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Over its first decade, the Center for Effective Government’s Civic Leadership Academy has strengthened the nonprofit sector and government in Chicago by developing emerging and high-potential leaders in those areas.

“People told me that grad school would change the way I approach problems, and that certainly has proven true.”

“Understanding the divide between objective and subjective data is critical because no data can truly capture all the subjectivities of humans. That understanding is especially important for policy applications since it can potentially impact millions of

Participants learned the fundamentals of applied behavioral science and thinking about how to incorporate lessons learned in their own programs.

“A central government needs to consider geographic, social, political, and economic disparities among regions when setting policies. Otherwise, those policies tend to fail.”

In its sixth year, the Pearson Global Forum brings together academics, activists, policymakers, and students with the aim of preventing, resolving, and recovering from conflict.