The Colorado Springs Leadership Institute begins with an intensive four-day training session that applies the leadership skills development approach of the renowned Center for Creative Leadership, within the specific context of challenges facing the Colorado Springs Community.

Today, the Mountain Post has more than 4,000 soldiers deployed in Iraq in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Since 9-11, our country has been at war longer than when we were in World War II.
This state of conflict that we are in will not fade away; it will persist at some level, maybe not in Iraq or Afghanistan, but somewhere in the world for the foreseeable future.

In December 2005, three local leadership programs – the Colorado Springs Leadership Institute, The Forum for Civic Advancement and Leadership Pikes Peak – collaborated on a community issues survey.
Zoomerang, a Web-based survey tool, was used to gather and analyze data. Community leaders were asked their opinions about the most important issues facing the Pikes Peak region.