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Posts relating to the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Program

Formin’ Normin’ and Stormin’ – My IPP Journey Through Pandemics and Hurricanes in Louisiana

Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Guest blog written by Liana Elliott When I began this executive education course – in the middle of a pandemic, while still recovering from a cyberattack – I was expecting to get some dry, Harvard-y lectures and maybe some good business-speak tools, and join the network of HKS practitioners around the world.  I was NOT expecting…Continue Reading Formin’ Normin’ and Stormin’ – My IPP Journey Through Pandemics and Hurricanes in Louisiana

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 expected a prescriptive methodology and wasn’t sure if or how I would be able to apply the theory learned to my work. From the first…Continue Reading You Need to be Brave

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 a moment, when I knew I cared and was willing to take risks.   Knowing I had the ability to make a difference was enough to seek…Continue Reading A Bridge to Sustainable Development in Panama begins with Purpose

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, I thought my country’s problems were not that hard to solve or -even- that important. Happily, I was totally mistaken. Once I arrived in Boston…Continue Reading The Origins, Gospel, Path and Light at the End of the Tunnel

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 schedules with the academic tasks. The course structure, coupled with the quality of the administrators, lecturers and fellow colleagues, actually surpasses my expectations. It exposed…Continue Reading Poor Tax Collection in Nigeria

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 go about implementing a public policy decision. Little did I realize what a profound impact the course was going to have on my professional work….Continue Reading A Professional Watershed in Kenya’s Land of Climate Change

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 was the level of support I received throughout my policy implementation journey, which is phenomenal.  I obtained a better perspective into the two main dimensions…Continue Reading Public Policy is Not only about Ticking the Checkboxes