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Insights from Applying PDIA in the Education Sector

written by Salimah Samji Over the past three years, we have engaged on research titled “Understanding How Education Systems Build Capability, Innovate and Improve their Practices” as part of the […]

Can PDIA become a regular part of how a government works?

Institutional change is part of the theory of change of PDIA – scaling through the diffusion of new ways of thinking and greater problem-solving know-how. And once a community of practice reaches critical mass across an eco-system, a tipping point can happen where the eco-system becomes generally more open to novelty, where success is a more effective route to legitimacy, and where leadership is oriented towards value creation.

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Promoting design for global business in Brazil

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 […]

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Managing Public Finances for the Future

Written by Matt Andrews I have been part of a creative team teaching an executive course on public finance for over a decade. This team has spent lots of time […]