This program consists of online, on campus, and action learning components divided into three phases over the five-month program. Phase 1 (Three Weeks): The online modules
Phase 2 (One Week): The on campus program in Cambridge, MA.
Phase 3 (Fourteen Weeks): The online action learning component Program Fee: The program fee includes tuition, housing and most meals during your phase 2 on campus program, and curricular materials.
Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Public Leadership and Public Policy concentrations. This program can also be used as a third program for any concentration in the Executive Certificate series.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): This program aligns with one or more Executive Core Qualifications.
New public policy ideas that promise to solve many of society’s problems are constantly emerging in governments, nonprofit and corporate organizations across the world. Unfortunately, studies show that more than half of these ideas fail during implementation, thus falling short of achieving their intended—and much needed—results.
Why is policy implementation failure so common? What can be done to overcome challenges and roadblocks so that we can achieve successful policy outcomes more frequently and make real change happen?
Implementing Public Policy is designed to equip policymakers around the world with both the skills to analyze policies, as well as the field-tested tools and tactics to successfully implement them. The program is innovative and practical. It builds on the traditional executive education program experience through a five-month engagement that blends online, on campus, and applied action learning.
This program follows a blended learning format offering a combination of both online and on campus learning, as well as action learning components—where new ideas are applied to daily implementation challenges. The program will be delivered over a period of five months and will include four components.
Three Weeks Online: You will complete an online component that will allow you to reflect on your implementation challenge and consider several issues, such as: are your stakeholders in favor of this change? How will politics affect it? What is your budget?
One-Week On Campus: At Harvard, you and your peers will be immersed in an intense, interactive environment with Harvard faculty and practitioners to discuss your respective challenges, and explore different implementation methods that could help achieve your policy goals.
Fourteen Weeks Action Learning: Once you return to your organization, you will continue to work on your implementation challenge using the tools and tactics you learned while at Harvard. You will continue to engage with faculty and fellow participants in an online moderated environment, sharing your experiences, learning, challenges, and breakthroughs.
Community of Practice: Members can expect optional monthly virtual events and meetings with Implementing Public Policy alumni and faculty.
TIME COMMITMENT
Phase I Online – 3 Weeks
Phase II On Campus – 1 Week
Phase III Online - 14 Weeks
During the program, you will explore different implementation methods that could help achieve your policy goals, with a focus on Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation.
