Multimedia Cases

Climate Resilience in New York City: The Battle over East River Park

Publication Date: November 28, 2023

What makes climate change different as a policy challenge? Why is it so hard to solve? And how can we balance the need for the right technical solutions with the importance of having the process be as democratic and participatory as possible?The...

Youth Impact: Testing the Replicability of Proven Programs

Publication Date: September 14, 2023

Botswana-based nonprofit organization Youth Impact was interested in replicating a well-known HIV prevention program in Kenya. Youth Impact’s founders, Moitshepi Matsheng and Noam Angrist were looking to address staggeringly high rates of...

Police-Mental Health Collaborations: Lessons on Scaling and Leadership

Publication Date: August 17, 2023

Scaling public programs is a challenging task that requires thoughtful planning and purposeful leadership. Pilot programs often result in astounding outcomes that leave stakeholders excited and eager to expand the initiative. However,...

A User-Centered Design Process for Data-Driven Policymaking

Publication Date: August 22, 2023

Well-conceived, user-friendly data visualizations have the potential to bring fresh perspectives derived from analyzing, visualizing, and presenting data to inform evidence-based policymaking. This case uses the Metroverse project from the...

Addressing Racial Disparities at the Massachusetts Probation Service

Publication Date: July 12, 2023

What does it take to bring about meaningful change that produces good results where racial disparities are concerned? If we want institutions to be responsive and equitable, what will it require? This multimedia case study examines the efforts...

LasTesis and the New Feminist Anthem: Performing against Moral Violence in Chile and Beyond

Publication Date: November 17, 2022

In 2019, over ten thousand women took the streets in Chile to engage in a collective performance called Un Violador en Tu Camino (“A Rapist in Your Path”). Similar to a flash mob, the crowds chanted and moved in sync, demanding an...

An Intractable Challenge? HIV Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Zambia

Publication Date: March 4, 2022

This multimedia case is set in the Southern African country of Zambia, where the rates of HIV new infections, especially among adolescent girls and young women, remain high in spite of recent government efforts. After laying out the history of...

Crianca Feliz: Brazil’s Ambitious Early Childhood Program

Publication Date: April 30, 2021

In October 2016, Brazil launched one of the largest home visiting programs in the world—Criança Feliz (or Happy Child). The flagship program aimed to reach the country’s most vulnerable pregnant women and young children. Even...

Pratham: The Challenge of Converting Schooling to Learning in India

Publication Date: November 18, 2020

This multimedia case brings video, text, and graphics together to offer a rare, immersive experience inside one of the developing world's most pressing challenges, low levels of learning. Pratham, counted among India's largest non-profits, has...

LaToya Cantrell, Mayor of New Orleans: A Political ‘Outsider’ Takes Charge of City Hall

Publication Date: October 28, 2019

This multimedia case blends 13 short videos, a text narrative, and assorted images to tell the story of LaToya Cantrell, the first woman elected mayor of New Orleans in 2017. A native of Los Angeles, Cantrell was also the first...

Colombia’s Peace Negotiations: Finding Common Ground After 50 Years of Armed Conflict

Publication Date: December 4, 2017

By the time they sat down to negotiate in secret, in February of 2012, the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas had been fighting for almost 50 years. Thousands had died, millions had been displaced. Ending a conflict with such deep...

Peace and Justice in Colombia: Finding a Balance After 50 Years of War

Publication Date: December 4, 2017

The concept of transitional justice has been at the heart of many efforts to end major conflicts in nations where mass atrocities have been committed. A core element in that approach is accountability for the crimes committed by the various...