Building State Capability at Harvard University

Resolving Public Problems with Purpose.

The Building State Capability (BSC) program at Harvard Kennedy School researches strategies and tactics to build the capability of public organizations to implement policies and programs. The BSC team uses the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach, a process of facilitated emergence that focuses on problems (not solutions) and follows a step-by-step process (not a rigid plan) that allows for flexible learning and adaptation.