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Category: PDIA in Action 2024

Second Chances for Indiana: Key Learnings and Insights

  • Publication date April 19, 2024
A person behind bars

Guest blog by Andrea Cuellar, Fabio Ostermann, Nanditha Menon As a team working on the problem of high recidivism in Marion County, Indiana, we have been through an enriching journey utilizing the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) framework. This course has broadened our understanding and provided valuable insights into tackling this complex issue, using coherent small…Continue Reading Second Chances for Indiana: Key Learnings and Insights

Building Bridges to Economic Growth in Laramie, Wyoming  

  • Publication date April 12, 2024
A drone shot of Laramie Wyoming neighborhood's cityscape with greenery, sunlight and cloudy sky

Guest blog written by Lili Vessereau, Boris Houenou, Daniel Saka Mbumba, Daksh Baheti  We are a team at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), enrolled in the Problem Driven Interactive Adaptation (PDIA) course taught by Professor Matt Andrews and Ms. Salimah Samji at HKS. As a team of development and policy practitioners, during Spring 2024, we used…Continue Reading Building Bridges to Economic Growth in Laramie, Wyoming  

Improving Saudi Arabia’s role in International Space Legislation

  • Publication date April 10, 2024
The al Khobar water tower photographed after dusk. Saudi Arabia

Guest blog by Khaled Emam, Tim Freeman, Sergii Telenyk, Anupama Thekkinkat Vadukkoot When we started our PDIA journey in the first week of the spring term, we knew little about the rollercoaster of learning that we were about to board. Although we come from different parts of the world, study distinct fields, and work in…Continue Reading Improving Saudi Arabia’s role in International Space Legislation

Navigating the Ukrainian Refugee Housing Crisis in MA using PDIA 

  • Publication date April 5, 2024
Houses with a downward pointing arrow

Guest blog written by Bibek Kandel, Sansar Dewan, Pratik Kunwar, Enitan Okediji “Not everything that matters is written down, it’s all in people’s heads and minds.” This very mantra, shared by Professor Matt Andrews during our initial Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) sessions in late January 2024, resonated deeply as we, Team Maya, embarked on…Continue Reading Navigating the Ukrainian Refugee Housing Crisis in MA using PDIA 

Reimagining the Future of Wyoming

  • Publication date March 29, 2024
Group photo at HKS

Guest blog by Anna Rhee, Barkha Tripathi, Naomi Beyth-Zoran, Freddy Guevara Key Learnings from the Course Working in teams: As aspiring policy practitioners, we never thought as fundamentally and structurally about group-work as we did in this course. Oftentimes, work is not mobilized or its potential remains unmet because people are struggling to align and…Continue Reading Reimagining the Future of Wyoming

Commuting Challenges in New Orleans: It’s been Quite a Ride! 

  • Publication date March 27, 2024
Group photo collage

Guest blog by Alexandra Lastra Andrade, Bran Shim, Giovanna Lia Toledo, Mannat Singh, and Courtney Young  “The Drive Alone Mode is too high.” In a span of just six weeks, our team was tasked with learning and applying Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) to understand what this statement meant to us—and what it meant for…Continue Reading Commuting Challenges in New Orleans: It’s been Quite a Ride!