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Gleason Group Blog http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Mar 2018 22:44:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I Stand For Carolyn. Shifting the Local Narrative to the Real Priority. This week members of  The Children's Movement of Fresno helped to rally citizens throughout the city of Fresno in a push for the chance to compete for $37.3 million in the DOE's Race for the Top grant for schools.  In a video petition urging the Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno ... http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2012/11/03/i-stand-for-carolyn-shifting-the-local-narrative-to-the-real-priority/ Hope. The Oxygen of Human Societies. The Secular Prophet , an article published this weekend in the Wall Street Journal after the passing of Steve Jobs, shapes an important conversation about the reality of our desperate need for hope as a human society. Mr. Crouch who is the editor-at-large of Christianity Today Magazine provides a context for considering the secular ... http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2011/10/09/hope-the-oxygen-of-human-societies/ A Gangsters Path to Peace Prize This month's issue of Youth Today highlights the story of Brian King and his path from the streets of Chicago as a high ranking member of the Gangster Disciples to receiving the 2009 California Peace Prize.  The California Wellness Foundation recognized three leaders from throughout the state for their significant contribution to peace ... http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2009/12/20/a-gangsters-path-to-peace-prize/ Design Thinkers; the brillance of David Kelley I read a great article last week from an issue of Fast Company Magazine about the brainstorming approach called design thinking.  Some say it is part art and part science.  I love the idea of a methodology that incorporates multiple disciplines and invites the world at large into the creative process.  ... http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2009/08/02/design-thinkers-the-brillance-of-david-kelley/ Giving them a Voice; Digital Storytelling I just finished some editing work on video we shot in the southwest Fresno community for a project we are working on for First 5 Fresno County.  The process is so illuminating.  I'm reminded once again of how much we all have in common and how much trouble we usually have as ... http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2009/07/08/digital-storytelling-the-heart-of-the-matter/ Learning from Starfish I've been working inside of at risk neighborhoods on and off for 10 years.  In the beginning it was about my fascination with the wisdom, survival strategies and the humility of the resident leadership I was meeting.  I was developing my own perspective of why we've been asked to go ... http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2009/06/06/learning-from-starfish/ Practical Wisdom I watched a great video of Barry Schwartz’s talk at the Ted conference on our loss of wisdom in this country.  He defines practical wisdom as the combination of moral will and moral skill – the will to do right by other people and the skill to figure out how ... http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2009/05/27/test-post-2/ Hello World! Welcome to the Think Gleason blog. Be sure to check back often for updates. http://www.gdmig-thinkgleason.com/blog/2009/05/27/hello-world/