Think Policy 2025 Recap: What we talk about when we talk about impact

At the end of 2025, we asked ourselves: how do we know if we’re making a difference?

This report is our attempt to answer that, not with flashy numbers, but with honest stories, early signals, and the behind-the-scenes work that makes real reforms possible.

Inside, you’ll find:

• How we’ve worked with policymakers to turn big ideas into real plans

• What happens when we bring people who rarely meet into the same room

• Why we doubled down on storytelling through The Reformist to make space for critique and curiosity, beyond the noise of algorithms.

• How our bootcamps and fellowships gave public professionals space to reflect, question, and grow, especially those shaping change from within.

It’s not a victory lap. It’s a learning journal.

And we’re sharing it because we believe better policy needs better process, and that starts with sharing our work.