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Making it Look Like You’re Doing, and Making it Look Like it Works? Do the Work!

  • Publication date December 13, 2024
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Guest blog by Silvia Lara Povedano, IPP ’24 As a government official and consultant for international development organizations, in recent years, a voice began echoing in my head, saying, “Something about what I’m doing is not right. Deep down, I know this isn’t going to work, no matter how passionately I speak or how carefully…Continue Reading Making it Look Like You’re Doing, and Making it Look Like it Works? Do the Work!

The Elated PDIA Enthusiast: Minimizing Waste in Johannesburg

  • Publication date December 9, 2024
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Guest blog written by Pinky Ferland, IPP ’24 Are you struggling with implementing your organizational or country policy? If your answer is yes, then read on and experience the journey I travelled with Harvard Kennedy School which led to my capability of implementing my organizational policy with success. A catalyst for change – that is…Continue Reading The Elated PDIA Enthusiast: Minimizing Waste in Johannesburg

Using PDIA to Improve Literacy for Children in Argentina’s Schools

  • Publication date December 2, 2024
Children listen as a teacher reads to her students

Guest blog by Karina Stocovaz, IPP ’24 For the past four years, I have led Instituto Natura, a corporate foundation that directs social investments to improve education across six Latin American countries. In Argentina, we work closely with provincial governments to design and implement literacy policies, aiming to ensure that all children learn to read…Continue Reading Using PDIA to Improve Literacy for Children in Argentina’s Schools

Navigating Complexity with Clarity: Mental Health in Kenya

  • Publication date November 25, 2024
IPP participants on HKS campus

Guest blog by Lynette Etemesi, IPP ’24 I recently had the incredible opportunity to attend Harvard University’s Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Program. This intensive course brought together policy professionals, change-makers, and thought leaders from around the world, all focused on a singular mission: to create meaningful, lasting impact in our respective fields. As I reflect…Continue Reading Navigating Complexity with Clarity: Mental Health in Kenya

Coordinating Workforce Development Services in Rural Arizona

  • Publication date November 18, 2024
"Invest in People" silhouette

Guest blog by Jeremy Flowers, IPP ’24 I was born and raised in New England, where Harvard University holds mythological levels of prestige. So, when I applied for the Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy program, I expected knowledge and skills that couldn’t be obtained anywhere else, and world-class presentations by dazzlingly brilliant professors. I was…Continue Reading Coordinating Workforce Development Services in Rural Arizona

Reconciling Parenthood and Employment through Collective Action in Belgium

  • Publication date September 13, 2024
A mother working with a child in her lap

Guest blog by Silvia Steisel, IPP ’23 On May 14, 2024, a group of twenty leaders from civil society organizations focused on parenting in Belgium gathered in a central Brussels meeting room. They were brought together by the Degroof Petercam Foundation (DPF), not because the foundation is an expert in parenting—indeed, it knows far less…Continue Reading Reconciling Parenthood and Employment through Collective Action in Belgium

Agile Work Process for Urban Innovation in Amsterdam

  • Publication date August 23, 2024
A child wearing virtual reality glasses

Guest blog by Bruno Ávila Eça de Matos, IPP ’23 Embarking on the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program offered by Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) marked the beginning of an eye-opening journey, shifting my perspective from traditional program management and the instruments of the Scrum framework to a new methodology that embraces uncertainty and the need…Continue Reading Agile Work Process for Urban Innovation in Amsterdam

Namibia’s Readiness to Support the Nascent Oil and Gas Industry

  • Publication date August 9, 2024
Oil and gas machinery

Guest blog by Ileana I. Ferber, IPP ’22  In the past seven years, I have been immersed and fascinated with local content policies related to the extractive sector (mining, oil, and gas). Once I became comfortable in analyzing and assessing the fitness of these policies to their specific country of origin, I started advocating for…Continue Reading Namibia’s Readiness to Support the Nascent Oil and Gas Industry