The Pandemic Cannot Stop Us!
Guest blog by Jean-Francois Roussy Here we are at the end of our journey, 22 weeks later! When I applied to this program, the lock-down was starting, we were wondering what […]
North America
Tackling gun violence in Birmingham, Alabama
Guest blog by Crystal Smitherman Being a new and young politician, I knew I had a lot of learning to do in the political sector. I had a lot of energy […]
Low local supply in global value chains in Chihuahua, MX
Guest blog by Torres Luis Oliver Being part of this course was not only an academic experience, it was also a professional experience of great impact for the development of my […]
Promoting Equitable Investment and Job Generation in Fort Worth, Texas
Guest blog by Robert Sturns When I began the Leading Economic Growth program, my goal was really driven by a desire to understand how we could have a more equitable distribution […]
What Scrabble-playing Monkeys Have to Do with Contractors in Texas: Lessons from Leading Economic Growth
Guest blog by Maggie Jones Finding contractors in Texas right now is hard. Really hard. Finding contractors to work on a niche federally-funded home repair program with lots of red tape […]
Honoring the memory of a lost child: A father’s inspirational pursuit of policy change
Guest blog by Anjan Chimaladinne On August 13, 2016, my 16-year-old son passed away unexpectedly and suddenly. My wife and I have established scholarships in his name at his high […]
Navigating innovations in U.S. emergency services with PDIA
Guest blog by Ken Bailey I have been privy to the legislative and public policy process for well over 10 years, mostly with an amateurish understanding and certainly lacking the tools […]
‘Don’t be so invested in the solution that you’re unwilling to change course’
Guest blog by Alexandra Bhatti What an exciting, challenging, eye-opening learning and growing experience this has been for me. When I first explored the course, I was skeptical about the ratio […]
Tackling workforce development in Tampa, FL using PDIA
Guest blog by Ocea Wynn When enrolling in the IPP Online, my initial thoughts were that this would be a course extensively focused on theory with very little practical application. I […]
Police reform in Bridgeport through PDIA: A radical approach to an old problem
Guest blog by Maria Viggiano As America faces a national reckoning over racial injustice and the over-policing of communities of color, the concept of “defunding the police” has become a […]