North America – Page 3 – Building State Capability

Building a 15-minute city in lower income neighborhoods – with people, not for people

Publication date January 31, 2024

Guest blog by Joyce Pan Huang, IPP ’23 As someone new to the public sector in the last two years, I leapt at the opportunity to attend the Implementing Public Policy program. I enjoyed building friendships and connections with government officials and policymakers from around the world. While our challenges were different across the world,…Continue Reading Building a 15-minute city in lower income neighborhoods – with people, not for people

Reflections on IPP and Returning to Work

Publication date January 19, 2024

Guest blog by Marcio Paes Barreto, IPP ’23 As my course Implementing Public Policy (IPP) ended I recognized a familiar feeling that relates to my experience leading NOLS wilderness expeditions. At the end of those expeditions, participants often reflected on what they couldn’t bring back from the wilderness, and some felt uneasy about returning to…Continue Reading Reflections on IPP and Returning to Work

Lack of Infrastructure Funding for Communities in Wyoming

Publication date October 24, 2023

Guest blog by Kiley Ingersoll, LEG’23 Over the course, there are so many ideas and take aways I learned. However, one of the most valuable was the relationships I gained with not only my Wyoming Business Council team members who also took the course, but with my group members. As we were working in our…Continue Reading Lack of Infrastructure Funding for Communities in Wyoming

How does a resource-rich state collaborate to increase economic confidence?

Publication date October 3, 2023

Guest blog by Kristin Fong I’ve enjoyed the Leading Economic Growth (LEG) course immensely and some of the key takeaways I’ll continue to utilize regularly in the future are (1) the power of asking questions, (2) doing the hard work of listening before proposing solutions, and (3) airing hypotheses with partners from different backgrounds and…Continue Reading How does a resource-rich state collaborate to increase economic confidence?

Supporting Local Economic Development in Western Canada

Publication date August 23, 2023

Guest blog by Kevin Casmiro Moraes, LEG’23 As a transplant from a major urban center – Toronto – Prince Rupert was a culture shock. A small, northern community, located on an island just a 40-minute ferry ride from Alaska. This was a big change for a guy who spent his whole life in the big…Continue Reading Supporting Local Economic Development in Western Canada

Exploring the Lack of Economic Diversity in Wyoming

Publication date August 18, 2023

Guest blog by Wendy Lopez, LEG’23 In 1885, my great-great-grandfather, with his wife and children, left Minnesota for the great territory of Wyoming. After a tough journey, they settled on Sage Creek, in the northwestern part of Wyoming, not far from what would become the town of Cody, only about 50 miles from Yellowstone National…Continue Reading Exploring the Lack of Economic Diversity in Wyoming

Sheltering the Unhoused in the St. Louis Region

Publication date June 22, 2023

Group photo of the IPP class standing in the Kennedy Forum

Guest blog by Nancy Cross There were several key learnings from the IPP course. First, one person does not have all the answers. I wanted to work on sheltering the unhoused because it seemed as if there were enough financial resources to provide shelter for the approximately 1500 unhoused people in the greater St. Louis area….Continue Reading Sheltering the Unhoused in the St. Louis Region

Adopting PDIA to Create Better Capabilities in the Public Finance of Oaxaca, Mexico

Publication date June 15, 2023

Guest blog by Tomas Gonzalez No matter where you come from or how old you are, if you are reading this, it is possible that you are or going to be part of the IPP community, or maybe you care about how to try to solve public problems in the city, place, or country you…Continue Reading Adopting PDIA to Create Better Capabilities in the Public Finance of Oaxaca, Mexico

Addressing the Lack of Employment Opportunities in Southern Mexico

Publication date June 13, 2023

Guest blog by Agustín I. Filippo For you all considering or going through the IPP course, be ready for a transformational experience. If you’re like most of the people I met here, troubled, and somewhat frustrated with current practice in your development practice, you’ll get an amazing lot from joining. The closer you are from…Continue Reading Addressing the Lack of Employment Opportunities in Southern Mexico

Providing Quality Housing in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Publication date June 8, 2023

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Guest blog by Eileen Cipriani It has been a great pleasure to be part of a class with so many dynamic leaders, doing such diverse and important work and to be part of such an impressive program at the Harvard Kennedy School. After listening to the problems my colleagues were trying to solve, I thought…Continue Reading Providing Quality Housing in Scranton, Pennsylvania