Insight Labs
A pro bono strategy platform for hard problems.
Insight Labs was a nonprofit Leitner founded to produce strategic insights into organizations’ core challenges. The format was built on a counterintuitive premise: breakthroughs come not from the most knowledgeable experts, but from talented, creative, generous people who have never thought about a problem before.
Over five years, Insight Labs held more than fifty sessions in fifteen cities across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Rwanda. More than six hundred thinkers from every background contributed their time and talents to help governments, institutions and NGOs take on difficult problems.
Special thanks to Andrew Benedict-Nelson for his role in doing and memorializing this work.
The sessions
Open a category to see its sessions, and a session to see who took part.
International & Human Rights4
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U.S. State Department & Community of Democracies
March 2013 · Charlottesville, Virginia
The U.S. Department of State asked Insight Labs to re-imagine the model for intergovernmental organizations, focusing on the Community of Democracies as a test case.
Participants
Gustavo Argueta, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Jim Coan, Lisa Dewey, Daniella Foster, Magdalena Gawronska, Cristi Hengranes, Maria Leissner, Jeff Leitner, Nicholas Hornor Ma, Howell Malham Jr., David Martin, Josh McManus, Marti Morfitt, Art Murray, Kimberly Manno Reott, Bill Sherman, Tomicah Tillemann, Matt Van Itallie, Alan VanderMolen
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Kigali Genocide Memorial & Aegis Trust
May and June 2014 · Kigali, Rwanda and London
At the fourth annual UX for Good event, the Insight Labs team traveled with a team of designers to Rwanda, where they worked with staff at the capital city’s genocide memorial on a question of global importance. Taking their inspiration from children at the memorial’s educational sessions, the designers created the Inzovu Curve, a new model for museums to inspire socially positive actions in their visitors.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Erin Casali, Patrick DiMichele, Matt Franks, Stacey Harbin, Laurel Hechanova, Lee-Sean Huang, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Freddy Mutanguha, Sue Ngo, Zak Orner, John Petrie, Stephanie Sansoucie, Roberta Tassi, Jason Ulaszek
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U.S. State Department & Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
December 2013 · Palm Springs, California
The Lab explored how American institutions might support a “portfolio” of emerging democracies abroad.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Stan Crock, Andrew Davis, Denise Dillard, Annalisa Enrile, Michael Fee, Sonny Garg, Nancy Giordano, Tom Higley, Rachel Kleinfeld, Jeff Leitner, Tom Lutz, Howell Malham Jr., Ian Mitroff, Kerry O’Connor, Aaron Schoenherr, Tomicah Tillemann, Rogayeh Tabrizi, Russ Taylor, Horace Trujillo, Ted Violini, Jim Young
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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
October 2011 · Washington, DC
Participants articulated a vision for how the commemoration of the Holocaust could become the starting point for a new movement for social good.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Sara Bloomfield, Adam Frankel, Jim Hamilton, Lisa Kimball, Jeff Leitner, Jason Loewith, Dan Lurie, Howell Malham Jr., Lorna Miles, Toby Moffett, William Noel, Sarah Ogilvie, Tim Pidsley, Allan Platt, Barbara Kline Pope, Trooper Sanders, Nicole Wallace, Jill Weinberg
Government & Public Policy4
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NASA
November 2011 · Hampton, Virginia
Research and discussion from this Lab prompted several NASA personnel to develop a “100-year plan” for humanity’s future in space.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Mary Boone, Nigel Cameron, Steve Craft, Ed Healy, John Hellerman, James Jorasch, Stephen Jurczyk, Rita King, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Jim Newcomb, Steve Sanford, Brian Timpone
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National Endowment for the Arts & Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
July 2013 · Bethesda, Maryland
Participants developed a model for integrating art therapy techniques with the demands of military medicine.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Arthur Bloom, Frank Boruch, Fred Foote, Julie Garrison, Inge Guen, Jamie Lee Henry, Ellen Hoffman, Ermyn King, Jeff Leitner, Sean Lynch, Howell Malham Jr., Moira McGuire, Bill O’Brien, Michael Orlove, Seema Reza, Judy Rollins, Micah Sickel, Marina Veralis, Melissa Walker
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Illinois Commerce Commission
December 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
The session tackled new ways to reduce energy consumption.
