Sparking insight: Questions to re-ignite inquiry (Part I)

Find the spark

It’s been several months since the Un/Conference—remember that, back in November? We proposed Open Space sessions, ate Golden Thyme sandwiches, and considered the myriad ways we could envision the future as a moldable “How,” not an inevitable “When.” We looked at our roles in co-creating that future, plus the challenges and opportunities that we’ll face along the way.

Do you remember the improv games, the data wrangling, and the Data Shark at the Inquiry Lab? We learned that inquiry is a powerful tool for dreaming, planning, and walking into the best possible version of the future.

Just like an engine, inquiry powers our questions, imaginations, and impact. And, like an engine, it benefits from regular care, inputs to keep things running smoothly, and the occasional spark of inspiration. In the spirit of keeping our engines running, here are simple questions you can ask yourself. Each comes with a bonus to take it even further.

We’ll start the conversation with two questions now, and continue with a couple more in Part II (now posted: Sparking insight: Part II).

Start with questions

1. "Why?"

Bertrand Russell, a Welsh philosopher, said, “In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” It’s easy to grow comfortable with a process, habit, or way of thinking. The next time you do something routine—from to sitting in the empty row of an auditorium instead of next to a stranger, to opening Facebook as soon as you wake up—ask yourself: What benefit does it bring me? What trade-offs am I making in order to do it? What if I did it differently?

Bonus: Go a step beyond the thought experiment and take your question into the realm of action: Try a different approach and see if it affects your understanding of why.

2. “How would somebody else approach this?”

Step compassionately into the shoes of another person and consider how they might think about an idea. What values would drive their thinking? What assumptions might they make? What assumptions might you make about them?

We might step into the shoes of people who identify as:

• Politically conservative/liberal
• Morally liberal/conservative
• A native English speaker/non-Native English speaker
• Urban/suburban/rural
• People from different racial, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds
• Female/male/transgender/gender non-conforming
• Religious/non-religious/spiritual/something else
• An accountant/communications staff/machine operator/fundraiser/researcher
• An intern/executive/custodian/manager

If you aren’t sure where to start, try choosing a topic or question and explore how another person might answer it. For example, what would a custodian who works 30 hours per week think about a decision to improve health insurance coverage for part-time workers? What might an executive think? What about the children of those people? Where would they converge, and where might they differ? What might lead them to their respective conclusions?

Thinking critically about why someone might come to a different conclusion helps us discern our own opinions, motivations, unconscious bias, and framing. It can reveal gaps in our reasoning, leading us to change our position or strengthen it. If we find that our reasoning holds strong, this practice can help us explain it to someone who thinks differently.

Bonus: Seek out one of those people who sees the world differently (they're all around you!) and ask them how they think about something you care about. For example, if you work in organizing for equity in education, choose five people you don’t usually discuss education with and ask them questions like, “What do you think of education in Minnesota? Does it work for you? Do you think it is working for everyone? What’s the point of getting an education?” Listen to what they say. Consider thinking about their words for a few minutes, hours, or days before responding.

And soon to come…

In Part II, we’ll look at the science behind our perspective and how changing the world starts with examining our expectations. We’ll consider how inquiry can help us to prioritize and begin taking action.

In the meantime, please consider joining Minnesota Rising on Monday, June 11 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm for an update from Matt Lewis of GREATER MSP at Surly Brewing: A Strategy Manager for GREATER MSP, Matt works with cross-sector partners and external stakeholders to develop and implement regional economic development strategies. He'll provide an update on the Make It. MSP. campaign and share opportunities for joining the effort to help attract and retain talent to the region. Let us know to save a seat for you at minnesotarising[at]gmail.com!

Here's Part II.

The author

Ruth works at Minnesota Compass, a project led by Wilder Research. She asks a lot of questions and she enjoys walks, dancing, and playing the guitar. She's a member of YNPN Twin Cities. Find Ruth on LinkedIn or Twitter. 

Images: Created with Pablo using pictures from Pixabay.

2014 Un/Conference Content Curation | Navigating the World of Neighborhood District Councils!

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to feature content as well as continued opportunities to learn from our insightful and engaging breakout session speakers. In our Content Curation series, we highlight the ideas of and ways to connect with our 2014 Un/Conference presenters!

