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    March 21, 2023

    Are you a public policymaker frustrated with the limited impact of your government’s policies? Do you see many policy ideas starting

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    Broadening the Sense of ‘Us’: Exploring LEG Principles in Western Australia

    January 18, 2023

    Guest Blog by Pippa Hepburn, LEG ’22 When we started Leading Economic Growth (LEG) ten weeks ago, I was confused

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    written by Salimah Samji Building State Capability (BSC) empowers public organizations to find local solutions to local problems and to

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    written by Salimah Samji Implementation is often the Achilles heel of good policy. Yet there is dearth of practical tools

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Addressing growth challenges in Jordan

Published on January 5, 2023

Guest blog by Rami Alhadid, LEG ’22 Most of the challenges that faces any country’s economic stance are complex and not easy to solve. However any complex problem can be break down to be manageable

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Reflections on using PDIA to drive policy reforms during political turmoil

Published on December 21, 2022

Guest blog by Ana Iorga, IPP 2021 When I joined the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program of Harvard’s Building State Capability, I had flashbacks of my MBA program from a decade ago. I was both

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BSC 2022: The Year in Review

Published on December 14, 2022

written by Salimah Samji Building State Capability (BSC) empowers public organizations to find local solutions to local problems and to improve the implementation of their policies and programs. BSC has developed Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation

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Tackling corrupt taxation practices in Trinidad & Tobago through PDIA

Published on December 13, 2022

Guest blog by Amrita Deonarine, IPP 2021 I came across this methodology of Problem-driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) in 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic when global energy prices plummeted, triggering supply shocks, demand

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Morocco’s Semi-Final Soccer Capabilities

Published on December 12, 2022

written by Matt Andrews A preamble to my views on Morocco Earlier this year I wrote a paper and a blog on why African countries struggle to win in global soccer. I argued that teams

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Implementing Public Policy in Maryland: The Journey is the Final Destination

Published on December 9, 2022

Guest blog by Chelsea Hayman, IPP 2021 Initially, I signed up for the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Online course with the hopes to help my department secure more sustainable funding for our regular operations. Several

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Tackling Challenges of Raising Minimum Wage in Nigeria using PDIA

Published on December 5, 2022

Guest blog by Abubakar Shuaibu, IPP 2021 Fulfillment is an indispensable and fundamental index that can be employed in the assessment of any worthwhile project, goal, or journey. My 13-week learning journey, an unforgettable and

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Practicing the Art of Implementation

Published on November 29, 2022

written by Salimah Samji Implementation is often the Achilles heel of good policy. Yet there is dearth of practical tools focused on how you get things done. You can have the best policy, the money, the

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Supporting vulnerable children in South Africa using lessons from IPP Online Course

Published on November 28, 2022

Guest blog by Lungile Magqibelo, IPP 2021 I am employed by the government of South Africa in the Department of Social Development which has a core mandate of providing social welfare services to marginalized and

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Driving Mental Health Reforms in Australia using the PDIA approach

Published on November 21, 2022

Guest blog by Kerry Hawkins, IPP 2021 When I signed up for Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Online course, I thought it would be a lot of implementation theory within a public policy setting, possibly with

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