Last week I returned from a Conference hosted in Brussels by the Euro-Israeli Cooperation Platform (EICOP) which included meetings between representatives from the EU and Israel, and focused on the nature of the relationship between Europe and Israel with the intent to serve as a platform for a ‘knowledge exchange’ between participants.
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Reut at the EICOP Conference
Posted in About Reut, tagged About Reut on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reut Study Visit to the EU and OECD
Posted in About Reut, ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged About Reut, flexicurity, ISRAEL 15 Vision on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The leaders of Reut’s Socio-Economic Team, Amit Granek and Omri Zegen, recently returned from a study visit to the EU and OECD, which was supported by Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The purpose of the trip was to take European and Global experience of regional development and try and understand its relevancy to Israel. The specific aim [...]
Reut Presents Civilian Resilience at Sderot
Posted in About Reut, Home Front, tagged About Reut, Civilian Resilience, Culture of Preparedness, Home Front on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the Reut Institute is presenting a document entitled: “Civil Resilience Network: A Conceptual Framework for Israel’s Local & National Resilience” at the Sderot Conference on Social Issues. The document was written in cooperation with the Israeli Trauma Coalition and will be presented at the panel entitled – Me, the Home Front and the Next [...]
The Diplomatic Fallout from the Goldstone Report
Posted in About Reut, tagged Basic Delegitimacy, Goldstone Report, National Security on September 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
With the fallout from the Goldstone Report still unclear, several articles bring interesting analysis on the potential significance to Israel’s international position and tie in with one of the Reut team’s work on Basic De-legitimization of Israel.
Shana Tova from Reut
Posted in About Reut, tagged About Reut, Shana Tova on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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Organizational Transparency: Midot Grants Reut an ‘A’ Grade
Posted in About Reut, tagged About Reut, Midot, Transparency on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over a year ago, Reut took the decision to participate in a profile and rating process of MIDOT – a non profit corporation which assesses and rates other Israeli non profits. After concluding this process, I am pleased to announce that we were awareded Grade A in ‘organizational virtues’ and were also described as being [...]
Israel’s Problem of Governance Represents a Strategic Threat
Posted in About Reut, tagged Effective Governance, socio-economic leapfrogging on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Testifying before a state commission of inquiry, former head of the National Security Council Maj. Gen (res.) Giora Eiland lamented the problem of governance in Israel arguing that the cabinet is not capable of implementing large, national projects. Israel’s lack of ability to design and implement policy may be one of (if not the) greatest [...]
August’s Training Day – Shabbat and Reut’s Methodology
Posted in About Reut, Methodology & Theory, tagged Jewish Identity, Jewish State, Jewish Tradition, Knowledge Development, methodology, Ruth Gavison, Shabbat on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reut’s monthly training days constitute a part of the organization’s commitment to train a cadre of Israel’s future strategic thinkers. August’s training day focused on practical lessons for analysts as well as a discussion over the role of Shabbat in Israeli society.
The Importance of Identifying Relevancy Gaps: The Case of Kodak
Posted in About Reut, tagged About Reut on August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The case of Kodak’s continued use of film validates one of the central principles of the Reut Institute’s methodology, namely avoiding fundamental surprises by identifying fundamental changes in relation to the mindset of Israeli decision makers.
Training Analysts to Achieve Excellence in the Public Sector
Posted in About Reut, Methodology & Theory, tagged About Reut, Methodology & Theory on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This month, the Reut Institute was awarded a citation by the National Award for Quality and Excellence among the Public Sector in memory of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, in the category of ‘Organizations in Local Government, Society and Community.’ One of the factors in the judges’ decision was Reut’s innovative approach to human resources: identifying [...]