Participants
Eyal Altman, Ryan Blitstein, Mickey Brazeal, Touré Claiborne, Lisa Collings, Manny Flores, Brain Granahan, Sean Hogan, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Alejandra Mejia, Lindsay Resnick, Anthony Star
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Illinois Student Assistance Commission
November 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
This Lab served as a “shark tank” for a program that eventually evolved into Chicago-based Education Equity Fund NFP.
Participants
Kapil Chaudhary, Andrew Davis, Jeff Esser, Jim Jacoby, Biju Kalathukal, Michael Latiner, Jeff Leitner, Elizabeth Morris, John Myers, Ginger Ostro, John Peterson, John Samuels, Chris Sorensen, Jeff Temple, Rufus Williams, Erik Zimmer
Health & Medicine4
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Harvard Medical School, Family Van & Mobile Health Clinics Association
October 2012 · Boston, Massachusetts
Invited thinkers helped imagine how the mobile health clinics of Family Van could serve as innovative hubs for reforming the health care system, not just preventative care.
Participants
Rachel Bellow, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Jennifer Bennet, Jordan Brown, Loren Deutsch, Taz Hussein, Jeff Leitner, Libby McDonald, Caesar McDowell, Howell Malham Jr., Nancy Oriol, Colin Polsky, Michael Schaeffer, David Silverstone, Garrett Ulosevich, Anthony Vavasis, Marco Werman, Marcus Wilson
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Children’s Memorial Hospital (Lurie’s)
January 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
The Lab explored what fundraisers can learn from engagement in political campaigns.
Participants
Alice Archabal, Lindsay Landsberg, Jeff Leitner, Patrick Magoon, Howell Malham Jr., Jonas Paretzkni, Duane Spivey, Tom Stat, Tom Sullivan, Linda Wolf
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American Parkinson Disease Association Young Onset Center
April 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
The session tackled the question of how challenger brands can carve out a distinct role and stand out from high-profile foundations.
Participants
Ed Blake, Nicholas Gracilla, Michelle Janetis, Jeff Leitner, Ryan Noel, Nicole Plenge, Julie Sacks
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Medical Intelligence
November 2012 · New York City
Conversations in this Lab yielded several new models for patients’ agency in an evolving technological and social landscape.
Participants
Jeremiah Barondess, Bob Battista, Jed Beitler, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Ron Brazell, Kevin Callwood, Victor Chan, Gopal Chopra, Karen Freidt, Ed Frenkel, Jim Golden, Chris M. Kelly, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Dale Mann, Joe Shields, Bruce Tizes, Eric Weinstein, Al West, Bob Zimmer
Higher Education & Research3
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USC School of Social Work
March 2014 · Los Angeles, California
USC faculty and administrators joined with the Insight Labs team to consider how social work might regain a more prominent role in organizational innovation and change. Ideas from this session led to the development of a Master’s program in nursing focused on health equity and the nation’s first advanced practice doctoral program in social innovation.
Participants
Maria Aranda, Ron Astor, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, John Brekke, Carl Castro, Annalisa Enrile, Marilyn Flynn, Cory Garfin, Anthony Hassan, Michael Hurlburt, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Michalle Mor Barak, Larry Palinkas, Betsy Phillips, Renee Smith-Maddox, Dorian Traube, Jason Ulaszek, Suzanne Wenzel, Jim Wind, Leslie Wind
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University of Illinois Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
December 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
Asked to figure out how to scale entrepreneurship, this Lab challenged assumptions by reimagining how systems can connect the most motivated individuals with opportunities.
Participants
Ethan Austin, Jim Banister, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Liora Bresler, John Clarke, Ray Crossman, Raj Echambadi, Harry Epstein, Lee Fisher, Rich Gamble, Melanie Goldish, Al Herbach, Jim Jacoby, Murray Lamond, Ruth Lednicer, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Pablo Montagnes, Tracy Samantha Schmidt, Dan Sinker
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School of Visual Arts
June 2011 · New York City
This Lab tried to develop a new model for supporting emerging artists.
Participants
Bethany Bristow, Nancy Cook, Alison Curry, Joe Diaz, Joel Goldblatt, Monica Herman, John Lee, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Bill Moggridge, Maria Popova, Alex Provan, Meredith Rosenberg, Michele Senecal, Kelly Stoetzel, Brian Waniewski, Amy Wilson
Philanthropy & Social Enterprise7
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
December 2012 · Chicago, Illinois
Participants uncovered a new path for increasing flexibility at work.
