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Event: Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi’s Schools

  • Publication date October 20, 2025
Yamini Aiyar headshot

What will it take to build high-performing, purpose-oriented public sector organizations in India? In answering this question, the voices of India’s frontline officers–charged with delivering a vast array of public services to citizens–are dismissed all too quickly. Public debates on the Indian state generally view them as corrupt, apathetic, incompetent, and in urgent need of…Continue Reading Event: Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi’s Schools

Event: Finding Purpose in Turbulent Times

  • Publication date October 7, 2025
Shaun Tomson surfing

Join us for an inspiring and interactive workshop featuring legendary world surfing champion, author, and leadership expert Shaun Tomson. In a time marked by global uncertainty and rapid change, Shaun will introduce The CODE Method—a transformative framework designed to help individuals turn hope into action, visualization into realization, and desire into lasting commitment. Drawing on…Continue Reading Event: Finding Purpose in Turbulent Times

Apply for our Leading Economic Growth Executive Program!

  • Publication date August 26, 2025
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We are offering Leading Economic Growth online again from September 29 – December 5th 2025. Application deadline is September 8th, 2025. Stimulating growth is the top economic priority for many countries and localities around the world. Yet many are trapped, lacking the productive capability to solve problems and expand to new industries to drive development. New growth strategies…Continue Reading Apply for our Leading Economic Growth Executive Program!

Building and Engaging the PDIA Community of Practice 

  • Publication date May 29, 2025
People standing in a circle with their hands on top of each other.

Blog written by Mannat Singh Building State Capability (BSC) has trained over 4,500 public problem solvers in 156 countries to use the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach. However, policy problems are complex and often persist, necessitating constant collaboration and real-time learning.    In December 2024, we launched our new PDIA Community of Practice platform. Designed…Continue Reading Building and Engaging the PDIA Community of Practice 

BSC is on Instagram!

  • Publication date April 9, 2025
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We are excited to announce that Building State Capability is now on Instagram! We started this account as part of our efforts to expand our reach, showcase our work, and continue to build a thriving PDIA community. Follow us @HarvardBSC to stay up-to-date on the latest BSC events, research, projects, podcasts, and more….Continue Reading BSC is on Instagram!

Apply for our Implementing Public Policy Program!

Building a bridge

Are you a public policymaker frustrated with the limited impact of your government’s policies? Do you see many policy ideas starting out with promise but ending up incomplete or ineffectively implemented? Are you trying to improve implementation? If so, you are not alone. Join with peers from around the globe for a dynamic, highly engaging blended learning format of Implementing…Continue Reading Apply for our Implementing Public Policy Program!

BSC 2024: Year in Review

  • Publication date December 1, 2024
BSC Team

written by Salimah Samji At Building State Capability (BSC) we resolve public problems with purpose. The increasingly complex, interdependent, and uncertain world we live in requires more flexible and adaptive approaches to solve complex problems, making the core of our mission more important than ever.  2024 was a year of new beginnings for BSC. We…Continue Reading BSC 2024: Year in Review

Event: Motivation and Purpose in the Public Sector

  • Publication date October 14, 2024
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On Monday, October 28th, we co-hosted a seminar with The People Lab featuring Dan Honig, BSC Associate, Associate Professor at Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy and University College London in conversation with Elizabeth Linos, Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School. In this talk, Dan Honig discusses the…Continue Reading Event: Motivation and Purpose in the Public Sector