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Building State Capability Podcast

by Building State Capability at Harvard University

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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Episodes

  1. Episode 6: Structure (6 of 6)

    To learn more about Marshall Ganz’s work and the five key practices of people, power, and change, check out: Practicing Democracy Project: As Marshall’s faculty-led program, the Practicing Democracy Project leverages its position at a major research university and educational gathering place for...

  2. Episode 5: Action (5 of 6)

    To learn more about Marshall Ganz’s work and the five key practices of people, power, and change, check out: Practicing Democracy Project: As Marshall’s faculty-led program, the Practicing Democracy Project leverages its position at a major research university and educational gathering place for...

  3. Episode 4: Strategy (4 of 6)

    To learn more about Marshall Ganz’s work and the five key practices of people, power, and change, check out: Practicing Democracy Project: As Marshall’s faculty-led program, the Practicing Democracy Project leverages its position at a major research university and educational gathering place for...

  4. Episode 3: Storytelling (3 of 6)

    To learn more about Marshall Ganz’s work and the five key practices of people, power, and change, check out: Practicing Democracy Project: As Marshall’s faculty-led program, the Practicing Democracy Project leverages its position at a major research university and educational gathering place for...

  5. Episode 2: Building Relationships (2 of 6)

    To learn more about Marshall Ganz’s work and the five key practices of people, power, and change, check out: Practicing Democracy Project: As Marshall’s faculty-led program, the Practicing Democracy Project leverages its position at a major research university and educational gathering place for...

  6. Episode 1: Intro to Leadership and Organizing (1 of 6)

    To learn more about Marshall Ganz’s work and the five key practices of people, power, and change, check out: Practicing Democracy Project: As Marshall’s faculty-led program, the Practicing Democracy Project leverages its position at a major research university and educational gathering place for...

  7. A Decade of Building State Capability - Kirk Gibson

    Learn more about BSC's engagement with The Voice Inc in Papua New Guinea. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  8. A Decade of Building State Capability - Joana Bento and Danielle Serebro

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  9. A Decade of Building State Capability - Sampath Kumar

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  10. A Decade of Building State Capability - Ricardo Hausmann

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts. To learn more about what's discussed in this podcast, visit Leading Economic Growth's webpage, read about our work in Sri Lanka and Albania, and visit...

  11. A Decade of Building State Capability - Rebecca Trupin and Prateek Mittal

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts. To learn more about Rebecca and Prateek's PDIA journey, read their BSC blog post or read about PDIA in Action.

  12. A Decade of Building State Capability - Cara Myers

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts. To learn more about Cara's work, visit Mozambique School Lunch Initiative, read this BSC blog post, or read this HKS magazine article.

  13. A Decade of Building State Capability - Michael Woolcock

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  14. A Decade of Building State Capability - Andrew Lawson

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  15. A Decade of Building State Capability - Awa Touray

    To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  16. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Doran Moreland

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  17. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Chinenye Uwanaka

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  18. Episode 16: Nangamso Mtsatse on helping kids to read for meaning and calculate with confidence in South Africa

    Links Funda Wande through the Lens of PDIA: Showcasing a Flexible and Iterative Learning Approach to Improving Educational Outcomes [RISE Insight Note] by Samji & Kapoor: https://riseprogramme.org/publications/funda-wande-through-lens-pdia-showcasing-flexible-and-iterative-learning-approach Funda...

  19. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Urkhan Seyidov

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  20. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Maggie MacDonald

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  21. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Bandi Mbubi

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  22. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Etambuyu Gundersen

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  23. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Yasmine Robinson

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  24. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Pascale Dahrouj

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  25. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Olga Yulikova

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  26. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Mitchell Rusu

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  27. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Jorida Zeneli

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  28. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Kwabena Boakye

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  29. Episode 15: Getting Real about Unknowns in Complex Policy Work: A Conversation with Matt Andrews

    Read Getting Real about Unknowns in Complex Policy Work by Matt Andrews

  30. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Eleanor Sarpong

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  31. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Mohamed Hejres

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  32. Episode 14: Pivoting Education Systems in a Crisis - Lessons from Woburn, MA Public Schools

    In this BSC podcast, Director Salimah Samji interviews Matt Crowley, Superintendent of the Public School District in Woburn, MA. They discuss how this school system pivoted to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of collaboration and adaptability when leading through a...