Participants
Mike Aitken, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Ryan Blitstein, Kathleen Christensen, Steve Edwards, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Gaye van den Hombergh, Howell Malham Jr., Fabienne Munch, Johari Palacio, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ryann Whalen
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TED
February 2012 · Palm Springs, California
Participants in TEDActive uncovered a secret to great collaboration — transcendent interest, a special kind of motivation that only emerges through the process of working together.
Participants
Doug Abrams, John Bates, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, David Bill, Charlotte Burgess-Auburn, Darren Cooper, Keita Demming, Scott Erickson, David Hochman, Chris Kerr, Raghava KK, Jeff Leitner, Christian Long, Howell Malham Jr., Marco Mena, Rithesh Menon, Jo Ousterhout, Dominic Randolph, Casson Rosenblatt, David Zafrilla
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Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship
February 2012 · Chicago, Illinois
The group came together around the idea that the best foundations provide not just funding, but a theory of change bigger than any one organization.
Participants
Yariv Becher, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Nora Moreno Cargie, Helen Doria, Brittany Martin Graunke, Tracie Hall, Tera Healy, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Stephanie Pace Marshall, Fabienne Munch, Aaron Renn, Gary Slutkin, Alycia Sutor, Kay Torshen, Chuck Vecoli
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Ashoka
June 2012 · Half Moon Bay, California
The gathered thinkers encouraged the integration of empathy into schools not through curricula, but through the relationships that make the institutions work. The Lab influenced the design of Ashoka’s Start Empathy toolkit.
Participants
Molly Barker, Frank Barrett, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, John Bielenberg, Henry De Sio, Lionel Fellix, Ellen Filvaroff, Lennon Flowers, Greg Galle, Hilary Hoeber, Jim Jacoby, Alex Kauffmann, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Nina Rappaport Rowan, Rae Richman, Julie Samuels, Jason Ulaszek
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Echoing Green
January 2013 · New York City
This Lab investigated the idea that individuals’ callings to do good are being insufficiently served by a narrow conception of social entrepreneurship.
Participants
Ashley Albert, Sunny Bates, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Jeremy Block, Lara Galinsky, Alexander Grashow, Jim Jacoby, Anya Kamenetz, Linda Kay Klein, Raghava KK, Jeff Leitner, Min Lieskovsky, Jimmy Lin, Howell Malham Jr., Steven Mazie, David Silverstone, Reuben Steiger
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UX for Good
January 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
At the inaugural UX for Good event, fifty user-experience and visual designers from across the United States applied their talents to address five social challenges: community mental health, unemployment, public education, urban violence, and cross-cultural understanding. Insight Labs helped organize the event and inform the work to help the Adler School of Professional Psychology, Streetwise, The Third Teacher, Ceasefire, and Global Lives Project.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Bryan Campen, Carolyn Chandler, Kevin Coval, Ray Crossman, Mike Davis, Carlo Garcia, Mark Guarino, David Evan Harris, Maggie Hendrie, Al Herbach, Jim Jacoby, Yung Tae Kim, Katy Klassman, Trung Le, Jeff Leitner, Dan Leu, Jim LoBianco, Mari Luangrath, Howell Malham Jr., Stephanie Pace Marshall, Bruce Mau, Tanarra Schneider, Doug Siefken, Gary Slutkin, Shweta Sharma, Andie Thomalla, Jason Ulaszek, Marnie Breen Vosper, Brian Winters
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SOCAP
September 2012 · Half Moon Bay, California
The Lab tackled the question of how to get more people to invest in social good.
Participants
Jennifer Anastasoff, Frank Barrett, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, David Boyer, Brendan Boyle, Hal Brody, Gabby Culver, Ellen Pritchard Dodge, Penelope Douglas, Kelsey Forest, Jim Jacoby, Paul Lamb, Jeff Leitner, Marc O’Brien, Kacy Qua, David Silverstone
Business & Professional7
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Starbucks
March 2012 · Chicago, Illinois
The group sketched out four models for how organizational strategy and disruptive creativity can co-exist.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Derek Bonney, Sean Cannon, Dawn Clark, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Chris Hacker, Cheryl Heller, Howell Malham Jr., Susana Martins, Josh McManus, Robert Nashak, Greg Parsons, Barbara Pollack, Michael Slaby, Bill Sleeth, Elliott Stixrud
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Cannon Design
August 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
The Lab explored the question of how to make design more humane and sketched out a Hippocratic Oath for designers.
