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It’s hard to say perfection is overrated, but there’s also value in not always getting things exactly right. Currently, there’s a trend toward maker-spaces in education where students are given an objective and told to figure it out. Working on
Ever see something that just didn’t look quite right? Leo Gomez has and instead of shrugging it off, he took it on. After serving on as many as 12 nonprofit boards at once, he’s still looking for ways to serve his community and his neighbors.
Covid is not only changing the way people work today, but it’s liable to have an impact on how people work forever. Is it also going to impact the way we educate generations to come? Are classrooms a thing of the past or the wave of the future?
There’s more to art education than learning to draw or dance. There’s communication, examination, and according to Jami Bevans, president of the Texas Art Education Association, basic arts training can come in handy when conducting surgery. Wel
Mary Japhet knows a good story when she hears one. She’s made a career of telling them. Whether it’s for a nonprofit such as San Antonio Sports, or one of the many clients she supports through Japhet Media, the key, she says, is to dig just a l
San Antonio celebrated its 300th birthday in 2018, and while the city is one of America’s oldest, its workforce is one of the country’s youngest. Y-Texas founder Ed Curtis says with millennials now stepping into corporate leadership positions,
Whether it’s in the for-profit, or nonprofit world, whether you’re selling buildings or recruiting builders, the ability to tell a compelling story that resonates with your audience is the key getting people on board. Kristi Villanueva knows yo
Women are branching out into new fields and new roles everyday. Just ask Kamala Harris. San Antonio restaurateur Tim McDiarmid is another woman who’s making room, not just for herself, but for all women, in what has traditionally been a male-do
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that everyone needs a paycheck. But there are lots of ways to earn money. What else does a business have to offer to attract employees today? How about involvement with 2,000 or 3,000 nonprofits over
There’s no right or wrong way to create art. It’s one place where an occasional failure is practically guaranteed. Then again, failure is in the eye of the beholder and Texas Cultural Trust CEO Heidi Marquez Smith tends to see success in almost
Leadership is, by definition, challenging. Whether it’s volunteering at a nonprofit organization, or spending 10 months in the Leadership SA program gaining an in-depth understanding of the promises and challenges San Antonio holds. During thi
Engineering is a hard science. Building a bridge takes math. Developing a software program takes coding. But what if you’re designing an experience? Belinda Medellin, a former high school teacher, and now a UX designer and consultant, says user
We’ll get back to normal. One of these days. It won’t be today and it won’t be all at once. And “normal” won’t be the same as it was before the pandemic. Still, Chris Kiley, Associate Director of Texans for the Arts, is looking forward to the d
Everyone’s innovative these days. Covid has seen to that. We’re all learning new ways to work, to become educated, to interact. The City of San Antonio’s office of innovation is on the leading edge of how residents not only get the tools they n
With all that’s going on right now, it may not feel like it, but there’s a great big world out there. And lots of high school students are getting some real-world experience by enrolling in Career Technology Education courses all around San Ant
We’re getting better at social distancing. No one likes it, but, as humans do, we’re adapting. Zoom meetings are a poor substitute for face-to-face interaction. There’s something missing. You can still see people and hear them, but energy doesn
Not every child grows up to be an artist. But they do grow up with their own creative goals. Some people express their creativity through spreadsheets, some in their baking. Whatever career children eventually pursue, Ben Tremillo, executive di
Moonshots are hard. That’s why they’re called moonshots. Creating media for a nonprofit, is a daunting task. More daunting than most of the high school students who sign up for BexarFest realize. Olivia Comas Wood has been there. Now in her sec
The traditional three R’s of education, reading, writing and ‘rithmatic, are, in the 21st century, turning into the 4 C’s: Communications, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity. But there’s a fifth C gaining traction, Culture. Is just
Now that we’re all carrying media platforms around in our pockets, it’s easier than ever to tell our stories. If you’ve ever taken a photo of your dinner and posted it on your social media, you’re a storyteller. Shared a meme? You’re a storytel
Lots of lessons being learned right now, not many of them fun. How to interact from afar, how to do business without entering a business, how to learn and teach from a distance. Stan Laing, executive athletic director at San Antonio’s Northside
It may feel like we’re frozen in time right about now. On one hand, everything’s changed and on the other, nothing’s changing quickly enough. Winston Churchill said, “When you’re going through hell, keep going.” As we work our way through this
Dream big is pretty safe advice. Shoot for the moon, reach for the stars. Easy to say, harder to do, especially if you haven’t seen anyone else do it. San Antonio native Feliz Ramirez learned the lesson from her dad, Jesus. And now, his legacy
We’ve all learned a lot about viruses lately, whether we wanted to or not. San Antonio City Councilman Manny Pelaez says there are other things just as contagious as the coronavirus. And it’s up to you to decide what you’re going to infect thos
Uncertainty is running a little high right now and empathy might be a little low as we all come to grips with a once-a-century pandemic. It’s easy, and not unreasonable, to focus on what’s happening today rather than what might happen tomorrow.
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