by kathy_idesign | Apr 26, 2016 | Creativity, Featured, Leadership
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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 | 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...
by David Castro | Jun 2, 2013 | Creativity, Essays, Leadership
Leading creativity and social innovation requires strong organizational tools. One such tool involves beginning with the right questions. As Einstein wrote, “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative...