Hispanics….where has the GOP gone wrong? Ana Navarro, will talk about her campaign experiences and the mistakes made in policy, campaign tactics, resource allotment, message and messenger.  Guests include: Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Room: L166 His ...

Running a Presidential Campaign in a Freak Show World.   Guest Matt Rhoades, Campaign Manager Romney for President 2012.   Managing a presidential campaign is like running a billion dollar startup whose every move is scrutinized by the media and criticize ...

Government Shutdown Guest: Joe Klein, political columinst for Time Magazine and Fall 2013 Shorenstein Fellow In light of recent events, Ms. Mills and Joe Klein will discuss the effects of the government shutdown on America's businesses.   Room: L166 ...

Networked economy What is the impact of the networked economy? Social and commercial technologies have collided with macroeconomic forces like the recession and the failure of big hierarchical institutions. This convergence has changed the way people cons ...

A Conversation with Governor Deval L. Patrick: Reflections on An Improbable Political Journey and Perspectives on the Obama/Patrick Era We will spend some time with the 71st Governor of the Commonwealth, the 2nd African-American elected to serve as Govern ...

What campaigns do The basic challenge every campaign faces is deciding which voters it needs to engage  and which it should ignore — and then among them where, when, and how to allocate resources and direct messages. We’ll start by stepping back, to under ...

Introduction to Study Group by IOP Fellow, Ana Navarro. What is a pro-immigration reform, pro-gay rights, (fairly) young, Hispanic woman doing in the Republican Party? Ana Navarro was the Natl Hispanic Co-Chair for John McCain 2008 and Huntsman 2012. She ...

Laying the Groundwork for a Presidential Run (or…What the 2016 Aspirants are Doing Right Now)  Every four years, a number of Americans make the decision to run for the highest office in the land.  It’s an enormous decision with great personal and public c ...

Job Creation: The Impact of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs Small businesses are the driver of the U.S. economy, creating two out of every three net new jobs.  But not all small businesses are created equal: high-growth entrepreneurial companies-- and ...

As a society, we are undergoing one of the most significant macrolevel shifts in our lifetimes: the shift from centralized hierarchies to decentralized networks. We’re just starting to see how this affects governments, cultures, industries, and individual ...