Participants
George Aye, Louise Belmont-Skinner, Baltazar Castiillo, Kelly Costello, Randy Guillot, Jeff Hancock, Deb Johnson, Jason Kriegler, Todd Kuiken, Trung Le, Jeff Leitner, Christian Long, Howell Malham Jr., Sarah Malin, Frank Maugeri, Ryan Spencer Reed, Lincoln Schatz, Tanarra Schneider, John Syvertsen, Marnie Breen Vosper
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Law 2023
2013-2014 · Chicago, Illinois and Washington, DC
In this series of Labs, an array of corporate lawyers and vendors in the industry worked with outside innovators to jump-start a futurist perspective on the legal industry.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Jason Bovis, Jen Bullett, Tim Corcoran, John Hellerman, Angela Hickey, Tasneem Khokha, Deborah Knupp, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Michael Moynihan, Bryan Schwarz, Sam Shipley, John Simpson, Andrew Smulian, Alycia Sutor, Ian Turvill, Jennifer Whittier
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Professional Convention Management Association
September 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
This Lab explored the question of how live events can best compete with digital.
Participants
Patrick Fitzgerald, Jill Herbert, Sherrif Karamat, Tony Lorenz, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Brad Lewis, Howell Malham Jr., Deborah Sexton, Duane Spivey, Jake Trussell, Bill Utter, Jeff White
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Illinois Chamber of Commerce
April 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
This Lab explored the question of whether there’s a better way to influence policy than lobbying.
Participants
Jason Busch, Carol Colleta, Jon Denham, Mark Goodman, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Galen Mason, Alex Perry, Liz Roch, Nick Rosa, Duane Spivey, Jennifer Amdur Spitz, Doug Whitley
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Executives Breakfast Club of Oak Brook
June 2009 · Chicago, Illinois
This session explored the question of how to create a greater role for ethics in the business community — resulting in several years of programming related to ethics and leadership.
Participants
Maureen Beal, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Dan Meyer, Nicole Plenge, Robb Powell, Jennifer Stephen
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Akina & Generation Generosity
September 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
This session explored the question of how the legal profession might do more good in the world.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Jennifer Bluestein, Kelvin Chin, Tammy Cowser, Scott Curran, Thad Felton, Jeanne Hammerstrom, Paula Holderman, Tasneem Khokha, Deborah Knupp, Tracy LaLond, Jeff Leitner, Deborah McMurray, Howell Malham Jr., Greg Miarecki, Michael Moynihan, Aric Press, Bryan Schwartz, Karen Schweickart, Coco Soodek, Alycia Sutor, Tim Tosta
Arts, Culture & Media10
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GRAMMY Foundation, MusiCares & New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
May 2012 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Insight Labs helped organize this gathering of user experience designers in the Big Easy, which yielded several models for improving the lives of the city’s musicians. The event was awarded the 2013 Interaction Awards People’s Choice prize and recognized by the Clinton Foundation.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Susan Brecker, Carolyn Chandler, Rob Chappell, Bill DeRouchey, Brynn Evans, Ryan Freitas, Al Herbach, Lee-Sean Huang, John Kenny, Katy Klassman, Jason Kunesh, Jeff Leitner, Jodi Leo, Howell Malham Jr., Tanarra Schneider, Mark Trammell, Jason Ulaszek, Mark Andrew Wills, Brian Winters
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West Collection
2011-2012 · Oaks, Pennsylvania and New York City
The Lab explored the question of how to make the ways we experience contemporary art as interesting as the art itself.
Participants
Paul Addis, Joe Ballard, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Tim Best, Roxanne Mankin Cason, Byron Glaser, Lauri Glenn, Erika Heilman, Troy Henikoff, Alan Jacobson, Gretchen Johnson, Tom Kaiden, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Venessa Miemis, Jeff Pohlman, Leah Popowich, Catherine Price, Joaquin Roca, Dan Rothenberg, Joe Shields, Ivy Silver, Lee Skolnick, Lee Stoetzel, Maida Swenson-Fortune, Matt Wallaert, Paige West, Stephanie Wolcott
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Chicago Public Media
April 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
The Lab tackled the question of how to get a radio audience to follow online.
