Country – Building State Capability

Building Rights-Based Frameworks in Buenos Aires Province’s Fiscal Defense: From Awareness to Action

Publication date November 24, 2025

Guest Blog by Maria Agostina Cacault, IPP ’25 When I began the Implementing Public Policy program at Harvard Kennedy School in May 2025, I thought I understood my challenge: there was a “lack of human rights and gender perspective in the legal proceedings of Buenos Aires Province State Attorney’s Office.” Like many of us working…Continue Reading Building Rights-Based Frameworks in Buenos Aires Province’s Fiscal Defense: From Awareness to Action

Low Student Participation in STEM Careers in the Dominican Republic

Publication date November 19, 2025

Microscope, goggles and beakers on a table.

Guest blog by Abel Capellan Almonte, IPP ’25 I entered IPP with a simple story in my head: students “don’t like” STEM. After months of PDIA, I think that story is convenient but wrong. The problem is not a single decision made by a teenager. It is a system that quietly pushes them toward safer,…Continue Reading Low Student Participation in STEM Careers in the Dominican Republic

Strengthening Healthy School Nutrition Policy in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Publication date November 18, 2025

Guest blog by Mariam Alkarbi, IPP ’25 When I joined the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program, I was eager to work on an issue close to my heart: improving school food environments in Abu Dhabi. Childhood obesity is one of the UAE’s most pressing public health challenges, and while we already have nutrition guidelines and…Continue Reading Strengthening Healthy School Nutrition Policy in Abu Dhabi, UAE

The Leadership Program Reshaping Cambodia

Publication date July 7, 2025

Aerial view of streets and roundabout in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The Leadership and Innovation Program (LIP), launched in 2020 by the Royal School of Administration and supported by the World Bank’s Coalitions for Reforms (C4R) Global Program, including Michael Woolcock, has trained over 1,000 senior officials across ministries and provinces in Cambodia. The program was designed to address persistent challenges in Cambodia’s public sector, such…Continue Reading The Leadership Program Reshaping Cambodia

Zoning in on the Problem: Using PDIA to Build Affordable Housing in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Publication date June 24, 2025

Guest blog by Melissa Velez, IPP ’23 Since early 2020, the City of Allentown, in Eastern Pennsylvania, has been working on a complete zoning code rewrite. The plan has been to go from a typical Euclidian type of code to more of a form-based code. The project was stalled for a couple of years due…Continue Reading Zoning in on the Problem: Using PDIA to Build Affordable Housing in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Event: PDIA in Tunisia and Jordan

Publication date April 14, 2025

Tim Kornprobst, Lobna Jeribi, and Peter Harrington presenting

Earlier this year, 21 IPP alumni from 15 countries gathered in Bahrain for our first Implementing Public Policy (IPP) community of practice seminar for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As part of this event, IPP alums, Lobna Jeribi and Tim Kornprobst discussed their experience using the PDIA approach to address solid waste…Continue Reading Event: PDIA in Tunisia and Jordan

Case: Using PDIA to Transform Waste Management in Amman

Publication date April 7, 2025

Containers from a height with different types of metal, Sorting for remelting metal products

In early 2022, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) faced a growing waste crisis. Given its population of 4.5 million people generating approximately 3,000 tons of solid municipal waste daily, half of Jordan’s total, the city’s rapid growth had significantly outpaced its waste management infrastructure. In response to this challenge, a remarkable two-year transformation using Problem-Driven…Continue Reading Case: Using PDIA to Transform Waste Management in Amman

Unpacking Complexity in Tunisia’s Waste Management: A Journey through PDIA

Publication date March 31, 2025

Guest blog by Lobna Jeribi, IPP ’24 Discovering the Power of Small Steps Reflecting on my journey through the IPP program, I feel like I’ve been on a quest – not just for policy solutions but for clarity on how change actually happens. I’m no stranger to the messy realities of public policy. What the…Continue Reading Unpacking Complexity in Tunisia’s Waste Management: A Journey through PDIA

Using Zoning to Reduce the Affordable Housing Crisis in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Publication date March 12, 2025

Guest blog by Melissa Velez, IPP ’24 The experiences and learning within the Implementing Public Policy course helped me to look deeper into the problems faced within my city, gave me a step-by-step process to work through those problems with my team, and encouraged me to reflect on my personal leadership and time management skills….Continue Reading Using Zoning to Reduce the Affordable Housing Crisis in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Changing Jobs and Changing Frameworks for Problem Solving

Publication date March 10, 2025

Guest blog by Brian Vandenberg, IPP ’24 When I first enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program, I had no idea how transformative the experience would be. At the time, I was working in Tallahassee, Florida, grappling with a particularly pressing challenge: how to make public transportation more financially sustainable within…Continue Reading Changing Jobs and Changing Frameworks for Problem Solving