Category: Region

Building Bridges to Economic Growth in Laramie, Wyoming  

A drone shot of Laramie Wyoming neighborhood's cityscape with greenery, sunlight and cloudy sky

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) course taught by Professor Matt Andrews and Ms. Salimah Samji at HKS. As a team of development and policy practitioners, during Spring 2024, we used…Continue Reading Building Bridges to Economic Growth in Laramie, Wyoming  

Improving Saudi Arabia’s role in International Space Legislation

The al Khobar water tower photographed after dusk. Saudi Arabia

Guest blog by Khaled Emam, Tim Freeman, Sergii Telenyk, Anupama Thekkinkat Vadukkoot When we started our PDIA journey in the first week of the spring term, we knew little about the rollercoaster of learning that we were about to board. Although we come from different parts of the world, study distinct fields, and work in…Continue Reading Improving Saudi Arabia’s role in International Space Legislation

Developing an All-Encompassing Regulatory Approach to Space Laws, Saudi Arabia

The King Abdullah Financial District "KAFD" located in the city of Riyadh

Guest blog by Abdullah Altaleb, IPP’23 Prior to joining IPP, I knew that having some unknown unknowns in public policy work is inevitable. Knowing what you know is for sure beneficial but knowing what you do not know and turning that into something you know is invaluable. During the program, I was able to identify…Continue Reading Developing an All-Encompassing Regulatory Approach to Space Laws, Saudi Arabia

Navigating the Ukrainian Refugee Housing Crisis in MA using PDIA 

Houses with a downward pointing arrow

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 by Professor Matt Andrews during our initial Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) sessions in late January 2024, resonated deeply as we, Team Maya, embarked on…Continue Reading Navigating the Ukrainian Refugee Housing Crisis in MA using PDIA 

Empowering Papua New Guinea’s Youth through Art

People sit out side the terminal near a beautiful mural at Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Guest blog written by Hananiah Dickson, Nelson Kokoa, Jasmine Kuliniasi, Emmanuel Wanya In the heart of Papua New Guinea, where the rich tapestry of tradition and culture intertwines, our team: Radical Renaissance, stands resolute in our mission. Comprising four individuals from Art Activism PNG, we are on a quest to tackle a daunting challenge –…Continue Reading Empowering Papua New Guinea’s Youth through Art

Reimagining the Future of Wyoming

Group photo at HKS

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 about group-work as we did in this course. Oftentimes, work is not mobilized or its potential remains unmet because people are struggling to align and…Continue Reading Reimagining the Future of Wyoming

Commuting Challenges in New Orleans: It’s been Quite a Ride! 

Group photo collage

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, our team was tasked with learning and applying Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) to understand what this statement meant to us—and what it meant for…Continue Reading Commuting Challenges in New Orleans: It’s been Quite a Ride!