Second Chances for Indiana: Key Learnings and Insights
Guest blog by Andrea Cuellar, Fabio Ostermann, Nanditha Menon As a team working on the problem of high recidivism in Marion County, Indiana, we have been through an enriching journey […]
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Building Bridges to Economic Growth in Laramie, Wyoming
Guest blog written by Lili Vessereau, Boris Houenou, Daniel Saka Mbumba, Daksh Baheti We are a team at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), enrolled in the Problem Driven Interactive Adaptation (PDIA) […]
Navigating the Ukrainian Refugee Housing Crisis in MA using PDIA
Guest blog written by Bibek Kandel, Sansar Dewan, Pratik Kunwar, Enitan Okediji “Not everything that matters is written down, it’s all in people’s heads and minds.” This very mantra, shared […]
Reimagining the Future of Wyoming
Guest blog by Anna Rhee, Barkha Tripathi, Naomi Beyth-Zoran, Freddy Guevara Key Learnings from the Course Working in teams: As aspiring policy practitioners, we never thought as fundamentally and structurally […]
Commuting Challenges in New Orleans: It’s been Quite a Ride!
Guest blog by Alexandra Lastra Andrade, Bran Shim, Giovanna Lia Toledo, Mannat Singh, and Courtney Young “The Drive Alone Mode is too high.” In a span of just six weeks, […]
Enabling Emerging Developers to Increase Housing Development in New Bedford, MA
Guest blog by Joshua Amaral, LEG’23 I was fortunate to be in a very diverse group, in terms of geographic location, industry, and experience. But given this, I was especially […]
Economic Opportunities for Indigenous Communities in British Columbia
Guest blog by Wendy Koh, LEG’23 Throughout this course, I have gained valuable insights into the complexities of economic growth. Some key ideas and learnings that I will take away:
Addressing the Labor Shortage in the State of Wyoming
Guest blog by John Jenks, IPP’23 The policy implementation challenge that I worked on during the Implementation Public Policy (IPP) course was the shortage of workforce in the State of […]
Weaving Health into the Policy Fabric: Dearborn’s Journey Toward Inclusive Governance
Guest blog by Ali Abazeed, IPP ’23 Introduction In the quiet bustle of my hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, the city that put the world on wheels, a new kind of […]
Taking Action to Reduce Poverty in Tempe, Arizona
Guest blog by Parrish Spisz, IPP ’23 I need to tell the truth. I almost didn’t make it to this Harvard Kennedy School Implementing Public Policy (IPP) course. I glanced […]