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ABOUT THE ASPEN INSTITUTE: OUR APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP
The Aspen Institute was founded in 1950 as The Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. Its premise was—and is—that the challenges we face are challenges of the human spirit, that the decisions we make are ultimately moral not technical, and that we all need time and space to step back from practical affairs to reflect on the values by which we live and lead. For almost 75 years, through leadership seminars, non-partisan policy programs, and public programs, the Aspen Institute has been a forum for exploring the tensions among the competing values which inform individual, organizational, social, and political decisions.
Walter Paepcke, the founder of the Aspen Institute remarked that the Aspen Seminar experience was intended to help leaders become “more self-aware, more self-correcting, and more self-fulfilling.” Simply, we cannot lead others unless we know how to lead ourselves. The people we lead may have values or priorities different from our own—to lead others we must understand their values. Moreover, individual values, organizational values, and social values are rarely aligned. All Aspen Institute Leadership Seminars are rooted in the question: “How can we ensure that our leadership decisions in each sphere allow people to live more justly in a good society?”
CLARIFY VALUES. catalYZE ACTION.
Seminar premise
The truly difficult problems leaders face are ultimately human problems: problems concerning relationships to ourselves, to others, to our organizations, and to society. We cannot lead others through this complex landscape until we fully understand it and know how to navigate it ourselves.
Aspen Method of Leadership Development
The Aspen Method appeals to both the professional and the personal dimensions of leading. The small group, text-based dialogue process will challenge you to expand your perspectives, refine your understanding, and become more resolved in action
We had the second meeting of the Aspen Institute Colombia where members of our whole community gathered together.
CALI Regional 2025
Every two years, the Central America Leadership Initiative (CALI) organizes a regional meeting where fellows from all program cohorts gather for seminars, conferences, and workshops. CALI is part of the AGLN network, and they extend an invitation to Colombian fellows to strengthen the regional ties that unite us on this path of leadership and impact.
This year, the regional meeting, "Intersection: A Crossroads of Possibilities," also commemorated the 20th anniversary of the CALI Foundation and its transformative work in developing leaders throughout Central America. In the spirit of reflection, dialogue, and action, the regional meeting, held on February 19-21 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, reminded us of the power of convergence in a world marked by increasing complexity, polarization, and uncertainty. Under this theme, the sessions celebrated human richness, inspired by the colorful Lenca looms of Honduras, where, like the threads of a tapestry, each person contributed a unique perspective that enriched the meeting.
In Dialogue - Conversation "Bringing Worlds Closer"
In an intimate conversation with fellow José Fernando Calderón, attorney Noamby Lucas Castillo, both from the fourth cohort of Leading Colombia, shared how their commitment to human rights and the defense of Indigenous peoples can be the basis for generating more inclusive solutions and transcending borders. We invite you to watch the video and listen to this great conversation!
