Guest Blog by Mauro Goncalves Filho, LEG ’22 First of all, this program reminded me of the importance of defining the problem well. I started with what I thought was a well defined problem, but turns out it was, at best, an idea of a possible solution for a small portion of the problem. Related,…Continue Reading Unlocking Inclusive Growth in Kenya
Guest Blog by Sanni Ahmed, LEG ’22 Here are some of my key ideas/learnings from this course: This is a blog series written by the alumni of the Leading Economic Growth Executive Education Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. 71 Participants successfully completed this 10-week online course in May 2022. These are their learning journey stories….Continue Reading My Takeaways from LEG
Guest Blog by Anar Azimov, LEG ’22 I have come across to the Leading Economic Growth quite by chance. We were discussing with my colleague’s various capacity building options and resources, and one of our colleagues referred to this particular course at the Harvard Kennedy School. Of course, it goes without saying that quality and…Continue Reading Applying LEG Insights to Growth Challenges in Azerbaijan
Guest Blog by Charlotte Tjeriko-Katjiuanjo, LEG ’22 The growth problem I chose to look at for Namibia is a lack of a diversified sector, which has caused high unemployment and low economic growth. The country has a high and increasing public debt, limited fiscal space, fiscal consolidation, increasing unemployment with limited product space. The course has…Continue Reading LEG Learnings: Inclusive Growth and Redistributive Inequality in Namibia
Guest Blog by Michelle Sidebottom, LEG ’22 What an exceptional learning experience! Thank you. My key ideas/learnings from LEG2022 included: Our group showed compassion, kindness and support for one another over our 10 weeks together and through this we have not only established new international networks, we have become friends. I will miss our weekly Global…Continue Reading Understanding the Need for Industry Diversity, Complexity, and Knowhow in Western Australia
Guest blog by Alex Sanchiz Vincente, LEG ’22 There are different methodologies to evaluate why countries, cities or regions do not achieve a sustained and inclusive economic growth and strategize around how policymakers can reorient their efforts to creating the necessary conditions for this growth to happen. By participating in this new edition of the…Continue Reading Exploring Opportunities for FDI-led Growth in Belize
Guest blog by Olivier Stoullig, LEG ’22 Here are some of my key ideas/learnings from the Leading Economic Growth course: Measuring a country’s growth potential through its complexity- Growth happens by accumulating letters and matching consonants (productive know-how) with vowels (public goods) to make the longest possible words. Technology has 3 facets: tools, or embodied…Continue Reading Industrial Development and Economic Diversification in Senegal
Guest Blog by Warner Priest, LEG ’22 In many cases, I find when faced with a challenge it is difficult to know where to start and what to do and I find myself procrastinating. The step-by-step approach to Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) has become a useful tool to getting whatever challenge I am faced with…Continue Reading LEG in Practice: Exploring Growth Opportunities and Renewable Energy in Western Australia
Guest Blog by Abdi Aguirre, LEG ’22 When I enrolled in the Leading Economic Growth Program of the Harvard Kennedy School, I thought that I was clear about the economic challenge I wanted to address along the course. As part of the admission process, they ask you to write some lines about it, so I believed…Continue Reading Learnings from LEG & Exploring Growth Challenges in El Salvador
Guest Blog by Phillipa Kirby, LEG ’22 Some of my takeaways from the Leading Economic Growth course include: The course content made me look at a different approach to my growth challenge. At the commencement of the course, I defined my growth challenge as “diversifying the towns economy away for the current dominant coal mining…Continue Reading Approaching Growth Challenges with a New Lens