See below for Adam Yust's presentation deck for his session, "Navigating the World of Neighborhood District Councils" and read more on his blog, West Seventhers!

2014 Un/Conference Content Curation | Open Space: (N)icebreakers

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to feature content as well as continued opportunities to learn from our insightful and engaging breakout session speakers. In our Content Curation series, we highlight the ideas of and ways to connect with our 2014 Un/Conference presenters! One of our Open Space callers, Matt Lewis, recaps his session about talent attraction and retention to the greater MSP region below. 

(N)icebreakers: We roll out the welcome mat. Do we invite people in?
by Matt Lewis

Breaking in is hard to do

It’s hard to break in here. Whether you’re an immigrant from halfway around the world, a transplant from halfway across the country, or a first-generation graduate from halfway across the city, it’s not easy to penetrate the invisible networks and constructs that exist in our professional and social environment. It’s a challenge that’s not unique to Minneapolis-Saint Paul. But if we want this to be the place we all hope that it can be we need to acknowledge this reality and recognize the implications.

That assumption, derived from thousands of individual data points across all sectors of our community, resonated with a group that came together for an open space breakout session I proposed during the Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference. Fifteen participants joined my impromptu call to talk about the challenge of “breaking in” here. I shared some insights gathered by GREATER MSP. Then, we split into groups to share what has helped people to break in and brainstorm what might make that process easier.

Thankfully, nobody kept quiet.

“Having a built-in social fabric here in Minnesota is important,” said one individual who boomeranged back to the region. “I made most of my friends through work,” and “I worked through my partner’s network,” were other common refrains.

“Minnesotans need context,” one young woman put it. “They need you to say, ‘I know so-and-so…’” As you might suspect, there was a fair amount of talk about the particular importance of high school networks in Minnesota. It takes serious effort as an outsider in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, most agreed. “You have to be intentional and proactive here to break in.”

Working on ways to welcome

Even while we tried to take an asset-based approach to the challenge we still had a lot of venting to do. However, people here are inherently optimistic about our potential. This group was no different. A sample of some of the “back of the napkin” ideas people put forth:

• Social dinner club programs that match newcomers and longtime Minnesotans, bridging cultural barriers through a common denominator – food
• More purposeful networks of community connectors and ambassadors who can be tapped to guide people to community assets in guerilla fashion
• Intentional storytelling that elevates our activities and invite others to experience them
• Welcome kits or other assets that better match people’s interests with the opportunities that are out there. “We find out about things through a single person’s endorsement. Why can’t we create a profile of what we’re interested in and be guided?”
• A more comprehensive, more easily navigable activity calendar or similar dashboard that is populated by the community and easily segmented by interest

There are realities worth acknowledging. First, no clever program alone can make as powerful an impact as extending an invitation. People will find opportunities. What they need is to truly feel welcome. That’s a deep, serious cultural and social challenge. Second, more people can’t and won’t act as agents of change if they don’t view that as a challenge. Dialogue happening in a session just before ours was an example of what we need more of – conversations that move beyond “Minnesota Nice” to an honest discussion about what it takes to be “Minnesota Brave.”

Planning for the future starts with inclusion

This is a great place because people make it great. The fact that relatively few people leave here – an anecdotal assumption that turns out to be statistically true – signals just how special this place is. But right now we’re looking at the trends with appropriately high concern. While we have tremendous assets to build on, unacceptable opportunity and achievement gaps persist. The demographic wave that will hit our workforce adds to our urgency: this region will soon face a massive professional workforce shortage and none of us can afford to leave anyone behind.

To ensure collective benefit we need to develop all of our people, and then retain them by better connecting them to opportunities here. Additionally, just as our economy is currently fueled by migration we need to continue to attract diverse, talented individuals from all over the world. We will not succeed at any of these things without a more welcoming, more inclusive community.

None of this is easy. But broader awareness of the challenge is a starting point. If you have ideas or thoughts, please get in touch. Conversations sparked through groups like Minnesota Rising are making this great place even greater.

Matt Lewis is a Strategy Consultant at GREATER MSP, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership. He holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management. Matt can be reached at matt.lewis@greatermsp.org.

