objectives, Tactics and Milestones: Your Foundation. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (30)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy A strong Public Affairs strategy doesn’t just happen—it’s built on a...
The Difference Between Objectives and Tactics – And Why It Matters. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (31)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy One of the most common pitfalls in Public Affairs is the confusion...
Why a Strong Public Affairs Process is Critical to Attracting and Retaining Talent. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (29)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy I have had a few conversations recently about attracting, onboarding...
The Enigma of Information Management. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (28)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy In Public Affairs, information is everything - but only if it’s managed...
Are you ensuring you get value from your Trade Association(s)?. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (27)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy I wanted to start 2025 with a recurring theme – that of getting value...
The challenges and opportunities for PA.The Internal Side of Public Affairs (26).
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy For many of us working in Public Affairs, the Christmas season is one...
The Double Challenge of integrating AI into your Public Affairs Work. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (25)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Public Affairs professionals are increasingly aware of the potential AI...
Public Affairs and Short-Term Commercials. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (24)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy Short-term commercial thinking is an ever-present driver across almost...
The Place of Connections. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (23)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy My post last week on the ‘just call someone and fix it’ approach to...
The "Just call someone and fix this" mentality. The Internal Side of Public Affairs (22)
Alan Hardacre, PhD Co-Founder Advocacy Academy, Advocacy Strategy If you’re a Public Affairs professional, you’ve likely heard this...
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