Participants
Daniel Ash, Steve Edwards, Andy Hopson, Jim Jacoby, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Torey Malitia, Gary Mitchiner, Paul Rand, Jill Seltzer, Bill Sleeth, Duane Spivey, Wendy Turner
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The Creative Coalition
July 2013 · New York City
Provoked by the challenge of making art as important as science or math, this session instead yielded a case for including art in schools as a vital component of human development.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Marilia Bezerra, Robin Bronk, Michael Chung, Tim Daly, Alex Goldmark, Joshua Goldstein, Caroline Hirsch, Ayanna Hudson, Jim Jacoby, Ari Kuschnir, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Chris Milne, C. Z. Nnaemeka, Kelly Page, Alison Watson, Eva Szymanski
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Illinois Humanities Council & Indiana Humanities Council
January 2012 · Chicago, Illinois
The Lab tackled the challenge of restoring the importance of the humanities and landed on the idea that the humanities are an unleveraged guide to the unknown.
Participants
Mark Achler, Keira Amstutz, Geoff Banks, Cate Belling, Anna Belyaev, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Vicki Bohlsen, Alison Cuddy, Mae Hong, Jim Jacoby, Tim Jahnke, Liam Krehbiel, Amanda Lannert, Jeff Leitner, Ryan Lewis, Howell Malham Jr., Kristina Valaitis, Emerson Spartz
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League of Chicago Theatres
March 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
This Lab explored what constitutes the heart of the theater scene.
Participants
Ryan Butts, Deb Clapp, John Tae Kim, Katy Klassman, Deborah Knupp, Jeff Leitner, Dan Lyne, Howell Malham Jr., Mark Roth, Duane Spivey, Chuck Vecoli
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Chicago Sinfonietta
August 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
This Lab explored what’s next for diversity in classical music.
Participants
Robert Blackwell Jr., Paris Braxton, Justin Carr, Julianna Cole, Jim Hirsch, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Silvia Rivera, Duane Spivey, Byron Stewart, Decature Tounsel Sr., Jonathan Williams
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Silk Road Theatre Project
February 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
This Lab tried to solve the challenge of attracting funders to a new kind of art.
Participants
Malik Gillani, Lisa Goldman, Jamil Khoury, Seth Kravitz, Jeff Leitner, Vicki Levine, Howell Malham Jr., David Ormesher, John Peters, Duane Spivey, Arun Srinivasan, Michael Sullivan
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Fifth House Ensemble
July 2013 · Chicago, Illinois
This Lab dug into the question of how classical musicians might best serve the public good.
Participants
Cory Garfin, Jeff Hancock, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Jim Newcomb, David Ormesher, Ken Robinson, Eric Snoza, Melissa Snoza, Margaret Vimont
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Genesis at the Crossroads
April 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
This session explored the question of whether world peace can be achieved through music.
Participants
Tim Conlin, Dan Fietsam, Saya Hillman, Jaye Hilton, Ed Kaczmarek, Tasneem Khokha, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Heidi Massey, Wendy McGregor, Duane Spivey, Scott Stephen, Wendy Sternberg, Angel Ysaguirre
Education (K-12 & Youth)5
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Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education
May 2013 · Vancouver, Canada
In the third annual UX for Good event, Insight Labs challenged user experience designers from around the world to reimagine how we integrate social-emotional learning into school systems. The event informed the design of the Center’s Heart-Mind Online resource hub.
Participants
Evan Alderson, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Erin Casali, Victor Chan, Carolyn Chandler, Marie-Claire Dean, Patrick DiMichele, Lee-Sean Huang, Jim Jacoby, Chris Kelly, Yarrow Kraner, Wil Kristin, Jason Kunesh, Casper Leitner, Jeff Leitner, Emily Luke, Howell Malham Jr., Greg Melander, Dan Saimo, Judy Siegel, Brad Smith, Jason Ulaszek, Brian Winters
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Academy for Global Citizenship
February 2012 · Los Angeles, California
This session tackled the questions of why the school reform movement isn’t taking off and how the purpose of schools should be expressed in public discourse.
Participants
Eileen Bartholomew, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Susan Crown, Liz Dwyer, Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, Jim Jacoby, Rachel Kropa, Sharon Ann Lee, Jeff Leitner, Christian Long, Howell Malham Jr., Marc Martens, Seth Matlins, Dan Schnitzer, Yosi Sergant, Jacob Soboroff, Darnell Strom, Bruce Tizes, Nedra Kline Weinreich, Stefan Weitz
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Union League Boys & Girls Clubs
June 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
This session tackled the question of how to make children’s play important again.
Participants
Jane Beatty, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Bill Bonner, Melissa Flaxbart, David Gamperl, H. John Hair, Maggie Hendrie, Jeff Kline, Jeff Leitner, Tony Maiore, Howell Malham Jr., Mary Ann Mahon-Huels, Hector Perez, Kelly Ramos, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Meagan Smith, Duane Spivey, Andie Thomalla
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826 Chicago
August 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
This session tackled the question of how to attract new funders and still keep it fun.