2014 Un/Conference Content Curation | Trista Harris - Keynote: "The Future Started Yesterday"

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to feature content as well as continued opportunities to learn from our insightful and engaging breakout session speakers. In our Content Curation series, we highlight the ideas of and ways to connect with our 2014 Un/Conference presenters! See Trista Harris' opening keynote, "The Future Started Yesterday," below. Thanks again to Hlee Lee for lending her great videography skills!

 

Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference Keynote - Trista Harris from Minnesota Rising on Vimeo.

2014 Un/Conference Content Curation | Mindfulness: The Key to Changing Your World

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to feature content as well as continued opportunities to learn from our insightful and engaging breakout session speakers. In our Content Curation series, we highlight the ideas of and ways to connect with our 2014 Un/Conference presenters! Kathleen Sprole, of One Moment Center, shares her presentation and a brief session recap below.

   

Attendees learned the basics of mindfulness and how it benefits them as an individual, coworker, leader, and in other roles in their lives. During the session we practiced observing our experience without judgment and seeing ourselves, others, and global issues through the eyes of compassion. The take-away from this session was that by focusing on our inner compassion and peace, we can begin to transform the world.

2014 Un/Conference Content Curation | Open Space: Professionalism Today

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to feature content as well as continued opportunities to learn from our insightful and engaging breakout session speakers. In our Content Curation series, we highlight the ideas of and ways to connect with our 2014 Un/Conference presenters! One of our Open Space callers, Eric Sannerud, recaps his "Professionalism Today" session below. 

What is the prevailing image of a professional in society?

Close your eyes and create a mental image of that professional.

At the Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference on Saturday, November 15th at DLR Group in downtown Minneapolis, this is exactly what an inspired group of attendees did. Our shared energy fueled a meaningful conversation that led to important conclusions and even more important questions.

First, we drew what we imagined:

Professionalism today

Some highlights:

• Serious
• White, male
• College educated
• “Put together”
• Touch of gray hair color

The professional mold that we identified painted a monochromatic picture. A professional is someone who is intellectual, is paid for their brain not their brawn, authoritative, wears a suit and tie to work, and/or privileged. There is not a lot of wiggle room in the mold, if you don’t fit, you won’t be considered professional.

The implications of this are far reaching.

Say you are not white or not male or not college educated - how does knowing you do not fit the mold affect your assessment of self? If you can never attain professional status while remaining true to your identity, why would you try?

What if you are in the professional class now? You feel you can’t be yourself, can’t show emotion, can’t admit to being imperfect for fear of being ostracized?

The theme of Un/Conference 2014 was “The Future is How.” Our conversation group took that to mean, “How do we want the professional mold to adapt in our future?”

So then we imagined and drew again:

What is the new word?

Some Highlights:

• Authentic vs Aesthetic
• Diverse
• Empathetic
• Culturally Adaptable
• Whole

Bottom line from this imagining: we want the new mold to be flexible. We know that professionals come in all shapes, sizes, colors, outfits, sexual orientations, life purposes, ways of knowing, and work styles. The underlying, defining characteristic? Authenticity.

The professional of now and the future is authentically themself and welcomed for that.

The question we left asking was, "How do we help this new mold get adopted more broadly?"

How do we get there?

Our big question was, "How do we share our broadened understanding of professional?"

Now this is where you come in: Do you have any ideas on how we share this broader vision? How we crack the existing professional mold or how we craft a new, inclusive one?

Join our conversation by commenting here or on Twitter with #MNRising!
Eric R. Sannerud is a farmer, thinker, and entrepreneur in Minnesota. He grows hops at @MightyAxeHops and thinks with @ShapersMPLS. In his free time Eric loves food.

Contact: @EricSannerud ericsannerud@gmail.com

2014 Un/Conference Content Curation | Join Ashlee Consulting for VITAL Dialogue!

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to feature content as well as continued opportunities to learn from our insightful and engaging breakout session speakers. In our Content Curation series, we highlight the ideas of and ways to connect with our 2014 Un/Conference presenters!

Below, Ashlee Consulting invites social justice journeyers to an evening of VITAL Dialogue to make connections, share stories, and develop a learning community that can both support and challenge the deepening of practice!

VITAL Dialogue: Deepening Your Social Justice Practice

Ashlee Consulting LLC

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CST)

Social Impact Garage

Are you passionate about social justice? Do you desire a community of peers that will challenge and support you on your journey? Are you seeking a space to bravely engage in authentic dialogue about issues of power, privilege, and oppression?

