Cuna Más: Peru’s Early Childhood Program Struggles to Maintain Quality as It Scales Up

Publication Date: January 29, 2018

In 2012, amid much fanfare, Peru’s President Ollanta Humala launched an ambitious program on early childhood development called Cuna Más. The program, based on a successful home visiting intervention in Jamaica, was designed to...

Money & Morals: The Minimum Wage and the American South

Publication Date: December 27, 2017

In 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10. To the surprise of no one, Congressional Republicans blocked the move, as they had a similar proposal the year before...

Detroit’s Troubled Waters: Race, Politics, Bankruptcy & Regionalism

Publication Date: December 22, 2017

Regional governance, by contrast to municipal or state control, is the best level of government to tackle certain public functions—or at least, so it seems to most urban planners. Yet in many parts of the United States, it is all but...

Choosing the Road Less Traveled: How Cycling Took Hold in Copenhagen

Publication Date: December 18, 2017

In the first two decades of the 21st century, Copenhagen has vaulted to international attention for its enthusiastic bicycle culture and infrastructure. While it’s tempting to dismiss this accomplishment as inherently easy because it took...

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...

First Respond: The Challenges of Marketing Social Mission in China (Chinese Version)

Publication Date: October 24, 2017

First Respond is a for-profit Chinese social enterprise focused on developing emergency services with the mission of making China a safer place. In China, there is a severe lack of first aid awareness and systems, and to fill this gap, First...

Christine Lagarde

Publication Date: Sept 20, 2017

The case covers the youth and career trajectory of Christine Lagarde, across her time at Baker & McKenzie, as a minister in the Government of France, and as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The case highlights the...

Values-Based Leadership Across Difference: The Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela

Publication Date: September 19, 2017

On December 10, 2013 more than 90,000 South Africans gathered at the FNB Stadium in Soweto outside of Johannesburg to mourn the death of the country’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. At the stadium, several dignitaries addressed the...

First Respond: The Challenges of Marketing Social Mission in China

Publication Date: August 28, 2017

First Respond is a for-profit Chinese social enterprise focused on developing emergency services with the mission of making China a safer place. In China, there is a severe lack of first aid awareness and systems, and to fill this gap, First...

Improving the Flow of People: The Victoria Station Redesign

Publication Date: August 27, 2017

Transport for London is in charge of an extensive network of Underground (metro) stations, some of which are more congested than others. This case looks at capacity planning, with the heavy-traffic Victoria Station as its primary focus. The case...

Building a Community Organizing Organization: Serbia on the Move

Publication Date: August 23, 2017

In Serbia, citizens are reluctant to become politically active but young leaders Babović and Stojicic, the case protagonists, are determined to prod their peers into taking a stronger role in the country’s government. Using community...