Participants
Holly Birnbaum, Bryan Campen, Lindsay Gaskins, Andrew Hobgood, Jim Jacoby, Katy Klassman, Jeff Leitner, PJ Loughran, Mari Luangrath, Howell Malham Jr., Mara O’Brien, Patrick Shaffner, Kait Steele, Dennis Wiafe
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NorthSouth Foundation
October 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
This session tackled the question of how to overcome cultural biases in philanthropy.
Participants
Anita Chandwney, Ratnam Chitturi, Vena Chitturi, Deepa Gupta, Udayan Kolandra, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Kevin Nazal, Kaushik Patel, Rishi Roongta, Rohit Sankaran, Shweta Sharma, Parthiv Sheth, Duane Spivey, Hiren Thakar
Civic & Community8
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World Sport Chicago
March 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
In the wake of the city’s unsuccessful bid to host the Olympics, the session tackled the question of what’s next for youth sports.
Participants
Matt Elwell, Melissa Harder, Jeff Leitner, Chris Lind, Howell Malham Jr., Scott Myers, Scott Patten, David Perlmutter, Pam Redding, Matthew Rotkis, Steve Schroeder, Matt Sharon, Duane Spivey, Janice Tennant
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Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Foundation
January 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
This session tackled the question of where the next generation of civic leaders will come from.
Participants
Shelley Stern Grach, Sue Hardek, Deborah Harrington, Mark Hattas, David Hernandez, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Lance Pressl, Zoe Quan, Coco Soodek, Duane Spivey, Eileen Sweeney, Brianna Sylver, Randy White, Rob Wolcott
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One D
Throughout 2009 · Detroit, Michigan
To help boost talent, these sessions informed new community college standards in Michigan.
Participants
Shail Arora, Ron Cooper, Shannon Holmes, Linda Kruso, Jeff Leitner, Bruce Macpherson, Joni Nelson, Linda Oliver, Kathy Oswald, Kathleen Owsley, Stephanie Stevenson, Andie Thomalla, Barbara van Every
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Foundations of East Chicago
September – December 2012 · East Chicago, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois
Two sessions were held as part of a larger research process seeking out new sources of hope in struggling East Chicago, Indiana. This work ultimately led to the creation of a civic leadership fellowship in the city.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Sarah Berghorst, Jobi Cates, Kathleen Enright, Mike Fourcher, Cory Garfin, Jason Bennett Harris, Lila Leff, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Jason Marck, Elory Rozner, Tracy Samantha Schmidt, Aaron Schoenherr, Tyrone Spann, Russ Taylor, Jacqueline von Edelberg
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YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago
July 2010 · Chicago, Illinois
This session tackled the question of how to engage the next generation of volunteers.
Participants
Christine Bork, Carolyn Chandler, Lisa Collings, Colleen Fahey, Elizabeth Kelly, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Malou Roth, Alison Scholly, Duane Spivey, Brooke Wiseman
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Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory
May 2012 · Phoenix, Arizona
This session tried to imagine a better approach to community development.
Participants
Nate Anderson, Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Dorina Bustamente, Mike Davis, Penny Dolin, Grady Gammage Jr., Tyler Hurst, Courtney Klein Johnson, Aaron Kimberlin, Kimber Lanning, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Chris Petroff
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Jewish Child & Family Services
May 2011 · Chicago, Illinois
The session tackled the question of how to reconcile an organization’s origin story with what the world needs from the organization now.
Participants
Lee Bey, Dean Carter, John Clarke, Brian Douglas, Lauren Beth Gash, Jeff Leitner, Howell Malham Jr., Debra Nesselson, Deanna Shoss, Howard Sitron, Duane Spivey, Margaret Vimont
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Our Time
July 2012 · Washington, DC
This session tackled the question of how voting should change with the Millennial generation.
Participants
Andrew Benedict-Nelson, Johanna Berkson, Lauri Fitz-Pegado, Deen Freelon, Salin Geevarghese, Mitch Jones, Jeff Leitner, Tania Luna, Howell Malham Jr., Jesse Nickelson, Diane Primo, LeeAnn Renninger, Dan O’Connor, Jason Oxman, Santiago Ramos, Bert Ritvo, Pierre Schaeffer, Matthew Segal, David Silverstone, Maria Thomas, Tim Tuten, Paul Zurawski