Oregon Shines III: An Audacious Opportunity

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Oregon Shines III An Audacious Opportunity

• Case Study for The Performance Centers 2007
  Symposium
• by Rita Conrad
• Executive Director, Oregon Progress Board

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• Oregon Shines III Breakthrough Results for
  Oregon
• Societal-level strategic planning
• For all of Oregon and all Oregonians

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Since 1989, Oregon has had

• HeadlightsOregon Shines I (1989) and II (1997)
• Progress ReportsBiennial benchmark reports
  against the goals
• ImpactsCountless policy, program and legislative
  impacts (Livable Communities, Oregon Options,
  State of the Environment Report)
• Performance MeasurementState government aligning
  to Oregon Benchmarks

Yet...
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YET, Oregon still shows mixed benchmark results.
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Why? Over 40 partner panel experts agree

• We need to do better at systems thinking and
  collaboration.

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Systems thinking???AACH my learning journey

• Back to basics re-reading Peter Senges Fifth
  Discipline
• Connecting with Oregon talent and thought leaders
  (thanks to Walt!)
• Attending Systems Thinking in Action Conference
• Learning about whole systems change methods

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Learning (affirming) things like

• Answers come from within individuals and
  communities, not from on-high.
• Results come from horizontal connections, not
  vertical silos.
• Focusing on solutions works better than focusing
  on problems.
• Sustainable results require dispersed leadership
  not just one heroic leader.

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Setting the Stage

• Partner panels since April 2006
• Sponsor conversations since January 2007
• Board approved Concept September 2007
• Case Statement October 2007
• One-page summary November 2007
• Sponsors wanting clarification

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And no wonder - OSIII has

• A 2029 vision
• Two purposes
• Three goals
• Three strategies
• One governance structure
• Four stages
• Wide open approach options
• Three possible outcomes

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2029 Vision

• Oregon has achieved excellence in education and
  work force development, arts participation,
  social services, public safety and sustainable,
  green development.
• Its many diverse population groups are no longer
  in the minority and have become a part of
  Oregons rich culture.
• The economy is robust and per capita incomes in
  Oregon exceed the national average.
• The population continues to grow, yet Oregons
  natural environment is one of the most
  environmentally clean and stunning in the union.
  
• To top it all off, Oregonians give high marks to
  their state and local governments for trust and
  accountability.

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OSIII Two Purposes

• Update Oregons statewide strategic plan
  according to law
• Propel Oregon into the next 20-year cycle with
  systems thinking and collaborative tools to
  create breakthrough results

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OSIII Three Goals

• Plan Partners engage in a statewide planning
  process that informs, guides and speaks to them
  with trends impacting Oregon, systems analysis of
  key cross-cutting issues, strategy frameworks and
  updated Oregon Benchmarks
• Action Partners align with the plans findings
  and act through new and deeper connections to
  partner networks
• Results Partners make their results transparent
  through an online venue where they link their
  performance measures to statewide goals and
  benchmarks

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OSIII Three Strategies

• Connect the Drivers - page 2
• Connect the Doers - page 3
• Connect the Data - page 4
• Page numbers refer to pages in the Board-approved
  Concept

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OSIII Governance
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OSIII Four Stages
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OSIII approaches could include things like

• Facilitated dialogue
• Web 2.0
• Social action research
• Systems dynamic modeling

RFP will encourage more approaches.
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Some Possible Outcomes

• Engage in a number of community and government
  projects to prototype a systems response to
  issues raised in the process
• Measure performance against project goals and
  scale up successes to impact government policy
  and Oregon Benchmark targets.
• Create an online infrastructure for results that
  enhances the capacity for Oregons partners to
  execute whole systems change, measure their
  performance and continuously improve their
  results.

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The Ultimate Outcomes

• Vision 2029 (story version)
• Benchmark targets achieved (data version)

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OSIII logic model
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Table Inquiry

• What is your wildest hope (or fear) for Oregon
  Shines III?
• How can Oregon Shines III contribute to our
  Symposium inquiry?
• How can this Symposium contribute to Oregon
  Shines III?
• What advice might you offer the Oregon Progress
  Board?

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Thanks!

• Rita.R.Conrad_at_state.or.us