Guest Blog by: Abby Yang, Amina Benzakour Knidel, Gulnaz Kordanova, Priyanka Varma, Sana Ikram, and Shashwat These past seven weeks, the six of us, all from different personal and professional backgrounds, worked together to learn about and practice how to apply the problem driven iterative adaptation (PDIA) approach to a real-life issue. Specifically, we worked…Continue Reading Tackling Affordable Housing in Tarrant County Texas
Guest blog by Danielle Bayer, Julia Lemesh, Othmane Ouhaddach, Konstantin Usov, Nanako Yamaguchi The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a federally funded community service and work-based job training program for low-income Americans who are 55+ years old. A program authorized by the Older Americans Act, SCSEP provides training for low-income, unemployed seniors, many…Continue Reading Increasing Enrollment in a Senior Citizen Employment Program in MA
Lessons from Scranton: How Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation Can Transform an Intractable Housing Crisis for Vulnerable Groups Group blog by Michael Reschke, Velaphi Mamba, VK Vu, Nadyah Hilmi, Ussen Galym, Sam Pairavi How do you address a minimally framed development challenge without data and an ominously opaque understanding of the real problem? Where do you…Continue Reading Unlocking the Key to Safe Housing in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Guest blog by Kriti Chopra, Kish Greene, Apoorva Murari, Romita Shah, Abeer Al-Zubaidi On a cold January day, we kicked off the semester with a deep-seated desire to make a difference in the lives of others. By the end of our first class for Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA), we were given a challenge commensurate…Continue Reading Exploring Homelessness in Philadelphia
Guest blog by Shanequa E. Moore, IPP ’22 When I applied to the IPP program, I envisioned a traditional academic experience; yet, what I received has helped me to embrace both my passions and frustrations with public policy and uncover the possibilities of what we can accomplish when we work together. I recall the words…Continue Reading Providing Mental Health Access to Vulnerable Youth in New York City
Guest blog by Sue Oh, IPP’ 22 I had been in my role as the Homeless Outreach Coordinator for six months before I was presented with the opportunity to be a part of the Implementing Public Policy Program. There was an increasing number of people experiencing homelessness in the City and I had been tasked…Continue Reading Tackling Homelessness in Scottsdale, Arizona
Guest blog by Chelsea Hayman, IPP 2021 Initially, I signed up for the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Online course with the hopes to help my department secure more sustainable funding for our regular operations. Several other Directors within our agency have been under the constraints of a rapidly depleting federal grant from over a decade…Continue Reading Implementing Public Policy in Maryland: The Journey is the Final Destination
written by Salimah Samji Implementation is often the Achilles heel of good policy. Yet there is dearth of practical tools focused on how you get things done. You can have the best policy, the money, the people, and still not achieve your end goal. Knowing what to do is not a sufficient condition for success. Results: Getting Beyond…Continue Reading Practicing the Art of Implementation
Guest blog by Michelle Stone, IPP 2021 My expectations for the Public Policy Implementation course were to gain a broader perspective and strategies on how to implement sound public policy, with creative and innovative solutions. I wanted to learn how to engage and develop conversations even when various industry members’ perspectives are divergent while being…Continue Reading Minimizing impaired driving in Colorado using insights from IPP course
Guest blog by Maurya West Meiers, IPP 2021 I began the 2021 Implementing Public Policy (IPP) online course thinking that I would come away with tools and approaches to solve problems. I knew that the IPP course is organized around the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach. Working in international development, I’m confronted every day with problems….Continue Reading Implementing Public Policy (IPP) and the Art of Sticking with Problems
