Falling in love with the problem, not the solution
Guest blog by Kyle Novak “Fall in love with the problem, not your solution.” It’s a maxim that I first heard spoken a few years ago by USAID’s former Chief Innovation […]
Building State Capability
The Lack of Decentralization of Power: Delivery of Public Service in Liberia
Guest blog by W. Lawrence Yealue, II Firstly, my expectation was to learn strategies and approaches to Implementing Public Policies. My expectation was exceeded by this program. The manner in which […]
Lack of diversity in Mongolian exports: Effects on employment & productivity
Guest blog by Suzanna Sumkhuu Over the past 4 years, I have been working at the country’s development policy planning reform, streamlining legislative, institutional and policy mechanisms. On this journey, I […]
Developing Economic Complexity in Western Australia’s remote, sparsely populated regional centres
Guest blog by Giles Tuffin 1. Some of the key insights I have learnt include: Just because your region produces raw goods (like iron ore) doesn’t mean that you should be […]
Keys to Unlocking Policy Locks: Legal Education in Ukraine
Guest blog by Artem Shaipov Having earned in 2018 a certificate for successful completion of the online series “The Practice of PDIA: Building capability by delivering results” offered by Building State […]
The case for a New Development Strategic plan in Cameroon
Guest blog by Boris Owona, Senior Civil Administrator at the Cameroon Prime Minister’s Office I started this IPP program after completing the Emerging Leaders and Public Financial Management programs with a […]
Tackling limited diversification and decreasing exports in Ethiopia
Guest blog by Yilma Nati Tefsu I want to start my answer to the final week of this amazing course by saying something different, something that has nothing to do with […]
Helping Current and Future Adolescent Girls Requires Bailing Out the Boat but Also Fixing the Hole
Guest blog written by Michelle Kaffenberger, Kirsty Newman, Marla Spivack Guaranteeing quality education for every girl requires a two-pronged approach: bailing out the boat and fixing the hole in its […]
Panama Embassy official writes about promoting US-Panama trade ties
Guest blog by Franklin Morales, Head of Commercial and Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Panama in the United States. A few years ago, I became a diplomat of my […]
Resiliency amidst adversity: Applying PDIA in the Philippines
Guest blog by Florida P. Robes Enrolling in Harvard Executive Education, specifically availing the “Implementing Public Policy Online” certificate course is one of the best decisions I have made in my […]