Edward S Mason Senior Lecturer in International Development at Harvard Kennedy School, focused on what+how governments do to serve citizens: govern well folks!
Massachusetts, USA
Joined February 2011
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As many know I'm using Gemini to generate AI videos for my new blog series.… here is one on the federal debt paradox. Why this? Why us? Why now? youtu.be/7h_CnY1VFxo
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Everyone says the US debt is a problem, but no one seems to treat it as a priority... Blog 2 in my new series. bsc.hks.harvard.edu/everyone…
I just launched a new blog series on the US federal debt. I'm using Gemini produced explainer videos to go with the written materials. Here is video 1. youtu.be/DHVbX8ZWjHM
A new blog post series begins... bsc.hks.harvard.edu/a-40-tri…
So many people come to trainings and learn new things but don’t have the time to put them into practice when they go home … this course is for you bsc.hks.harvard.edu/engage/t…
We have an asynchronous course on owning your time coming up … the first of many short, low cost, accessible courses from building state capability at Harvard… join today bsc.hks.harvard.edu/engage/t…
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Everything about this goal... 🤤
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Development policy and management is about policy work governments undertake to improve or discover what’s new … how do we do that is the question? bsc.hks.harvard.edu/2024/02/…
Redefining development policy and management: It is less about countries or geographically located people and more about the challenges policy actors face – in all countries and geographies – that require an element of change for novelty and improvement. bsc.hks.harvard.edu/2024/02/…
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Apply for Strategies for Inclusive Growth by March 25, 2024!
This @HKSExecEd program, led by @ricardo_hausman and @governwell, will equip you with the framework, tools, and networks to drive inclusion-driven economic policy to advance shared prosperity ▶️ bit.ly/47XUF2n
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Join @ricardo_hausman & @governwell for @HKSExecEd Strategies for Inclusive Growth!
This spring, leaders will rethink the practice of economic policy, from design to implementation during their week at @Kennedy_School.
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Apply for Strategies for Inclusive Growth by March 25, 2024!
This @HKSExecEd program, led by @ricardo_hausman and @governwell, will equip you with the framework, tools, and networks to drive inclusion-driven economic policy to advance shared prosperity ▶️ bit.ly/47XUF2n
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Here's my post on Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation and why it's a better way to improve schools improvingteaching.co.uk/2021…
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I've suggested Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation offers a better route to school improvement.
This great case @HarvardBSC study shows how @funda_wande's programme design and authorisation approach followed PDIA principles.
A few highlights below:
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"In the policy world, giant leaps typically lead to bigger failures. Taking smaller leaps, or iterative steps, is a more nuanced and strategic approach to policy implementation."
Guest blog by Lucas Martinez, IPP '22
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"I realized I could maximize the techniques we learned on campus with the challenges we had at the Foundation; Promoting child development by improving care quality in public & private institutions."
Guest blog by Miriam Gastélum Aispuro, IPP '22
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"At the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), we implemented PDIA and reduced the timeframe for granting loans to MSMEs & found solutions to improve the turnaround time for employability training."
Guest blog by Tejumola Abake Abisoye, IPP '22
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"If we manage to improve education, we can improve people’s quality of life and generate a more robust and positive socioeconomic dynamic."
Guest blog by @AntonioASaad IPP '22
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📢Read the latest @EducationNext article by Jishnu Das on how market dynamics affect the performance of public and private schools:
No School Stands Alone educationnext.org/no-school-…
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"Being able to trust people to do the task at hand and trust that they will do it well, is a key to success...The more I trust in delegation, the easier it makes my time management. "
Guest blog by @ecipriani, IPP '22
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"Everyone works at their best when their own values are aligned with the policy goals, with teams that grow bigger and become more committed and motivated along the way."
Guest blog by Agustín I. Filippo, IPP '22
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