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Supporting Collective Action and Reform Coalitions in PNG: Trust is Critical

  • Publication date November 1, 2024
The Voice Inc leadership

Guest blog by Barbara Thomas, Maliwai Sasingian, & Kirk Gibson  In January 2024, the Black Wednesday riots shook Papua New Guinea (PNG). Local thinkers highlight these as acts of desperation, driven by underlying causes including unemployment and the increasing cost of living. But governments alone cannot solve the complex problems that drive these events. Citizens, civil…Continue Reading Supporting Collective Action and Reform Coalitions in PNG: Trust is Critical

Exploring the lack of access to revenue in Wyoming

  • Publication date October 9, 2024
Revenue Growth

Guest blog by Tom Brauer, Justin D. Farley, Amber Pollock In Wyoming, much like throughout the United States, communities lack access to revenue and control of the revenue-raising mechanisms needed to self-determine their future. Over the past 12 weeks, The Wild Optimists have been immersed in the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) course, where we’ve grown…Continue Reading Exploring the lack of access to revenue in Wyoming

Addressing Behavioral Health in Casper, Wyoming: A Community-Driven Approach Using PDIA 

  • Publication date September 20, 2024
Two people's heads, each with a string. One is tangled representing poor behavioral health.

Guest blog by Tina A. Hoebelheinrich, Anna Kinder, Sabrina Kemper The Wyoming Business Council recently convened a diverse group of community leaders to address a pressing issue using the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) framework. This powerful approach, which empowers communities to tackle complex problems by breaking them into manageable components, was the perfect fit for…Continue Reading Addressing Behavioral Health in Casper, Wyoming: A Community-Driven Approach Using PDIA 

Reconciling Parenthood and Employment through Collective Action in Belgium

  • Publication date September 13, 2024
A mother working with a child in her lap

Guest blog by Silvia Steisel, IPP ’23 On May 14, 2024, a group of twenty leaders from civil society organizations focused on parenting in Belgium gathered in a central Brussels meeting room. They were brought together by the Degroof Petercam Foundation (DPF), not because the foundation is an expert in parenting—indeed, it knows far less…Continue Reading Reconciling Parenthood and Employment through Collective Action in Belgium

Agile Work Process for Urban Innovation in Amsterdam

  • Publication date August 23, 2024
A child wearing virtual reality glasses

Guest blog by Bruno Ávila Eça de Matos, IPP ’23 Embarking on the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program offered by Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) marked the beginning of an eye-opening journey, shifting my perspective from traditional program management and the instruments of the Scrum framework to a new methodology that embraces uncertainty and the need…Continue Reading Agile Work Process for Urban Innovation in Amsterdam

The Voice Inc Welcomes BSC to PNG 

  • Publication date August 12, 2024
Group photo of Matt Andrews with The Voice Inc team members

This week, Matt Andrews is visiting Papua New Guinea in a continuation of BSC’s work with The Voice Inc (TVI). Professor Andrews and the Building State Capability team have been working with TVI for the past three years, leading PDIA online action learning programs which aim to build the capability of local leaders to create…Continue Reading The Voice Inc Welcomes BSC to PNG 

Namibia’s Readiness to Support the Nascent Oil and Gas Industry

  • Publication date August 9, 2024
Oil and gas machinery

Guest blog by Ileana I. Ferber, IPP ’22  In the past seven years, I have been immersed and fascinated with local content policies related to the extractive sector (mining, oil, and gas). Once I became comfortable in analyzing and assessing the fitness of these policies to their specific country of origin, I started advocating for…Continue Reading Namibia’s Readiness to Support the Nascent Oil and Gas Industry