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Improving Access to Quality Employment for Vulnerable Young Mothers Using PDIA Approach in Romania

  • Publication date May 18, 2023
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Guest blog by Oana Toiu Why are there high chairs and heavy mahogany bookcases and tall ceilings and actual silk flags and the most serious of fountain pen in the office of key decision makers in policy? It looked like a weird travel machine to the XIX century for me, when I started my State…Continue Reading Improving Access to Quality Employment for Vulnerable Young Mothers Using PDIA Approach in Romania

Declining Downtown Densification in Western Canada: Problem Definition is the Foundation to Getting it Right

  • Publication date May 4, 2023
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Guest blog by Dawn Kobayashi I had the absolute privilege of attending the IPP program on behalf of Harvard Bloomberg. I had the internal belief that I had some inkling knowledge about public policy….I was completely incorrect.  I now understand why its called “Implementing Public Policy” because the implementation is the most difficult part of…Continue Reading Declining Downtown Densification in Western Canada: Problem Definition is the Foundation to Getting it Right

Increasing Enrollment in a Senior Citizen Employment Program in MA

  • Publication date April 19, 2023
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Guest blog by Danielle Bayer, Julia Lemesh, Othmane Ouhaddach, Konstantin Usov, Nanako Yamaguchi The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a federally funded community service and work-based job training program for low-income Americans who are 55+ years old. A program authorized by the Older Americans Act, SCSEP provides training for low-income, unemployed seniors, many…Continue Reading Increasing Enrollment in a Senior Citizen Employment Program in MA

Exploring Labor Market Challenges in Bogotá, Colombia

  • Publication date April 4, 2023
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Guest blog by Soraya Mohideen, Shunta Takino, Michaela Tobin, Akinobu Toyoda, Andres Valenciano Writing a team constitution seemed like a tedious step, but it was vital and something that we recognized as beneficial in other contexts. The process of developing a constitution got every team member to think about what a well-functioning and effective team…Continue Reading Exploring Labor Market Challenges in Bogotá, Colombia

Inclusive Growth in the City of Bristol, UK

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Guest blog by Kevin Slocombe, IPP ’22 Why are we only delivering against some of the promises we made to the city in the election? Why are only some of our key programmes to deliver inclusive growth being realised? The Mayor of Bristol, UK was elected on a platform based around inclusive and sustainable growth;…Continue Reading Inclusive Growth in the City of Bristol, UK

Utilizing Growth Diagnostic Tools on Growth Challenges in Australia

Guest Blog by Tim Larkin, LEG ’22 There are many learnings that I am taking away from this course as every week I learnt something new. The main learnings included: My growth challenge developed in Assignment 2, was slightly redefined in Assignment 6 due to ideas that I learnt during the intervening weeks. Specifically, I realized…Continue Reading Utilizing Growth Diagnostic Tools on Growth Challenges in Australia

Top Insights from “Leading Economic Growth”

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Guest Blog by Dina Alzubi, LEG ’22 Below are some key ideas/learnings that I took away from this course 1. Taking time to construct and deconstruct the problem is important: the course really emphasized for me the importance of spending enough time constructing and deconstructing the problem at hand. Tools like the fishbone diagram and identifying…Continue Reading Top Insights from “Leading Economic Growth”

Understanding Economic Complexity, Knowhow and Inflation in Ethiopia

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Guest Blog by Sisay Biru Melese, LEG ’22 I have learned a lot form this course. It may be one of the best courses I have ever taken.  It is interesting to categorize problems as complex and complicated. Most economic growth problems are complex in nature. Such kinds of problems demand the PDIA approach to solve.  Most…Continue Reading Understanding Economic Complexity, Knowhow and Inflation in Ethiopia

My Takeaways from LEG

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Guest Blog by Sanni Ahmed, LEG ’22 Here are some of my key ideas/learnings from this course: This is a blog series written by the alumni of the Leading Economic Growth Executive Education Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. 71 Participants successfully completed this 10-week online course in May 2022. These are their learning journey stories….Continue Reading My Takeaways from LEG