Civil unrest and misinformation 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 […]
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Civil Registration in Sierra Leone: A hero won’t save the day, applying PDIA might
Guest blog written by Laura Michelle Delgado Van Demen A year after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the perception that our team working on the establishment of a Civil Registration and […]
Complexity is Simple with PDIA
Guest blog written by Ahmad Aljazaeri After many years working in the for-profit private sector, I moved about two years ago into a government-owned company that was set up several […]
An unexpected journey: ‘One fish in your hand is worth more than two in the river’
Guest blog by Raphaël Kenigsberg Integrate the Millennial generation into strategic decision-making and implementation During the Covid-19 crazy crisis, I had a dream, shared by many: what would the world […]
Countering Radicalization in France
Guest blog written by Mer Carattini, Sasha Mathew, Imara Salas, Kishan Shah, Katie Wesdyk The PDIA process taught us how to turn a ‘wicked problem’—a highly complex tangle of many […]
It is the journey, not the destination that truly matters
Guest blog written by Deepa Singal Participating in the Executive Education program, “Implementing Public Policy” at the Harvard Kennedy School was a dynamic, motivating and humbling experience. Our global cohort consisted […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 18: Who are Political Leaders and What is their Role?
written by Matt Andrews I have used a few blogs to discuss the need for governments to reorganize when facing crisis, adopting flat, fast and flexible structures. There are various […]
Public Leadership Through Crisis 8: You’re not ready. No one is. Prepare to work differently
written by Matt Andrews I have spent 7 posts discussing leadership challenges in crisis for the leader herself or himself; what the individual needs to get ready and steady to […]
Motivation Sustains Passion the PDIA way
Guest blog written by Upamanyu Basu I am a career bureaucrat from India and my job responsibilities have always revolved around implementing public policy – whether in my postings in […]
Improving Tax Compliance in Uganda
Guest blog written by Doris Akol My previous experience with public policy has hitherto been mainly as a formulator of organizational policies which are then implemented by other units and […]