Are you wondering why the policy you have developed to address a pressing issue for your community or organization fails to deliver results? You are not alone.
IPP is an HKS Executive Education program designed to equip policymakers around the world with both the skills to analyze policies, as well as the field-tested tools and tactics to successfully implement them.
The program is innovative and practical. It builds on the traditional executive education program experience through a seven-month engagement that blends online, on campus and applied action learning.
During the program, participants will explore different implementation methods, with a focus on Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA). In an action-learning environment, including robust peer engagement and application to your work with the support of faculty, participants will have time to work on their implementation challenge, apply their learning to their own context, reflect on their experiences, and become part of a global community of practice.
The program will include four components over the course of seven months: one month online, one-week on campus, five-months action learning, and joining a community of practice upon program completion.
IPP Reach
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Practitioners Trained
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Countries
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Months of Training
IPP Podcast Series
This 15-part series titled “The Practice of Resolving Public Problems” features interviews with alumni of our Implementing Public Policy (IPP) executive program at the Harvard Kennedy School. The episodes focus on how our alums are using the PDIA tools and approach in designing and implementing public policy.
IPP Related Research
Why do public policies fail? Categorizing the challenges blog post by Matt Andrews
Public Policy Failure: ‘How Often?’ and ‘What is Failure, Anyway’? paper by Matt Andrews
Implementing Public Policy: Is it possible to escape the ‘Public Policy Futility’ trap? blog post by Matt Andrews
Escaping Capability Traps through Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) paper by Matt Andrews
IPP Learning Journey Blogs
IPP Community of Practice
Participants who successfully complete the program join the Harvard Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy Community of Practice – a network of professionals committed to improving public policy implementation around the world. See blog posts below to learn more about this community and the experience of our moderators.
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