Guest blog written by Fatima Kakuri Coming to Harvard to do this course, my goal was to gain advanced thought and greater insight into public policy concepts, theories, elements, types and stages of policy making, I was caught up in a subliminal whirlwind of nervousness and feeling out of place before starting the course, as…Continue Reading Highlighting Experience and Learning in Nigeria
Practice Makes Purpose
Guest blog written by Eleanor Sarpong, Maggie Jones, Marco Mastellari, Mohamed Hejres This blog is written by the alumni of the Implementing Public Policy Executive Education Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Alumni of this program become part of HKS’s Implementing Public Policy Community of Practice. These are the first set of Moderators of this Community. This is…Continue Reading Practice Makes Purpose
IT Project for a Pay Transparency Initiative in Canada
Guest blog written by Judith Buchanan My Implementing Public Policy (IPP) journey began with enthusiasm (and was mostly sustained throughout). Having previously attended a Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education course – Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies – I was keen to attend the course. I knew that, not only would the course be…Continue Reading IT Project for a Pay Transparency Initiative in Canada
The Big Stuck: Updated
written by Lant Pritchett The PDIA approach to building state capability grew out of a sense among practitioner/academics (or “pracademics”) that (a) organizational capability for implementation was key to success—as, if not more important the adoption of new policies or the creation of new programs and (b) that the existing models (both in the mainstream…Continue Reading The Big Stuck: Updated
Creating a Workplace Culture of Continuous Learners and Self-Starters in the U.S.
Guest blog written by Theresa Burnett I came to the program thinking I had a good idea about how to make things happen in the workplace. I had some idea of policy implementation and the challenges of government organizations. All that said, I learned that I did NOT have an organized, step-by-step approach to address…Continue Reading Creating a Workplace Culture of Continuous Learners and Self-Starters in the U.S.
Register for our Implementing Public Policy (online) Program
Are you a public policymaker frustrated with the limited impact of your government’s policies? Do you see many policy ideas starting out with promise but ending up incomplete or ineffectively implemented? Are you trying to improve implementation? If so, you are not alone. There is no more important time than now to convene policymakers and practitioners…Continue Reading Register for our Implementing Public Policy (online) Program
Lost in Authorization in Japan
Guest blog written by Marcello Milanello “The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you”. Despite the advice from Bob Harris, a protagonist role played by a melancholic Bill Murray, in the movie ‘Lost in translation’, he remains pessimistic and bland for the entire journey…Continue Reading Lost in Authorization in Japan
Changing the Way we do Business in the U.S. through Data Sharing
Guest blog written by Rachel Cychosz Sharing. It’s the concept of “using, occupying, or enjoying something jointly with others” or “giving a portion of something to others”. It’s a concept that I’m confident most people learned as young children. It’s a simple concept, that’s why we learn it as children, because it’s something that can…Continue Reading Changing the Way we do Business in the U.S. through Data Sharing
PDIA is a Journey about How to Engage
Guest blog written by Eleanor Sarpong My first reaction when I was introduced to the course on IPP via email was hesitation- “Really how different will this course be to others on implementing public policy?” I asked. I was particularly anxious to know how to navigate the political minefield that often hamper public policy implementation….Continue Reading PDIA is a Journey about How to Engage
Listen to our sixth virtual discussion on Leadership Through Crisis
On May 1st, 2020, we hosted a sixth virtual discussion with Matt Andrews, who answered audience questions on his new Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series. Thank you to ALL those who attended our sixth session and for engaging with us. If you missed the session, you can listen to it here or in the player below. https://harvardbsc.simplecast.com/episodes/ltc10-a-virtual-discussion-with-prof-matt-andrews-may-1-2020 BSC’s…Continue Reading Listen to our sixth virtual discussion on Leadership Through Crisis