Course Curriculum

Chapters and Lessons

  • 1

    Welcome to the Course

    • Welcome Message from The Asia Foundation – Philippines

    • A Warm Welcome by the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    • How do you see yourself in terms of doing policy reform work?
  • 2

    Adaptive Management in International Development

    • An Overview

    • Dr. Nicola Nixon on Adaptive Management

    • Documenting Beliefs in Indonesia

    • Supporting the Growth of Malaysia’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Ecosystem

    • Mark Koenig on Solid Waste Management in Mongolia

    • Bishnu Adhikari on Inter-government Relations in Nepal

    • More references on Adaptive Management

    • Other online resources

    • Let's see what you remember from this chapter

    • Your reflections
  • 3

    The Development Entrepreneurship Approach to Policy Reform

    • What is Development Entrepreneurship or 'DE'?

    • An Introduction

    • The 5-4-3

    • A Deep Dive on Development Entrepreneurship

    • What can you recall about DE?

    • Your reflections
  • 4

    The Development Entrepreneur

    • Who are the Development Entrepreneurs?

    • Predictable and Unpredictable Futures

    • The 5 Key Principles of being a Development Entrepreneur

    • Entrepreneurial Logic, Affectual Reasoning

    • Are you ready to be a Development Entrepreneur?
  • 5

    A Team of Development Entrepreneurs

    • I'm going on a journey, who's coming with me?

    • The 4 Behaviors of a Policy Reform Leader

    • A Team of Development Entrepreneurs

    • Manifesting the Behaviors in an Actual Reform

    • Deep Dive: Learn More about Grit, Candor, Smarter Teams, and Trust

    • Can you recall the lessons from this chapter?

    • Your reflections
  • 6

    Selecting a Policy Reform

    • What makes a "transformative policy reform"?

    • The 3 Criteria for a Transformative Policy Reform

    • Identifying the Main Problem or the "Binding Constraint"

    • A Case Study on Reform Selection: Toix Cerna and Education in the Philippines

    • A Case Study on Pursuing Reform: Toix Cerna and Education in the Philippines

    • The Mintzberg Model

    • Can you recall the lessons from this chapter?
  • 7

    The Tools for Selecting a Policy Reform

    • Am I Doing It Right?

    • The Theory of Change

    • Theory of Change Example and Guide Questions

    • Measures that Matter

    • Example of Measures that Matter

    • Can you recall the lessons from this chapter?

    • Your reflections
  • 8

    Exude the Qualities of a Development Entrepreneur

    • A couple of tools for the Development Entrepreneur

    • The Timeline

    • The Timeline Example and Guide

    • A Coalition Map

    • Coalition Map Example and Guide

    • Your reflections
  • 9

    Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI)

    • What is GEDSI and why is it important?

    • Development Entrepreneurship through a GEDSI Lens

    • GEDSI Assessment

    • GEDSI Assessment Example and Guide

    • Can you recall the lessons from this chapter?

    • Your reflections
  • 10

    Development Entrepreneurship in Practice

    • DE in practice? Yes, it can be done

    • Atty. Erwin Tiamson on Property Rights Reform

    • Shebana Alqaseer on the e-911 Hotline Reform

    • Grace Mirandilla-Santos on Satellite Broadband Reform

    • Atty. Rona Ann Caritos on the Election Reform

    • Julius Hontiveros on Development Intrapreneurship

    • Are you ready to pursue your own policy reform?
  • 11

    Development Entrepreneurship in a Global Scale

    • Is DE Relevant Outside of the Philippines?

    • Case Study: Reducing Plastic Pollution in Kenya

    • Video: Reducing Plastic Pollution in Kenya

    • Case Study: Securing Reserved Seats for Women in Vanuatu

    • Video: Securing Reserved Seats for Women in Vanuatu's Municipal Council

    • Case Study: Securing Legal Recognition for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia

    • Your reflections
  • 12

    Your Policy Reform Idea

    • An Invitation for the DE Fellows Program

    • Submit your Theory of Change
  • 13

    Parting Thoughts

    • Renew your Development Entrepreneurship Competencies

    • A Final Word from Sam Chittick