Building State Capability at Harvard University

Building State Capability Podcast

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The Building State Capability (BSC) program researches strategies and tactics to build the capability of public organizations to implement policies and programs. BSC has developed the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach, a process of facilitated emergence which focuses on problems (not solutions) and follows a step by step process (not a rigid plan) that allows for flexible learning and adaptation. PDIA is a learning by doing approach that helps organizations develop the capability to solve complex problems while they are actually solving such problems.

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LTC 4: Lessons in Crisis Communications and Response 07.04.2020 33:25

Learn more about Peter Harrington: https://www.opml.co.uk/people/peter-harrington Read our Public Leadership through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis

LTC 3: Lessons from Leading Through the Ebola Crisis 03.04.2020 38:44

Learn more about Tolbert G. Nyenswah, MPH: https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/2734/tolbert-g-nyenswah Read our Public Leadership through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis

LTC 2: Applying Lessons from Experience to COVID-19 28.03.2020 24:06

In this BSC podcast, Shruti Mehrotra shares her lessons learned from working on political, economic, and humanitarian crises with Professor Matt Andrews. Read more in this blog post: https://buildingstatecapability.com/2020/03/25/public-leadership-through-crisis-10-lessons-from-experience/ You can also read our Public Leadership through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leader...

LTC 1: A Virtual Discussion with Prof. Matt Andrews (March 27, 2020) 27.03.2020 37:27

Read BSC's Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis Listen to Prof. Matt Andrews podcast with Shruti Mehrotra of Open Society Foundation on Applying Lessons from Experience to COVID19 : https://harvardbsc.simplecast.com/episodes/applying-lessons-from-experience-to-covid-19 Read Peter Harrington's blog post on Coronavirus and behavio...

Episode 10: Managing Difficult Conversations Effectively 20.03.2020 19:30

Learn about our Implementing Public Policy Executive Education course and apply today: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/ipp Find more information on the Harvard Project on Negotiation: https://www.pon.harvard.edu/ . About Prof. Robert Wilkinson: Robert Wilkinson teaches courses on negotiation and leadership, specializing in team and group dynamics. He is on the faculty at the Kennedy School of Gover...

Audio Policy Paper 2 - Public Policy Failure: ‘How Often?’ and ‘What is Failure, Anyway’? 13.03.2020 56:08

Read the Public Policy Failure: ‘How Often?’ and ‘What is Failure, Anyway’? working paper: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/publications/public-policy-failure Learn more about Building State Capability: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/ Apply for our Implementing Public Policy Executive Education course: https://go.hks.harvard.edu/l/378242/2020-01-27/899ky

Audio Policy Paper 1 - How Cities Erode Gender Inequality: A New Theory and Evidence from Cambodia 10.02.2020 49:52

In this BSC Audio Policy Paper, Dr. Alice Evans, Lecturer at King's College London and BSC Faculty Associate reads her paper "How Cities Erode Gender Inequality: A New Theory and Evidence from Cambodia". To read the paper: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/publications/how-cities-erode-gender-inequality-new-theory-and-evidence-cambodia To learn more about BSC: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu

Episode 9: Building Effective Teams 17.01.2020 21:52

To learn more about the Implementing Public Policy executive education course, visit www.hks.harvard.edu/EE/IPP . About Prof. Monica Higgins: Monica Higgins joined the Harvard faculty in 1995 and is the Kathleen McCartney Professor of Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) where her research and teaching focus on the areas of leadership development and organization...

PDIA in Practice 12: Thinking Big and Small 25.12.2019 11:31

Part 12: Thinking big and small Welcome to Part 12 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving complex development problems. More than 1,500 development practitioners in 90 countries have used...

PDIA in Practice 11: Designing and Learning from Your Iteration 19.12.2019 15:12

Part 11: Designing and learning from your iteration Welcome to Part 11 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving complex development problems. More than 1,500 development practitioners in 90...

PDIA in Practice 10: Building and Maintaining Authorization 11.12.2019 17:10

The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series Part 10: Building and maintaining authorization Welcome to Part 10 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving com...

PDIA in Practice 9: Crawling the Design Space for Possible Solutions 04.12.2019 9:27

The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series Part 9: Crawling the design space for possible solutions Welcome to Part 9 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to so...

PDIA in Practice 8: Sequencing - Using change space analysis to identify entry points 27.11.2019 11:27

Part 8: Sequencing: Using change space analysis to identify entry points Welcome to Part 8 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving complex development problems. More than 1,500 development...

PDIA in Practice 7: Deconstructing Problems 20.11.2019 8:55

The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series Part 7: Deconstructing Problems Welcome to Part 7 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving complex development...

PDIA in Practice 6: Constructing Problems 13.11.2019 9:15

The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series Part 6: Constructing Problems Welcome to Part 6 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving complex development pr...

PDIA in Practice 5: People as The Source of Capability in PDIA 06.11.2019 14:46

The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series Part 5: People as the source of capability in PDIA Welcome to Part 5 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving c...

PDIA in Practice 4: PDIA to Escape 30.10.2019 10:41

The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series Part 4: PDIA to Escape Welcome to Part 4 of the Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast series. This 12 part series, based on a video series used for our PDIA online course, will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving complex development problems....

PDIA in Practice 3: Building the Capability You Need 23.10.2019 21:52

The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results Podcast is a 12 part series that will walk you through the PDIA or Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach to solving complex development problems. 1,500 development practitioners in 90 countries have used the PDIA approach. Visit www.bsc.hks.harvard.edu for more information about PDIA or download our free DIY Toolkit: https://bs...

PDIA in Practice 2: Techniques of Successful Failure 16.10.2019 13:54

PDIA in Practice 1: The Big Stuck and Capability for Policy Implementation 10.10.2019 11:03

Episode 8: PDIA in Action: Challenges and Experiences 01.03.2019 17:13

Interview recorded on March 1, 2019.

Episode 7: Public Policy Failure 09.02.2019 28:29

To learn more about the Implementing Public Policy executive education course, visit www.hks.harvard.edu/EE/IPP . To read the Public Policy Failure paper, visit https://bsc.hks.harvard.edu/publications/public-policy-failure-how-often-and-what-is-failure-anyway/. // https://bsc.hks.harvard.edu /// Interview recorded on January 18, 2019. About Matt Andrews: Matt Andrews is Senior Lecturer in Public...

Episode 6: Overcoming the Global Despondency Trap: Strengthening Corporate Accountability in Supply Chains 12.12.2018 16:49

Why do global collective action problems persist, and how do we overcome them? Drawing on 140 interviews with campaigners, politicians, and businesses in 10 European countries, Dr. Alice Evans' research suggests that many activists are stuck in a despondency trap. Never seeing radical reform, they lower their ambitions, and invest in more feasible but sub-optimal alternatives. This creates a negat...

Episode 5: PDIAToolkit - A Guide to Solving Complex Problems 01.11.2018 21:29

The PDIA toolkit is designed to guide you through the process of solving complex problems which requires working in teams. We call it a Do-it-Yourself (DIY) kit, where the ‘you’ is a committed team of 4-6 people mobilized to work together to solve a complex problem that cannot be solved by one person. Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA), is a step-by-step approach which helps you break down...

Episode 4: Politicizing Inequality: The Power of Ideas 01.11.2018 14:29

Interview recorded on November 1, 2018.