Tackling gun violence in Birmingham, Alabama
Guest blog by Crystal Smitherman Being a new and young politician, I knew I had a lot of learning to do in the political sector. I had a lot of energy […]
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Promoting Equitable Investment and Job Generation in Fort Worth, Texas
Guest blog by Robert Sturns When I began the Leading Economic Growth program, my goal was really driven by a desire to understand how we could have a more equitable distribution […]
What Scrabble-playing Monkeys Have to Do with Contractors in Texas: Lessons from Leading Economic Growth
Guest blog by Maggie Jones Finding contractors in Texas right now is hard. Really hard. Finding contractors to work on a niche federally-funded home repair program with lots of red tape […]
Honoring the memory of a lost child: A father’s inspirational pursuit of policy change
Guest blog by Anjan Chimaladinne On August 13, 2016, my 16-year-old son passed away unexpectedly and suddenly. My wife and I have established scholarships in his name at his high […]
Navigating innovations in U.S. emergency services with PDIA
Guest blog by Ken Bailey I have been privy to the legislative and public policy process for well over 10 years, mostly with an amateurish understanding and certainly lacking the tools […]
‘Don’t be so invested in the solution that you’re unwilling to change course’
Guest blog by Alexandra Bhatti What an exciting, challenging, eye-opening learning and growing experience this has been for me. When I first explored the course, I was skeptical about the ratio […]
Tackling workforce development in Tampa, FL using PDIA
Guest blog by Ocea Wynn When enrolling in the IPP Online, my initial thoughts were that this would be a course extensively focused on theory with very little practical application. I […]
Reimagining policing and passing reparations in Asheville, NC
Guest blog written by William Young There is nothing in the United States of America that policy does not dictate. In a world where politics touches nearly every aspect of our […]
Implementing the Vision Zero plan in Lancaster, PA
Guest blog written by Cindy McCormick Before this course, as an engineer that’s spent most of my career in the private sector, and four years working in municipal government, I never […]
Tackling Access to Affordable and Quality Childcare in Burien, Washington
Guest blog written by Harman Bhullar, Sasinat Chindapol, Crystal Collier, Doreen King, Jingli Yan On the problem … In the dark, feeling for this shapeless beast, Even when you think […]