Join us for an evening of VITAL Dialogue, as we seek to make connections, learn from and with one another, and deepen our social justice practice. Facilitated by Ashlee Consulting, this evening will feature VITAL Practice principles (Vulnerability, Identity, Trust, Authorship, and Liberation) as tools for social justice journeying.

Ashlee Consulting LLC fosters brave spaces for bold conversations. Aeriel and Kyle Ashlee are life and business partners. With more than 14-years of combined experience as social justice educators, the Ashlees have embarked upon their own social justice journey and welcome others to join them in deepening their social justice practice. Learn more about Ashlee Consulting online.

2014 Un/Conference Sponsor Spotlight: Minnesota Private College Council

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is thankful for our amazing sponsors, without whose support we could not offer sliding-scale admission fees and stellar Un/Conference programming. Below, find an invitation to attend upcoming Minnesota Private College Council member holiday music shows!

There's no better way to celebrate this time of year than by gathering together with one an­other and listening to the music of the holidays. Join us for one (or more) of our holiday events, including many musical concerts, an art sale and more. Visit our website for a complete list of events.

We wish you the best of holidays.

2014 Un/Conference Sponsor Spotlight: New Sector Alliance

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is thankful for our amazing sponsors, without whose support we could not offer sliding-scale admission fees and stellar Un/Conference programming. Below, find an invitation to engage with New Sector Alliance and its Fellowship programs!

We are pleased to announce that applications for New Sector's 2015-2016 programs are now open! We are excited about our ongoing impact in Boston and San Francisco and the success of program launches in Chicago and the Twin Cities, where we'll be expanding program size to meet increased local interest. We are now accepting applications for our AmeriCorps RISE, Summer Fellowship and Senior Summer Fellowship programs through our website. Do you know someone with a commitment to the social sector? Someone who is excited about building positive impact in their community? Someone who you think would make a great addition to one of our cohorts? Tell them to apply! Click here for the New Sector 2015-2016 Fellowship Application. Want to help us the spread the word about our application? We're hoping you can help us out, and we want to make it easy for you. Feel free to forward this email or share the news through social media. Here is a link to our social media guide with sample Tweets, Facebook and LinkedIn posts you can use to let your friends and colleagues know about the New Sector application. If you have questions about our programs or the recruiting process, please contact us at recruiting@newsector.org. Thanks! The New Sector Team

2014 Network Partner Notes | Young Professionals in Energy Minneapolis

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to collaborate with Network Partners, emerging leader groups, in order to cross-promote our parallel efforts to provide leadership development and community-building. In our Network Partner Notes, we highlight our 2014 Un/Conference Network Partners and their events in their own words!

YPE Minneapolis Leadership

 Connect at:

November 20, 2014 Happy Hour - Bar 508

LinkedIn - YPE Minneapolis

Twitter - YPE Minneapolis

Facebook - YPE Minneapolis

  

