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Minimizing impaired driving in Colorado using insights from IPP course

Guest blog by Michelle Stone, IPP 2021 My expectations for the Public Policy Implementation course were to gain a broader perspective and strategies on how to implement sound public policy, with creative and innovative solutions. I wanted to learn how to engage and develop conversations even when various industry members’ perspectives are divergent while being…Continue Reading Minimizing impaired driving in Colorado using insights from IPP course

Implementing Public Policy (IPP) and the Art of Sticking with Problems

Guest blog by Maurya West Meiers, IPP 2021 I began the 2021 Implementing Public Policy (IPP) online course thinking that I would come away with tools and approaches to solve problems. I knew that the IPP course is organized around the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach. Working in international development, I’m confronted every day with problems….Continue Reading Implementing Public Policy (IPP) and the Art of Sticking with Problems

My IPP Journey in Louisiana: The World Got Smaller as the Process Deepened 

Guest blog by Delery Rice, IPP 2021 The COVID pandemic offered many challenges and horrible outcomes for so many people across the world. If I find myself searching for anything that resembles a positive result produced over the last two years, I would undoubtedly pick my experience with Harvard Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy (IPP)…Continue Reading My IPP Journey in Louisiana: The World Got Smaller as the Process Deepened 

PDIA — or for me, Please Do It Atypically

Guest blog written by Leticia Born, IPP 2021 It took me some time to really understand what PDIA (Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation) is all about. By the end of the IPP Online I was able to expand my thinking beyond having access to useful tools that will support me in identifying realistic ways of thinking about…Continue Reading PDIA — or for me, Please Do It Atypically

Understanding Implementing Challenges: PDIA to address inconsistent regulation in UAE telecom and digital authority

Guest blog by Dr. Naser Salmeen I am currently working as a Policy Enforcement Manager in the telecommunication and digital regulatory authority (TDRA) in the UAE. My role with (TRDA) specifically focuses on developing related enforcement policies and processes, and assessing the compliance of concerned departments within TDRA’s issued regulatory enforcement framework. Additionally, according to my…Continue Reading Understanding Implementing Challenges: PDIA to address inconsistent regulation in UAE telecom and digital authority

Implementing good decisions in my life: Applying IPP to the judicial system in Colombia

National Capitol, Colombia

Guest blog written by Catalina Mesa Ramirez The best decision at the right time. When we felt that a pandemic had overtaken us, when we observed that despite scientific progress in the creation of the long-awaited vaccine against Covid 19, its different sub-classifications were still a threat to humans and even more importantly, becoming vulnerable…Continue Reading Implementing good decisions in my life: Applying IPP to the judicial system in Colombia

Civil unrest and misinformation in South Africa

A fire burning in the middle of the street in South Africa

Guest blog written by Collin Mashile A few weeks before the closing date, I received an e-mail request from my then Authoriser (Acting-Director General) to consider applying for the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Implementing Public Policy Program (IPP).  Her exact words: “there is this amazing academic from South Africa, Professor Matt Andrews, he is offering…Continue Reading Civil unrest and misinformation in South Africa

Inclusion of youth in public and private decision-making bodies in France

Guest blog written by Fadila Leturcq “Le savoir est une arme” (“Knowledge is a weapon” in English) is a recurring punchline in French rap lyrics and one that resonates with me when I take the time to reflect on my journey through the IPP program. “Le savoir est une arme ” suggests that learning, acquiring…Continue Reading Inclusion of youth in public and private decision-making bodies in France