You Need to be Brave
Guest blog written by Margaret MacDonald Coming into the Implementing Public Policy course I felt a little nervous. I wasn’t familiar with problem driven iterative adaptation (PDIA). I think I […]
A Bridge to Sustainable Development in Panama begins with Purpose
Guest blog written by Lorena Fabrega After 25-years-experience in the private sector, steering the course of a professional career towards public service is challenging. Implementing Public Policy came to me at such […]
The Origins, Gospel, Path and Light at the End of the Tunnel
Guest blog written by Luis Paredes When I decided to apply for the Program, I was not sure I would get accepted! With all the complicated crises around the globe, […]
Poor Tax Collection in Nigeria
Guest blog written by Fuad Kayode Laguda I must disclose that coming for this course was a product of careful decision-making and determination. It is not easy combining my job […]
A Professional Watershed in Kenya’s Land of Climate Change
Guest blog written by David Sperling I was optimistic: I knew the course would be useful and would help me understand better, at least in theory, how one might best […]
Public Policy is Not only about Ticking the Checkboxes
Guest blog written by Oluwole Pratt In terms of the quality and content of learning, I received what I was expecting from a world class faculty. What I didn’t expect […]
Adapt, Learn and Win
Guest blog written by Kanoo Hana After the last few months listening, observing and learning we finally come to the end of this very interesting programme. I feel that we […]
Public Policy Problems are both Inevitable and Approachable
Guest blog written by Doran Moreland I was extremely excited to begin the course, mainly because I was looking forward to the opportunity to approach my problem in new ways. […]
Feeling Excited, then Misplaced, then Overwhelmed, then Inspired!
Guest blog written by Anna Doherty Rolling up on day one at the Kennedy School, alongside a global cohort of policymakers, I felt excited and then immediately overcome with imposter […]
RISE Launches Interactive Data Visualisations Estimating Long-Term Learning Losses from COVID-19 School Closures
Guest blog written by Carmen Belafi COVID-19 will exacerbate the learning crisis. Causing schools to close around the world, the pandemic disrupted education as we know it. But the COVID-19 shock […]