Using PDIA to Improve Public Education in Brazil
written by Salimah Samji In August 2021, we began an engagement with Instituto Sonho Grande (ISG) in Brazil to build the capability of public servants working in secretariats of education in the […]
Implementation
Alleviating homelessness in Toronto
Guest blog by Rob Graham My public policy implementation challenge is the alleviation of homelessness in Toronto. The problem is getting worse as evidenced by the increasing number of homeless, the […]
Building resilience into U.S. government functions
Guest blog by Adam Harrison IPP Learning Journey: Learning in the Age of Pandemic In early 2020, I was lucky enough to be selected into the Harvard Kennedy School’s executive education […]
Building a coordinated service delivery model in the U.S. using PDIA
Guest blog by Debra Porchia-Usher Initial Expectations I entered IPP Online Course with excitement and with the expectation that guidance would be provided to simplify the proposed ‘public policy challenge’ facing […]
PDIA for Delivery Facilitation
written by Matt Andrews We at the Building State Capability program (BSC) have been working directly with governments for over a decade now; focused on helping agents in those governments […]
How often do public policies really fail? A question to help you escape the policy futility trap
written by Matt Andrews Last week I blogged about the ‘public policy futility trap’ in which countries get stuck when a negative feedback loop institutionalizes itself in the public policy […]
Finding the Fringes of Formality: Organizational Capability in Street-Level Bureaucracies in Brazil
Guest blog written by Susana Cordeiro Guerra Why is it that, despite the abundant resources invested and the largely favorable macroeconomic conditions that have prevailed until recently, middle-income countries have been […]
If you want to Do Development Differently but it sounds too hard…
written by Matt Andrews Arnaldo Pellini recently wrote an interesting personal blog post about the Doing Development Differently workshop and manifesto. He concludes with, “I agree with these ideas and I […]
The PDIA Anthem
Need help decoding the acronym PDIA? Check out the PDIA anthem. This Anthem uses the Instrumental from Mos Def – Mathematics. It was made by a very talented student as […]
Introducing The DDD Manifesto
We are delighted to release The DDD Manifesto as an outcome of the 2014 Doing Development Differently (DDD) workshop. In late October, a group of about 40 development professionals, implementers […]