The hidden trade-offs of development
What else changes when a reform succeeds? Reflecting on Michael Woolcock's final lecture at the World Bank, this article explores the hidden trade-offs that shape implementation.
AI Is Transforming Business. Can Government Keep Up?
AI Is Transforming Business. Can Government Keep Up?
AI is moving fast — but government is stuck in pilot mode. While 78% of companies are using AI, just 12% of public agencies have deployed GenAI. The gap is growing. In this post, I unpack why — and what it’ll take for government to catch up, scale up, and lead.
Solving Complex Public Sector Problems: Strategies for Climate Change and Social Policy
Ever wondered why some problems seem impossible to solve? Understanding the difference between complicated and complex problems is crucial in the public sector. In this blog, we explore how issues like climate change and child malnutrition require innovative, adaptive strategies and collaboration across multiple sectors. Learn about practical tools and frameworks that can help you tackle these challenges effectively.
How to Improve Bureaucracy: 3 Practical Strategies for the Public Sector
Three takeaways from Sludge, a book about the bureaucratic burdens of the public sector and how to overcome them, by Cass Sunstein, Harvard Professor and former Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs during the Obama Administration.
Three capabilities governments need to face a global crisis
Good government is built on capabilities. Concrete skills, systems, and processes that can be tracked, learned, and improved. This blog highlights how governments' capabilities play a key role during a crisis and how to measure them.
Who do citizens trust more: politicians or civil servants?
Trust is essential for effective policy implementation and service delivery. In this blog, you’ll find a summary of the Global Trust Worthiness Index 2022 focusing specifically on citizens' trust in civil servants, government ministers, and politicians.
The power behind technology, the human brain
The progress of technology is admirable and sometimes even intimidating. Yet, the human brain is so much more complex and adaptive to learning and social environments than a robot will ever be. A case for early childhood interventions
