A Problem-driven Approach to Complexity, Public Policy and Economic Growth
Guest blog written by Claudio Roberto Amitrano What is development? How is it driven? How can we get there? Who is it for? What do countries have in common? What […]
Bringing the Field to the Classroom: Learning to do PDIA in Practice
written by Salimah Samji Implementation is hard. It is often the weakest link in the success of a policy or program. Yet, public policy education remains focused on teaching students […]
PDIA and Coordination Challenges within Government
Guest blog written by Nevena Bosnic, Mehdi El Boukhari, Ama Peiris, Matthew Welchert Over the past seven weeks, our group embarked on the learning journey of problem driven iterative adaptation […]
Leading Economic Growth 2020: Moving Executive Education Online during a Pandemic
written by Salimah Samji In March 2020, Harvard University decided to move all classes to online-only, in an effort to de-densify our campus and to slow the spread of COVID-19. […]
Becoming Comfortable with Complexity: Maternal Mortality in Meghalaya
Guest blog written by Rebecca Trupin, Prateek Mittal Our PDIA journey began with our authorizer, a senior bureaucrat in the State Government of Meghalaya, sharing a document with us about […]
PDIA and Dementia in the Workplace
Guest blog written by Tamsir Cham, Andrea Hayes, Fateme Najafi, Aysha Valery Overall, we learned that the PDIA process is about being patient, digging deep into a problem, continuing to […]
Strengthening Collaboration to Tackle Increasing Homicides in Charlotte, North Carolina
Guest blog written by Simone D’Abreu, Smriti Iyer, Sofia Salas, Hafou Toure, Annie White PDIA can simultaneously hold the complexity of being exciting and frustrating; challenging and inspiring; harder and […]
A Reflection on PDIA in Action: Homelessness in Tarrant County
Guest blog written by Akbar Ahmadzai, Emma Davies, Renzo Lavin, Fernando Marquez Six weeks ago, the class counted off numbers: One, two, three, four, five. Repeat. One, two, three, four, five. […]
From South Africa To Boston and Back
Guest blog written by Nkere Skosana From the moment I saw the advert on Twitter and read through the content provided, something just told me this is the real deal. […]
Re-Enforcement of Passion for Public Service in Nigeria
Guest blog written by Idiat Adebule At some points in one’s life, certain decisions are made without necessarily knowing the outcome, such was my experience whilst on the Implementing Public […]