Institutional change is part of the theory of change of PDIA – scaling through the diffusion of new ways of thinking and greater problem-solving know-how. And once a community of practice reaches critical mass across an eco-system, a tipping point can happen where the eco-system becomes generally more open to novelty, where success is a more effective route to legitimacy, and where leadership is oriented towards value creation.
Guest blog written by Karrie McLaughlin When Indonesia decentralized just over 20 years ago, it did so partly on the promise that bringing services closer to citizens would help to […]
Guest blog written by Jamison Hicks The PDIA toolkit has yet again proven to be both useful and effective in providing organizations with the structural means to continually monitor and […]
Guest blog written by Peter Harrington When he started his blog series on crisis leadership on these pages, Matt Andrews asked: can public leaders navigate high winds and big waves […]
written by Matt Andrews This is the second of four blogs addressing questions about political engagement in crisis response organization. The questions are: Who are political leaders and what roles […]
Guest blog written by Maggie Jones Public sector work is not for the faint at heart. Over a 48-hour period, you may experience a rollercoaster of emotions including: Inspiring others […]
Guest blog written by Cara Myers It was March of 2016 and the rains had completely failed for a second year in southern Mozambique. Farming families had no crops. Children […]
Guest blog by Mark Heyward Much is made these days of doing development differently, of adaptive programming, and thinking and working politically. Devpolicy Blog featured a series of articles on […]
Guest blog written by Paul von Chamier In 2011 the World Development Report shed some light on the extent of the challenges that drive premature load bearing, a concept discussed […]
Guest blog written by Annisaa Rachmawati, Agusti Padmanisa, Yossy Rachmatillah, and Senza Arsendy. This is a team of four development practitioners working for an education program in Indonesia, INOVASI, that […]
