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Adventures in Public Policy Implementation: Confronting a Hero Complex in the Quest for the One True Goal

(aka The One with the Giant Marshmallow Monster) Guest blog by Mario Ivan Martija “Select a policy you would like to implement in the next six months” said the IPP program’s instructions. Easy. Having previously led programs that benefited a few Baja California’s industries, choosing another program for a successful short-term implementation would be a walk…Continue Reading Adventures in Public Policy Implementation: Confronting a Hero Complex in the Quest for the One True Goal

Promoting design for global business in Brazil

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Guest blog by Isabel Tarrisse da Fontoura “The flow of life envelopes everything. That’s life: it heats up and cools down, it tightens and then loosens up, it becomes calm and then unrests. What it wants from us is courage”. João Guimaraes Rosa 1. An act of courage The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) program Implementing Public…Continue Reading Promoting design for global business in Brazil

Addressing Youth Unemployment in Ghana through PDIA

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Guest blog by Afua Gyekyewaa IntroductionThe Youth Employment Agency (YEA) of Ghana was created specifically to address the issue of youth unemployment. In 2006 when the Agency was created, the unemployment rate especially among the youth was very high. Facing this challenge, the government set up the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), now YEA, to find…Continue Reading Addressing Youth Unemployment in Ghana through PDIA

Building ownership for growth strategy in Mexico

Guest blog by Agustin Filippo Economic development is predicated under the assumption that it is possible to lift people out of poverty, which is the reason that attracted so many people to the field (myself included). Countries that managed to succeed end up with a diversified and sophisticated product mix. More importantly, these economies are…Continue Reading Building ownership for growth strategy in Mexico

Leading Economic Growth: Adapting the Wyoming Energy Industry

Guest blog by Kaeci Daniels What are some key ideas/learnings that you will take away from this course? 1804 as a communication tool – The 1804 example was a good analogy to get people to understand that the problem is hard to understand. Using this example as a communication tool may be a great way…Continue Reading Leading Economic Growth: Adapting the Wyoming Energy Industry

Developing the national business climate policy for Morocco

Guest blog by Abderrazak Mourchid When I applied for the Harvard Kennedy School IPP training in May 2020, I was looking to build up my capacity in public policy implementation, especially since I was mandated by the Head of Government of Morocco to develop the national business climate policy for Morocco for the next five years….Continue Reading Developing the national business climate policy for Morocco

Supporting women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan

Guest blog by Renata Rubian I have truly enjoyed my experience with the Harvard Leading Economic Growth course. It is a pleasure to experience the dynamics between the brilliant duo – Prof. Ricardo Hausmann and Prof. Matt Andrews – given their approaches and explanations are complementary. Some of my key take away include: (i) Understanding…Continue Reading Supporting women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan