Blog by Adin Becker and Kathryn Lang We have released a new episode in our podcast series Leadership, Organizing, and Action featuring HKS Professor Marshall Ganz. In the sixth and final episode of this series, Marshall Ganz discusses creating structure as an essential practice in organizing. He explains that structure is not a rigid hierarchy,…Continue Reading New Podcast: Structure with Marshall Ganz
Blog by Adin Becker and Kathryn Lang We have released a new episode in our podcast series Leadership, Organizing, and Action featuring HKS Professor Marshall Ganz. In the fifth episode of this series, Ganz discusses action as the transition point where organizing moves from theory to reality. He explains that action is the mobilization and…Continue Reading New Podcast: Action with Marshall Ganz
Blog by Adin Becker and Kathryn Lang We have released a new episode in our podcast series Leadership, Organizing, and Action featuring HKS Professor Marshall Ganz. In the fourth episode of this series, Ganz discusses the essential practice of strategy in leadership and organizing, outlining the way it addresses the “how” of change-making. Ganz introduces…Continue Reading New Podcast: Strategy with Marshall Ganz
Blog by Adin Becker and Kathryn Lang We’re excited to launch a new podcast series, Leadership, Organizing, and Action, featuring Marshall Ganz. Marshall Ganz is the Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing and Civil Society at HKS and one of the world’s leading authorities on democratic organizing. Our 6-part podcast series walks you…Continue Reading Launching the Leadership, Organizing, and Action Podcast Series
Solving complex problems usually requires engaging in difficult conversations. In conversation with Building State Capability, Harvard Kennedy School Professor Robert Wilkinson shares insights on how to manage challenging interactions effectively. Instead of focusing on advocacy, which is forcing information and arguments at others, Wilkinson highlights the power of inquiry, genuine listening, and empathy. Through thought…Continue Reading Podcast: Managing Difficult Conversations Effectively with Rob Wilkinson
Implementing public policy and solving complex development problems requires working in teams, but working in a collaborative way often creates significant challenges. In conversation with Building State Capability, Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Monica Higgins shares critical insights on how to build and manage an effective team. Instead of viewing teams as simply a…Continue Reading Podcast: Building Effective Teams with Monica Higgins
We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. In this episode, Salimah Samji interviews Kirk Gibson who discusses his work tackling youth unemployment and social change in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea using PDIA principles….Continue Reading New Podcast: Applying PDIA in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea
We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. In this episode, BSC Director Salimah Samji interviews Joana Bento and Danielle Serebro, Programme Managers at Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI). They discuss the Building Public Finance Capabilities (BPFC) programme, developed by BSC in collaboration with CABRI in…Continue Reading New Podcast: Reflections on Applying PDIA to PFM in Africa
We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. In this episode, BSC Director Salimah Samji interviews Sampath Kumar, Health Secretary and Development Commissioner of the government of Meghalaya. Sampath attended Harvard Kennedy School in 2013 where he had his first exposure to Building State Capability. In this…Continue Reading New Podcast: Authorizer Reflections on Using PDIA in Meghalaya, India
We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. In this episode, BSC Director Salimah Samji interviews Ricardo Hausmann, Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School and founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab. In this episode, Ricardo describes his…Continue Reading New Podcast: Ricardo Hausmann Reflects on his Engagement with BSC