  33. The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Maggie Jones

    Learn more about our Implementing Public Policy executive course and apply to be part of our next cohort. To learn more about Building State Capability (BSC), visit the website, access the PDIA toolkit, read BSC blog posts, and listen to the podcasts.

  34. Episode 13: Building Communities of Practice: A Conversation with ELGL's Kirsten Wyatt

    Learn more about the Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) organization: https://elgl.org/. Listen to the GovLove podcast interview with BSC Director Salimah Samji: https://elgl.org/podcast-solving-complex-problems-with-salimah-samji-harvard-kennedy-school/.

  35. Episode 12: Making Space for Purpose-Driven Work in Bureaucracies

    Learn more about Dan Honig's research and contributions to the field of international development, and stay tuned for his forthcoming book titled 'Mission-Driven Bureaucrats'. Read Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States by Erin Metz McDonnell. Read South...

  36. Episode 11: Juba Peace Talks in Uganda & the Story of Joseph Kony

    Read the HKS Case Study on the Juba Peace Talks. Read Bargaining with the Devil by Robert Harris Mnookin. Read Timing and Ripeness by I. William Zartman. Read Theories and Indicators of Change: Concepts and primers for conflict management and mitigation paper. Watch relevant videos on the…

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  37. LTC 14: Budgeting in Times of Crisis: Interview with Sandra Naranjo

    In this BSC podcast, Salimah Samji interviews Sandra Naranjo, Former Minister of Planning Development in Ecuador, who was in government when an earthquake of historic magnitude struck the country in 2016. Sandra shares how she contributed to the country's response and recovery and what she…

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  38. LTC 13: Message in a battle: Why communications matter in a pandemic

    Learn more about Peter Harrington: https://www.opml.co.uk/people/peter-harrington. Read Building State Capability's Public Leadership through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis. Listen to other Leading through Crisis podcast interviews and event...

  39. LTC 12: Empowering Work and Learning, Even if Things Seem Chaotic

    Learn more about Prof. Mark Moore: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/mark-moore. Read our Public Leadership through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis.

  40. 4P Model for Strategic Leadership: Projection (4 of 4)

    Listen to our podcast with Rob Wilkinson on the first P: Perception: https://harvardbsc.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-7-4p-leadership-framework-perception. Listen to our podcast with Rob Wilkinson on the second P: Process:...

  41. 4P Model for Strategic Leadership: People (3 of 4)

    Listen to our podcast with Rob Wilkinson on the first P: Perception: https://harvardbsc.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-7-4p-leadership-framework-perception. Listen to our podcast with Rob Wilkinson on the second P: Process:...

  42. LTC11: Sources & Tips to Manage Burnout

    Learn more about Harry Flecther-Wood: https://improvingteaching.co.uk/about/. Read our Public Leadership through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis.

  43. LTC10: A Virtual Discussion with Prof. Matt Andrews (May 1, 2020)

    Read BSC's Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis.

  44. LTC9: Lessons from Graham T. Allison on Leading through Crisis

    Learn more about Graham T. Allison: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/graham-allison. Read our Public Leadership through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis.

  45. LTC 8: A Virtual Discussion with Prof. Matt Andrews (April 24, 2020)

    Read BSC's Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis.

  46. 4P Model for Strategic Leadership: Process (2 of 4)

    Listen to our podcast on the first P: Perception: https://harvardbsc.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-7-4p-leadership-framework-perception. Read Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagelman: https://www.amazon.com/Incognito-Secret-Lives-David-Eagleman/dp/0307389928. Read Getting to…

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  47. LTC 7: A Virtual Discussion with Prof. Matt Andrews (April 17, 2020)

    Read BSC's Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis.

  48. 4P Model for Strategic Leadership: Perception (1 of 4)

    Read Errors in Social Judgement by Robert J. Robinson: https://store.hbr.org/product/errors-in-social-judgment-implications-for-negotiation-and-conflict-resolution-part-2/897104 Read Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen:...

  49. LTC 6: A Virtual Discussion with Prof. Matt Andrews (April 10, 2020)

    Read BSC's Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis

  50. LTC 5: A Virtual Discussion with Prof. Matt Andrews (April 3, 2020)

    Read BSC's Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series: https://bsc.cid.harvard.edu/public-leadership-through-crisis

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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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