Reaching sustainability in Minnesota, one city at a time
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — GreenStep Cities coordinator Philipp Muessig and advocates show cities the way.
Driving Change
While covering important issues in our civic and cultural life, journalists typically focus on facts, controversies, issues and their impact. They rarely look through the lens of understanding leaders and leadership: who is leading the causes and creating change, how those leaders were motivated to tackle tough problems and create opportunities for their communities, and how they worked through the challenges that arose.
In this series, MinnPost is profiling such leaders in order to provide new insights — and, we hope in some cases, inspiration — for our readers. Each profile is followed by comments from a panel of experienced leaders and scholars of leadership. Sharon Schmickle wrote the first 15 sets of articles in the series; Gregg Aamot is now the lead journalist for Driving Change.
This project is made possible by a grant from the Bush Foundation.
‘Driving Change’ panel: Timing, local focus aid GreenStep Cities
The MPCA-led project taps into the public’s increasing awareness of sustainability as a driving force behind successful, modern cities.
‘Driving Change’ panel: Bridging programs reveal modern nature of leadership
“One of the things [Catherine Rasmussen] does really well is she moves from a top-down view of leadership to a world view of networked distribution.”
Toward a common civic vision in Greater Minnesota
BISCAY, Minn. — Extension educator Catherine Rasmussen helps develop rural leaders.
Making the case for early ed, Art Rolnick has had ‘enormous impact’
Art Rolnick’s arguments on behalf of preschoolers have stirred a potent movement in Minnesota and far beyond.
‘Driving Change’ panel: Rolnick is a ‘leader as illuminator’
Art Rolnick put an economic lens on existing studies and then thrust the findings into the limelight.
‘Driving Change’ panel: Good role models helped develop O’Neil’s compassion
One of Steve O’Neil’s colleagues described his leadership this way: “Steve transforms how people see the world, and he does it in a way that he brings people along on the journey.”
Steve O’Neil: a driving force to end homelessness, save taxpayers money
DULUTH — The goal is not just to provide emergency shelters, but to end homelessness by addressing its underlying causes.
‘Driving Change’ panel: ‘It’s about getting people to join you’
Kathleen Allen borrowed biological terms to discuss Paul Fleissner’s approach to leadership.
Southeastern counties develop bold ways to stretch dollars
Paul Fleissner has led a collaboration on services for the mentally ill and the chemically dependent — and now they’re in new territory.
‘Driving Change’ panel: Roehrig built cultural bridges between reservation students and STEM studies
Augsburg College history professor Bill Green comments on aspects of leadership presented in “Pulling STEM out of compartments and into students’ everyday lives.”
Pulling STEM out of compartments and into students’ everyday lives
Gillian Roehrig is literally going extra miles to prepare the next generation to thrive amid ever more sophisticated science and technology.
Ground-breaking support system creates a win-win for medically-trained immigrants, Minnesota
Disappointing personal experiences led to the launch of an ambitious program to help foreign-trained medical workers earn credentials to practice here.‘Driving Change’ panel: Advocacy, peer support among keys to Holder and Nguyagwa’s success
‘Driving Change’ panel: Advocacy, peer support among keys to Holder and Nguyagwa’s success
MinnPost has assembled a panel of leadership experts and scholars, who are rotating in commenting on each of the examples of leadership profiled in our series, “Driving Change: A Lens on Leadership.” Today Marcia Avner, of Avner Consulting and t
‘Driving Change’ panel: ‘You need a champion, and Christenson played that role very well’
MinnPost has assembled a panel of leadership experts and scholars, who are rotating in commenting on each of what will be 24 examples of leadership profiled in our yearlong series, “Driving Change: A Lens on Leadership.” Today William Joynes of
Mike Christenson: From Phillips to North Side, he knows how to engage a community
“Mike is the kind of person who has tasked himself to being the web, to holding all of the others together and keeping them going,” says Mayor R.T.
Nathan Johnson helped Pine City accept gays
“I admire Nathan so much for having the personal courage in a small community …
‘Driving Change’ panel: With standing in the community, Nathan Johnson didn’t need a title to lead
“No one could say that he was ‘other,’ that he was from somewhere else or he was trying to invade Pine City with this pro-gay agenda,” said U of M graduate student Amelia Brunelle.
Lyndel King’s ‘amazing vision,’ passion were keys to audacious Weisman’s completion
Through the Great Recession, debilitating staff cuts and other obstacles, Lyndel King drove to fulfillment her longstanding vision of an art museum that would be pushy about pulling in students.Related: ‘Driving Change’ panel: King inspire
‘Driving Change’ panel: King inspired staff, cemented bonds to meet challenge of Weisman expansion
Bill Green, former superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools, comments on aspects of leadership presented in “Lyndel King’s ‘amazing vision,’ passion were keys to audacious WAM’s completion.”