by David Castro | Apr 18, 2015 | Creativity, Culture, Essays, Featured, Leadership, Politics
God grant me… courage to change the things I cannot change. Much of what happens in our world leaves us initially speechless. Last year I watched the video of the death of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old African-American boy with a toy gun whom a policeman shot and...
by David Castro | Feb 24, 2015 | Creativity, Culture, Essays, Leadership, Politics
As Dante wrote sometime in the 13th century, the darkest places in hell are reserved for those who try to preserve their neutrality in a time of great moral crisis. Time to take a stand. I’ll make this simple. Lynne Abraham should be the next mayor of...
by David Castro | Sep 1, 2014 | Creativity, Culture, Essays, Featured, Genership, Leadership
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. –Albert Einstein I had the pleasure recently of serving as a faculty member for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s newly launched national fellowship, the Community Leadership Network. The Foundation had...
by David Castro | Feb 24, 2014 | Culture, Education, Essays, Technology
The Philadelphia Journal of Social Innovations has published my thought piece on school design. Check it out!
by David Castro | Nov 4, 2013 | Culture, Essays, Leadership
Just Us In my former life as an Assistant District Attorney, I interacted regularly with police and detectives. One of them introduced me to a well-worn expression that served as a sort of philosophical view from behind the badge: Justice is just us. As a lawyer I...
by David Castro | Sep 30, 2013 | Creativity, Culture, Education, Essays, Leadership
Message to Our Team at I-LEAD Today: “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.” This is a big day for our entire team. I am happy to announce that after months of quiet work and planning, the CNA Building at 401...