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Matt, Salimah, BSC Fellows and Assistants holding the PDIA in Action book

A half-empty glass and the joy of “failing forward”

Person refusing money

Guest blog by Silverio Zebral Filho I’ve started my PDIA journey 6 months ago, interested in gaining a deeper learning about alternative approaches to tackle a wicked (ill-defined, multi-sourced, technically complex and politically sensitive) problem in the context of large institutional divergence (weak rules, strong social norms), lack of state capacity, declining interpersonal trust and…Continue Reading A half-empty glass and the joy of “failing forward”

Fast-tracking Nigeria’s economic recovery

Guest blog by Member Feese When I registered for the course my conception of public policy was the public definition – a course of action developed by a government in response to public problems. However, I was pleasantly surprised when the course began. I realised that public policy is not only for government but for all…Continue Reading Fast-tracking Nigeria’s economic recovery

Reassessing what it means to problem-solve in Laos

Guest blog by Samantha Blake Rudick When I was in middle school, I was part of a program called “Problem Solving.” The concept was one big problem would be presented and then, in a group, students would break this problem down into twenty smaller problems. They would then select one of these smaller issues and come…Continue Reading Reassessing what it means to problem-solve in Laos

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 anticipated that if practical examples were presented, they would be so-far removed from the realism of local government work that this course would be another…Continue Reading Tackling workforce development in Tampa, FL using PDIA

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 hot topic in various cities including my hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut. As Connecticut’s largest city, Bridgeport is home to over 145,000 people, the majority of…Continue Reading Police reform in Bridgeport through PDIA: A radical approach to an old problem

‘IPP helped my transition from the private sector to the public sector’

Guest blog written by Giannis Skiadaresis Being part of this very exceptional course was a great opportunity for me to alter the way I was coping with challenges and to find solutions to problems that I was facing in my day-to-day work. Implementing Public Policy was a very unique chapter in my personal development, which coincided…Continue Reading ‘IPP helped my transition from the private sector to the public sector’

Encouraging Nigeria’s youth to engage in agribusiness

Guest blog written by Murtala Mohammad Abubakar The understanding of Public Policy Implementation became a necessity for me after my appointment as the Senior Special Assistant on SDGs to the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. My career path has, up till then been in the Private sector where the main aim is profiteering as…Continue Reading Encouraging Nigeria’s youth to engage in agribusiness

Reimagining policing and passing reparations in Asheville, NC

Guest blog written by William Young There is nothing in the United States of America that policy does not dictate. In a world where politics touches nearly every aspect of our lives, we are surrounded by public policy. How do we get to that point? The point where policy is implemented into our daily lives, known…Continue Reading Reimagining policing and passing reparations in Asheville, NC

Working on trade in Mexico from Sao Paulo

Guest blog written by Oscar Benitez We all experienced the turmoil caused by Covid-19 in 2020. We will spend years trying to describe how it became a huge setback for every activity and economic sector. In my case, I spent several months putting on hold most of the projects of the year, to eventually seeing them…Continue Reading Working on trade in Mexico from Sao Paulo

Countering Radicalization in France

Police officers approaching a crowd with French flag in background

Guest blog written by Mer Carattini, Sasha Mathew, Imara Salas, Kishan Shah, Katie Wesdyk The PDIA process taught us how to turn a ‘wicked problem’—a highly complex tangle of many problems with high uncertainty—into manageable components that we can begin to address. We learned a strategy for how to deconstruct an abstract problem with the…Continue Reading Countering Radicalization in France