Guest blog by Ryan Yetzer When I signed up for this course, I really didn’t know what to expect. One minute I was offered this amazing opportunity by our Mayor, and the next minute I’m receiving e-mails and course materials from the Harvard Kennedy School. I was excited for the experience, but certainly nervous as well….Continue Reading Slowing the rate of sprawl development in the U.S. using PDIA
Guest blog written by Molebogeng Amanda (Tshoma) Mazibuko For five years, I have had a vision to help a specific group of people; a relegated and prejudiced gender with immense potential to create positive economic impact. I have written strategic documents and struggled to match them to executable plans; either because of authority or know-how…Continue Reading Where know-how and action were missing
Guest blog written by Pascale Dahrouj When I first registered in this program, I never thought I could get that much insights on how to work out a complex problem by identifying entry points, root causes, possible solutions, authorizers and teams. I just thought it will be a learning journey filled with readings and videos…Continue Reading Decentralization in Lebanon
Guest blog by Abdirehman Ahmad The course has been useful to understanding many concepts of economic growth. I have been learning new things from the first day to the last. The key ideas that will be takeaways are:…Continue Reading Reflections on LEG 2021 from Tanzania
Guest blog by Lebrechtta Hesse-Bayne The leading economic growth 2021 course exceeded my expectation. While the course overview gave an idea of what to expect, the tools provided were the icing on the cake. I am taking away from this course the key learnings or applying the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach. This step-by-step process…Continue Reading Exploring export diversification in Trinidad and Tobago
Guest blog by Tabia Princewill As a Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria, I have experience working in a large, complex bureaucracy and I decided to take this course to learn how to deliver results within a space where state capability has been weakened over the years and where competing…Continue Reading Embracing flexibility to untangle longstanding policy issues in Nigeria
Guest blog by Rachel Osendo What were your expectations of IPP Online when you signed up? Covid-19 pandemic had just hit. Everyone had gone into a panic. We were scared. We were afraid of the unknown. The Government was also confused. The different Cabinet Secretaries, Attorney General and Parliamentarians moved with speed to develop legislation to…Continue Reading Reforming Kenya’s IP regime
Guest blog by Mathias McCauley What are some key ideas/learnings that you will take away from this course? The initial lectures on the “product space” and “PDIA” were fascinating and valuable to me. Additionally, because of the nature of my organization and the state the region is located in (Michigan), I now believe that the most likely…Continue Reading Resiliency and sustainability: Key Takeaways from LEG2021
Guest blog by Milaine Rossanaly This course has benefited me tremendously. My background is in business administration so I intuitively understood concepts of growth, productivity, inclusion, binding constraints and others, but this course allowed me to understand them much better. I have a long list of take-aways from this course that I will apply in the…Continue Reading Nine lessons from LEG 2021: Economic diversification of Gabon
Guest blog by Kyle Novak “Fall in love with the problem, not your solution.” It’s a maxim that I first heard spoken a few years ago by USAID’s former Chief Innovation Officer Ann Mei Chang. I’ve found myself frequently reflecting on those words as I’ve been thinking about the challenges of implementing public policy. I spent…Continue Reading Falling in love with the problem, not the solution
