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Imagining
Picture this: it's the year 2050, and the landscape of Kent County is vibrant, dynamic, and resilient. What do you see and hear? Where do you find yourself in the weave of your personal and professional endeavors? What is the main news story of the day?
As we navigate towards the future of Kent County, we're propelled by questions that spark our curiosity and fuel our drive for transformation. Which achievements will define the next three decades? What challenges will test our grit? What role do we each play in our collective vision?
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Share Your Thoughts About the Future
What MUST we get right to make Kent County an even better place by 2050?
Share your thoughts about this question on the “All Our Ideas” survey!
All Our Ideas is an online survey asking your opinion on which strategies will have the most impact on Kent County residents in 2050. This invaluable public input serves to guide Kent County and its partners in prioritizing goals and eliciting ideas that it may not have considered.
In this survey, you'll engage in a process of selecting what you believe to be the higher-priority strategy from pairs of options or offering your own innovative idea to enhance the pool for other respondents to evaluate. As you progress, you'll encounter a blend of ideas from both the Steering Committee and the public. It's important to note that the survey doesn't have a fixed end; rather, it continues to present variations of options until you choose to stop. You have the freedom to engage with the survey for as long or as little as you prefer. After expressing your priorities, you'll have the opportunity to view how your perspectives align with other residents.
Please take a moment to also share the All Our Ideas survey with your friends, family, and neighbors. Together, let's ensure that everyone's perspectives are heard and considered.
Para Español: https://www.allourideas.org/KentCounty2050es
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What's NEW with Kent County 2050?
Crossover Levers Workshop
On March 7, our partners from Next Generation Consulting were back in Grand Rapids! Rebecca Ryan and David Brown were in town facilitating a steering committee workshop to identify crossover levers for Kent County utilizing four unique scenarios that explored the future of Kent County.
Thank you to Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes for allowing us to utilize your space!
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What are crossover levers? We're so glad you asked!
Invented by RAND during the era of the STAR wars treaty, crossover levers are strategies that can be optimized in various futures.
Crossover levers are things that:
- Kent County’s stakeholders can control or influence
- Kent County can “turn up” or “turn down,” like dials on a radio.
- Have an impact on the region’s future, whether that future is challenging or surprisingly successful.
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What's NEXT with Kent County 2050?
Phase 3: Defining
The "Defining" phase embraces the data-driven intelligence gathered and public input to craft a vision and plan that truly reflects the diverse perspectives within Kent County. This phase synthesizes these broad insights, honing in on future scenarios or challenges that are most pertinent. By doing so, it guarantees that Kent County's subsequent strategic efforts are intentional, proactive, and aligned with the community's needs.
Final Plan
Drafting of the final plan is currently underway, integrating a prioritized list of strategies and goals derived from preceding phases of strategic foresight, public input, and feasibility. The Kent County 2050 Plan will be a bold and ambitious document, serving as a beacon for community alignment and momentum over the coming decades. The anticipated completion of the plan is late Spring or early Summer 2024.
Kent County 2050 Links
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