Guest blog by Diana C. Tello Medina I must confess that I knew a little bit about what to expect when I joined the IPP course. I had the opportunity to take another Harvard course, co-chaired by Matt, and he teased me. The more I learned about this new methodology, the more I wanted to know…Continue Reading Embracing discomfort and finding a path forward
Guest blog by Teshome Mengesha Marra When I first receive my acceptance letter to this worldwide executive education program, I had no detail information on its modality and contents. I thought that the program would be provided through lecture notes, discussions, assignments, and maybe a final exam because in many of my past educational pathways these…Continue Reading Digging Deep into the Policy Challenge Paves the way to Overcome
Guest blog by Gonzalo Pizarro I joined the Leading Economic Growth (LEG) executive education course along with two colleagues from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with a growth challenge which seemed clear yet insurmountable: Providing the city of Kabul, in Afghanistan with an economic growth strategy after the government collapse, deterioration of security, massive…Continue Reading Breaking down an insurmountable challenge in Afghanistan
Guest blog by Anton Osin The course has been a journey, and it has exceeded my expectations as it provided me with deeper understanding of several economic concepts and gave me exposure to HKS faculty and peers students from across the globe. The intensity of this course and the volume of information gradually transformed into…Continue Reading Addressing economic growth in the Middle East
Guest blog by Adam Harrison IPP Learning Journey: Learning in the Age of Pandemic In early 2020, I was lucky enough to be selected into the Harvard Kennedy School’s executive education class, “Implementing Public Policy (IPP).” I was thrilled that my supervisors at work had shown the confidence in me and interest in my development to…Continue Reading Building resilience into U.S. government functions
Guest blog by Emir Gelen IPP Program Journey: Empathizing with peers from public sector As a young public policy professional having seen and worked both in government and private sectors a little more than 10 years of experience, I have been always aware of the importance of self-development. The COVID-19 period has changed the way of…Continue Reading Lacking stakeholder engagement in policy-making process in Turkey
Guest blog by Rishi Chakraborty There are several key learnings that I will take away from this course. The first key learning for me was the novel way of thinking about development from the perspective of economic complexity and diversity, especially in terms of production/exports through the analogy of the forest with “branches”, “peripheries”, and…Continue Reading Improving economic complexity and diversity in Afghanistan
Guest blog by Esther Adegunle Brilliant Citizen: My dear Economist, I have not seen you in a very long time. What is going on? Economist: I had a baby about 3 months ago. Also, I was engaged in a program at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). Brilliant Citizen: Wow, congratulations to you and the family. You…Continue Reading The Brilliant Citizen and the Economist: Learnings from Leading Economic Growth
Guest blog by Busikazi Futshane My expectations of IPP I enrolled in Implementing Public Policy programme because I since learned that I am dealing with a complex policy challenge. My interest was to understand how to deal with uncertainty and unknown factors in policy implementation. I wanted new insights, tools to ease bottle necks, and ways…Continue Reading A Journey of Inward Looking and Quick Wins in South Africa
Guest blog by Laura Draski When I first applied to be part of the Implementing Public Policy cohort, I expected to learn much about various techniques, tools and theories used in implementing policy. About the nuts and bolts of how to design and create policy that can be implemented. About how to manage a process of…Continue Reading Examining options for food and drug supply safety in the U.S. in response to pandemic restrictions
