At the beginning of our Challenge Detroit fellowship, each fellow was asked to fill out a goal/vision worksheet for the entire year. For the visioning exercise, we were instructed to complete the following task:
Please describe your vision for the 2013-2014 Challenge Detroit year. Describe what the year looks, feels, and even sounds like, for you […]
Did you know that according to a 2012 Knight foundation report, 40% of Detroiters lack broadband internet access?! That fact that led to the formation of the digital justice street team, Wi-Detroit in spring of 2013. I was part of the 6 original co-founders of this initiative. We got our start thanks to a conference called the […]
I was one of those DPS students that always did poorly in social studies, especially when it came to government and politics. I just didn’t connect with it. I always mixed up the years of important wars or forgot the names of the different bodies of government. Because of this, my knowledge base for all […]
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Who is Detroit?
Have you met her?
Do you know her?
I thought I did.
I met her 25 years ago.
Kevin and Angela introduced her to me.
They met her through Betty, Rod, Howard, Mattie, Florine, Andy and a bunch of other folks.
I’ve known her this long and
still couldn’t tell you her middle name.
I don’t quite know how old she […]
This past week was an interesting one for me. It was filled with a lot of conversation about Detroit’s past, present and future. I attended a few panel discussion events as well as some small-scale community conversations:
The Eight Mile Boulevard Association 15th Annual Leadership Luncheon
Culture Lab Detroit
Grits and Grassroots: Two Detroits? Gentrification. Hosted by the […]
Brace yourself, there’s a lot of honesty coming your way…
CONFESSION 1: I’ve been a narrow minded Detroiter.
March was a month of new things for me. I got my passport, became an entrepreneur partner with a global wines & spirits brand and traveled outside the USA all for the first time. In all these experiences I […]
February is a month for lovers and I am head over heels in love! I love everything about my life right now! I love the city I live in and the amazing people I share it with. I love working at my innovative host company, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, and my awesome new role there as a […]
As I’ve progressed through my young adult years and the beginning stages of my blossoming career, I’ve been given a lot of great professional advice:
“Find a mentor.”
“Prioritize the things that matter.”
“Keep your Linkedin updated.”
“Be proactive. Not reactive.”
“Always reply to emails.”
“You don’t have to actually drink coffee when you meet up for coffee…”
I’ve worked hard to […]
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Things are going great with Challenge Detroit so far! For our upcoming challenge, the fellows and I will be using design thinking to provide COTS (Coalition On Temporary Shelter) with some innovative solutions to help solve some of their organizational challenges. I was doing some research on COTS’ website and discovered that their tagline is: […]