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Braven: Creating New Talent Pipelines 46

At the 2015 Aspen Action Forum, Pahara-Aspen Fellow Aimee Eubanks Davis made a commitment to propel young people from underrepresented backgrounds into positions of impact and influence in the United States. She is working to accomplish that commitment through her organization, Braven . Braven aims to develop and connect the nation’s next ...

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Topical Dialogues 45

Topical Dialogues are created for participants, by participants. There are 3 rotations of interactive roundtable sessions each offering up to 12 session topics to select from.  These dialogues are different from typical “panel” discussions: featured individuals are there to set the stage for a full dialogue involving 25 participants. Each ...

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Walter Isaacson on the Resnicks' Gift to the Future 44

I am pleased to announce that Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-founders of the Wonderful Company, have pledged $15 million to the Aspen Institute to create a term endowment that will ensure the continuation of the Aspen Action Forum through 2030. Over the past three years, Lynda and Stewart's extraordinary support has enabled hundreds of Fellows from ...

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Matching Silicon Valley Volunteers to Education Projects 43

At the 2015 Aspen Action Forum, we celebrated Collaborative Leadership. This case study features one example of how Aspen Global Leadership Network Fellows have teamed up to expand their impact by embracing diversity and collaboration. GOAL:  Connecting Silicon Valley professionals to projects focused on improving the quality of education ...

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The 2015 McNulty Prize Laureates on Their Big Ideas 42

The John P. McNulty Prize honors Aspen Global Leadership Network leaders who are relentlessly tackling some of the most intractable problems facing our world today. As we prepare for the announcement of the 2015 winner of the McNulty Prize, let's take a look at the ways Fellows are stepping up to make an impact. The winner of the McNulty prize will be ...

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Design Thinking Workshop Moves Participants Towards Action 41

Stimulating thought that leads to action is a major goal of the Aspen Action Forum, and helping participants build the skills they need to do so is how we make that happen. We were lucky to have Justin Ferrell of Stanford’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, also known as the d.school , present at this summer's event. In one of our Skills Workshops, Justin ...

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Fighting Malnutrition: From India to Guatemala 40

At the 2015 Aspen Action Forum, we celebrated Collaborative Leadership. This case study features one example of how Aspen Global Leadership Network Fellows have teamed up to expand their impact by embracing diversity and collaboration. Goal: Halting malnutrition in Guatemala.  Connection: In January 2012, Central American Leadership ...

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David Brooks and Skip Battle Avoid Politics To Talk Character Development 39

  Above, watch the full conversation between The New York Times Op-Ed Columnist David Brooks and Aspen Institute Senior Fellow Skip Battle at the 2015 Aspen Action Forum. As part of the closing lunch of the 2015 Aspen Action Forum , Aspen Institute Senior Fellow Skip Battle interviewed New York Times Op-Ed Columnist David Brooks about his biggest ...

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Black Lives, White Silence and the Second Reconstruction 38

By Dr. Maya Rockeymoore   *This piece originally appeared in The Huffington Post The tragic shooting deaths of nine African-American congregants in an historic South Carolina church and its juxtaposition with the ongoing debate about police mistreatment of African-Americans in a nation led by president who is part African suggests we are in a ...

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For South Carolinians, Charleston Shooting Brings Moment of Reflection 37

  Above, watch the full session of the panel featuring Liberty Fellows responding to the recent Charleston shooting.   Editor's Note: Read South Carolina state Sen. Vince Sheheen's reaction to the Charleston shooting in the Aspen Journal of Ideas .    While the country heals after the recent shooting of nine African Americans holding Bible study in a ...

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2015 McNulty Prize Laureates Announced 36

Video of The Announcement of The 2015 John P. McNulty Prize Laureates Above, watch the announcement of the 2015 John P. McNulty Prize laureates. Anne Welsh McNulty , founder of the John P. McNulty Prize , and the Aspen Institute today announced the eighth annual McNulty Prize laureates at the Aspen Action Forum in Aspen, CO. The Prize is given annually to ...

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Redefining Success in Business 35

Video of The 2015 Aspen Action Forum Opens Above, watch the opening lunch of the 2015 Aspen Action Forum, featuring a conversation about B Labs. As corporate executives focus on growing their companies' profit margins, still others are joining a small but powerful movement working to make it part of their corporation's mission to help solve the ...

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Moving From Collaborative Leadership to Collaborative Action 34

Welcome to the third annual Aspen Action Forum! The week ahead promises to be filled with reflection, laughter, fellowship, and most importantly, action. Over 350 leaders from nearly 40 countries are in attendance this year, our largest and most diverse group of participants yet. I look forward to the exchange of ideas that will take place here, but I ...

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Breakfast Workshops 33

Create your own breakfast workshop session or join an existing one! Breakfast workshops are opportunities to plan your own programming. Whether you want to have a conversation around a particular topic or question, or you just want another space to connect with participants from your region or Fellowship program, Breakfast Workshops are the best ...

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From Prison to College: Here's Why Education Matters 32

By Andres Idarraga, Noah Kilroy, and Bruce Reilly, Guest Bloggers May 29th is the second #ProofPointDay , an annual celebration to bring visibility and voice to the hundreds of thousands of first-generation college graduates (FGs) in the US — reinforcing what is possible and inspiring the next generation. #ProofPointDay is the fellowship project ...

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Side by Side: Fellows Working on School Lunch Programs 31

We often see Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) Fellows working on similar challenges around the world. In our “Side by Side” series, we explore these issues and how Fellows are customizing their approach to their region.   Providing nutritious meals to students is a global challenge. Below, the Fellows who run Revolution Foods in the United ...

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#MyAspenAction: Serving Businesses in Africa & Southeast Asia 30

Video of #MyAspenAction: Bart Houlahan Aspen Action Forum participant and Henry Crown Fellow Bart Houlahan has made impressive progress on his pledge to "Expand B Lab 's proven model to serve entrepreneurs in Africa & Southeast Asia". Bart has traveled to Southeast Asia to explore parnerships in the region, and will be launching programs in Africa in ...

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#MyAspenAction: Promoting Science & Technology Education in Jerusalem 27

Video of #MyAspenAction: Elie Wurtman Aspen Action Forum participant and Aspen Global Leadership Network Fellow Elie Wurtman is making good progress on his Action Pledge to "Promote science and technology education in Jerusalem" through his leadership project PICO Jerusalem

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Featured Installation: “Guns In The Hands Of Artists” 26

Guns In The Hands of Artists is a community-based social activist artistic project that involves taking guns off the streets and transforming them into works of art that comment on the issue of guns and gun violence in American society. This exhibit is organized and curated by Action Forum participant Jonathan Ferrara and will be displayed at the Aspen ...

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