Guest blog written by Mitchell Rusu What an incredible journey this has been! Coming into this course, I really didn’t know what to expect. I was excited about attending classes at Harvard Kennedy School, but did not realise the tremendous learning opportunity that was awaiting me. I’ve been working in the private sector my entire…Continue Reading PDIA Application in the UK Private Sector
Jumping the Wall
Guest blog written by Mohamed Hejres I applied for this course as I was seeking clarity on best practice and innovation that would support my organization. The issue that I had identified was the methods that the Bahrain government adopted towards addressing, designing, advocating and implementing public policy initiatives. I was seeking ways that my…Continue Reading Jumping the Wall
Don’t be Afraid to Change
Guest blog written by Joshua Higginbotham Coming into the course, I felt overconfident in my own policy-making abilities. Now, I realize that I don’t know as much as I thought I did, and that’s a good thing! My assumptions about the course were that it would be like any other professional development experience, the cliché…Continue Reading Don’t be Afraid to Change
PDIA Helped Me Find My Way and My Voice
Guest blog written by Yasmine Robinson At first I was not sure how PDIA would be applicable to what I do as an urban planner, but as I listened to Matt’s first lecture about why policies fail, lightning struck. Over the years I had witnessed the adoption of many policies that were not successful for…Continue Reading PDIA Helped Me Find My Way and My Voice
Engage with the People in the Place
Guest blog written by Julia Martin “PDIA is about engaging with the people in the place.” If I think back to the last few months, this line from Matt’s blog strikes a chord. Coming into the course, I really had a serious case of the “not enoughs” – not enough experience, not enough expertise, not…Continue Reading Engage with the People in the Place
Enhancing the employability of young people in Guinea
Guest blog written by Thierno lliassa Balde The Guinean tertiary education and Technical Education and Professional Training (TVET) system is dominated by programs that do not meet the needs of the labor market. Inappropriate orientation of training is a major cause of programs’ lack of relevance to business requirements. The system lacks scientific, technical, and…Continue Reading Enhancing the employability of young people in Guinea
Finding Family through Process Improvement in the U.S.
Guest blog written by Maggie Jones Trey’s words hung in the air. Would you like to go to Harvard? A million thoughts ran through my head as I watched the unsuspecting traffic pass outside my office. Of course I wanted to go. I had to go. As soon as “yes” stumbled out of my mouth…Continue Reading Finding Family through Process Improvement in the U.S.
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 my parent department i.e. Income tax Department or in my secondments to the Ministry of Human Resource Development and now in the Ministry of Fisheries,…Continue Reading Motivation Sustains Passion the PDIA way
The Legitimacy of Performance and Problem Oriented Institutional Development in Ethiopia
Guest blog written by Etambuyu A Gundersen I had very high expectations of the course and what I was going to get out of it in terms of gaining not only new knowledge but also important skills in policy implementation that would assist me in my job. The course went above and beyond my expectations….Continue Reading The Legitimacy of Performance and Problem Oriented Institutional Development in Ethiopia
Solving Complex Problems in Albany
Guest blog written by David Galin Coming into this course, I was under the impression it was going to help me better understand the nuances of implementing policy from a roadmap that was created for every situation. I was a bit nervous we would be taught a rigid set of procedures on how to implement…Continue Reading Solving Complex Problems in Albany