Cases

Harvey Mudd College: Promoting Women in Computer Science through Inclusive Education

Publication Date: June 17, 2021

In 2005, the faculty of the computer science department at Harvey Mudd College reviewed its statistics on gender matriculation. A long-time goal of the department had been to increase the...

Leading Civic Engagement Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: June 7, 2021

This practitioner guide accompanies HKS Case 2224.0. These three cases are stories of city officials leading civic engagement and public participation in pursuit of public goals. From a...

Leading Civic Engagement: Three Cases

Publication Date: June 7, 2021

These three cases are stories of city officials leading civic engagement and public participation in pursuit of public goals. From a variety of different positions in city government, the...

By Design: The Thinking Behind Uruguay Crece Contigo Betting on the Power of Personal Connection (B)

Publication Date: May 20, 2021

This is the second case in a two-case set that explores why likeminded policymakers in Uruguay and Chile, focused on the same basic problem, made very different choices in designing a...

By Design: The Thinking Behind Uruguay Crece Contigo Planners Mull Ambitious Early Childhood Model in Chile (A)

Publication Date: May 20, 2021

This is the first case in a two-case set that explores why likeminded policymakers in Uruguay and Chile, focused on the same basic problem, made very different choices in designing a...

Cuna Más: Peru’s Home Visiting Program Evolves into a Comprehensive Early Childhood Development Strategy

Publication Date: May 5, 2021

The first case in this series describes the creation and initial expansion of Cuna Más, a national home visiting program in Peru. This second and final case in the series picks up a few...

Change at the Speed of Trust: Advancing Educational Opportunity through Cross-Sector Collaboration in Louisville Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: March 19, 2021

This Practitioner Guide accompanies HKS Case 2215.0. At the turn of the twenty-first century, Louisville, Kentucky, found itself in the middle to the back of the pack among peer cities along...

Change at the Speed of Trust: Advancing Educational Opportunity through Cross-Sector Collaboration in Louisville

Publication Date: March 19, 2021

At the turn of the twenty-first century, Louisville, Kentucky, found itself in the middle to the back of the pack among peer cities along a number of key measures of prosperity and quality...

Growing Pains: How a Dutch Cross-Agency Team Took on Illegal Marijuana Production in Residential Areas Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: March 16, 2021

This practitioner guide accompanies HKS Case 2213.0. In June 2015, a task force convened in the Netherlands to consider cross-sectoral approaches to fighting organized crime in the south of...

Growing Pains: How a Dutch Cross-Agency Team Took on Illegal Marijuana Production in Residential Areas

Publication Date: March 16, 2021

In June 2015, a task force convened in the Netherlands to consider cross-sectoral approaches to fighting organized crime in the south of the country, particularly in the homegrown marijuana...

Driving Change in São Paulo Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: March 9, 2021

This practitioner guide accompanies HKS Case No. 2214.0. In 2016, after many months of negotiation, the City of São Paulo approved a new ordinance regulating Transportation Network Companies...

Driving Change in São Paulo Epilogue

Publication Date: March 9, 2021

This epilogue accompanies HKS Case No. 2214.0. In 2016, after many months of negotiation, the City of São Paulo approved a new ordinance regulating Transportation Network Companies (TNC)...