BSC video 25: Real problem driven reform
Solving problems that matter ensure that you are doing something contextually relevant. In this video, Matt Andrews, uses an example of civil service reform in Uganda to illustrate how constructing […]
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BSC video 24: Selling solutions vs. solving problems
When asked to name a problem, people often name a solution (i.e. the lack of a solution). This leads to designing typical, business as usual type of interventions without addressing […]
BSC Video 23: Putting the typology framework together
An analytical typology can help you answer the question, building capability to do what? In this video, Lant Pritchett synthesizes the four analytical questions you need to ask in order to […]
BSC Video 22: is there a known technology for your activity?
An analytical typology can help you answer the question, building capability to do what? This is the last of four videos that addresses the analytical questions you need to ask […]
BSC Video 21: Is your activity a service or an obligation?
An analytical typology can help you answer the question, building capability to do what? This is the third of four videos that addresses the analytical questions you need to ask […]
BSC Video 20: Is your activity locally discretionary?
An analytical typology can help you answer the question, building capability to do what? This is the second of four videos that addresses the analytical questions you need to ask […]
BSC Video 19: Is your activity transaction intensive?
An analytical typology can help you answer the question, building capability to do what? This is the first of four videos that addresses the analytical questions you need to ask […]
BSC Video 18: Why do we need a typology?
An analytical typology can help you answer the question, building capability to do what? In this video, Lant Pritchett uses animals and buildings to illustrate how a typology of implementation […]
BSC Video 17: Isomorphic Mimicry in Uganda and Melanesia
The systems and structures in development are focused heavily on form and not function. In this video, Michael Woolcock uses examples in Uganda and Melanesia to illustrate what happens when […]
BSC Video 16: Isomorphic Mimicry in Argentina
Mimicry is an effective strategy for governments to get short-term support from external development organizations. However, it is an ineffective strategy for building long-term capability. In this video, Matt Andrews […]