	Kevin Marquardt, Founder & President Kevin Marquardt is a Regulatory Analyst at CenterPoint Energy. CenterPoint Energy is a Fortune 500 company that serves over 5 million metered customers across six states. Kevin is responsible for calculating and setting rates for customers in Minnesota, providing regulatory assistance and expertise, filing monthly and annual reports to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, reviewing capital budget expenditures, supporting rate case documentation, reviewing bill and website development, and addressing data sharing and privacy risks.  Kevin received a Masters of Science from the University of Minnesota in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy. Before his masters degree, he received two degrees from Iowa State University in Environmental Studies and Psychology.    Connect with me via Email or LinkedIn
	Raihan Irani, Board Member Raihan Irani is a Substation Engineer at Xcel Energy.  Xcel Energy is a major US electric and natural gas company based in Minneapolis. Prior to joining Xcel, Raihan worked as an Energy Management System Engineer for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council in Vancouver, WA. He was responsible for analyzing and implementing changes to the bulk electricity grid in the western US. Following this he worked at a residential solar startup in Los Angeles providing technical and operational support to the Vice President.  Raihan received a Masters in Engineering Management from University of Southern California and Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Economics from the University of Washington.   Connect with me via Email or LinkedIn
	JP Singh, Board Member JP Singh is Global Marketing Manager at Cummins Power Generation. Cummins is fortune 200 company based in Columbus, Indiana and JP leads product marketing for telecommunication vertical from Cummins Minneapolis Office. In his 12+ year in career in energy industry, JP has held various business and technical leadership roles at companies in India, Korea and US. He received his MBA from University of Texas at Austin and Bachelors of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology.   Connect with me via LinkedIn
	George Hoffmann, Board Member George Hoffmann is a Project Manager at Flint Hills Resources.  Flint Hills Resources is a Koch company engaged in refining, chemicals and biofuels.  Prior to joining Flint Hills, George worked at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the Project Development and Finance Group evaluating projects involving every form of renewable energy.   George received an MBA and Masters in Finance from Indiana University and a Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University.   Connect with me via Email or LinkedIn
	Julia Eagles, Board Member Julia Eagles is a Regulatory Policy Specialist at Xcel Energy, a natural gas and electricity utility company in Minneapolis. In that role Julia works on resource planning, compiling information for regulatory documents, and preparing comments on state energy policy. Before joining Xcel Energy in August of 2014, she spent 8 years working for several local energy and environmental organizations- including Youth Farm and Market Project, the Phillips Community Energy Cooperative, and the Clean Energy Resource Teams. While in graduate school, she was involved in a research project looking at smart grid policy in various regions in the United States, focusing on the role of Regional Transmission Organizations. She also worked in the City of Minneapolis Sustainability Office, assisting with the implementation and documentation of their Climate Action Plan. Julia received a Masters in Public Policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, with a focus on energy and environmental policy, and a Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies and Geography from Macalester College in St. Paul. In her free time she enjoys biking, cross country skiing, taking trips to the Boundary Waters and other beautiful locations, playing broomball, and growing, cooking and eating good food. Connect with me via LinkedIn

2014 Network Partner Notes | AZUL, Minnesota Zoo

The Minnesota Rising 2014 Un/Conference: The Future Is How will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to collaborate with Network Partners, emerging leader groups, in order to cross-promote our parallel efforts to provide leadership development and community-building. In our Network Partner Notes, we highlight our 2014 Un/Conference Network Partners and their events in their own words!

Get involved at mnzoo.org/AZUL

The Minnesota Zoo is so much more than an amazing wildlife destination and it’s definitely not just for kids. The AZUL community recognizes that the Minnesota Zoo goes beyond its borders to save wildlife locally and globally, and that you’re never too old to enjoy an animal encounter.

Founded in 2010, AZUL is a community of Minnesota Zoo young advocates who are passionate about saving wildlife. We engage this community through conservation, education and social events all year.

AZUL embraced the Tiger Conservation Campaign (www.tigercampaign.org) as a cause thanks to the inspiration of Dr. Tara Harris, the Minnesota Zoo’s Vice President for Conservation who also serves as the coordinator for the Tiger Species Survival Plan. Only 3,200 tigers are left in the wild, and through our continued partnership with the Tiger Conservation Campaign and Dr. Harris, friends of AZUL have raised more than $15,000 to help save this endangered species.

Conservation and education events led by AZUL have included an annual conservation talk led by world-leading zoo experts and small hands-on events like our Sunset Frog Safari with zoo biologists. Our signature winter event is Warm Up in the Wild, a beach party on the warm Tropics Trail where attendees can forget the February cold for a few hours. The AZUL community is devoted to giving back and our annual Wild Night party (held this year on May 16 at Mill City Nights) is a fantastic black-tie gala in support of tigers and the Zoo.

While most AZUL events are open to the public, members of AZUL enjoy member-only experiences at the Zoo. AZUL memberships also include discounts to AZUL events, free admission and parking to the Minnesota Zoo, and more.

Experience the Zoo in a whole new way through exclusive animal and exhibit opportunities, access to world-leading zoo experts, and exciting social events. Join us and start making an impact to save wildlife – locally and globally.

Aspiring young leaders can reach out to AZUL for volunteer opportunities or positions on our Wild Night Host Committee. AZUL will be seeking new board members in the spring.


We’re social creatures at AZUL, so follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @AZULMNZOO.

-By Ellie M. Bayrd on behalf of the AZUL Board