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Leading Economic Growth: and my journey of continuous learning!

  • Publication date August 15, 2023
Wind and solar clean energy options

Guest blog by Christi Bell, LEG’23 Having spent my career as an economic development practitioner, I’ve taken many courses, have a certificate in economic development, and have worked well beyond 10,000 hours on complex challenges. The Harvard – Leading Economic Growth (LEG) class, reinvigorated by spirit, helped wash the rust from some tools and repackaged…Continue Reading Leading Economic Growth: and my journey of continuous learning!

Building The Wave

  • Publication date July 19, 2023
Wave crashing

Written by Lant Pritchett My main objective is to cross-post this Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) blog, Learning From What We Do and Doing What We Learn: What We Gain from a Solution-Search Approach to Building State Capacity by Susana Cordeiro Guerra, manager of Institutions for Development (IFD) at IDB. But in doing so, would like…Continue Reading Building The Wave

Visualizing the Problem in Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation

  • Publication date July 11, 2023
Chopped tree trunks in the forest

Guest blog by Pheakkdey Nguon Often times, as a technical expert, I am brought into a situation to try to address a policy problem, for example, illegal deforestation and its associated trade. The expectation is to get to the solutions or to be at a place where feasible recommendations for moving forward toward solutions are…Continue Reading Visualizing the Problem in Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation

High HIV Incidences Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

  • Publication date June 27, 2023
Red ribbon symbolizing HIV

Guest blog by Masindi Mashapha PDIA is influencing my outlook at a personal level because how I am managing my PhD study has changed drastically. While using the project management processes, I try and balance time and quality. I use learning and leads, moreover the iteration that brings different, improved, sometimes confusing results….Continue Reading High HIV Incidences Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa

Using PDIA in Addressing the Non-Competitive and Inefficient Free Zone Scheme in Nigeria

  • Publication date June 20, 2023
Civic Towers, Lekki, Lagos Nigeria

Guest blog by Adesoji Adesugba My participation in 2022 Implementing Public Policy was timely and rewarding. IPP is the second program under the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education series I have participated. The first was Leading Economic Growth, which I completed last December. The IPP program has exposed me to new policy ideas through shared…Continue Reading Using PDIA in Addressing the Non-Competitive and Inefficient Free Zone Scheme in Nigeria

Addressing the Lack of Employment Opportunities in Southern Mexico

  • Publication date June 13, 2023
Colorful street in Mexico

Guest blog by Agustín I. Filippo For you all considering or going through the IPP course, be ready for a transformational experience. If you’re like most of the people I met here, troubled, and somewhat frustrated with current practice in your development practice, you’ll get an amazing lot from joining. The closer you are from…Continue Reading Addressing the Lack of Employment Opportunities in Southern Mexico