In May, 1991, I held the first "Portsmouth 2020 Vision Project," which drew nearly a hundred people to the late Yoken's Restaurant on Lafayette Road to "vision" about the future of our community. We heard from young people and older citizens, from the then-City Manager and then-Mayor, and we even saw some architectual rendering of Portsmouth of 2020.
After that, working with Raymond Will of Portsmouth and others, I undertook vision efforts in various neighborhoods and the Downtown area on environmental, growth, and educational issues. A lot of visioning efforts have gone on since then, including the Portsmouth Vision Committee chaired by Portsmouth City Councilor John Hynes in the late 1990s, of which I was a co-facilitator along with Ray Will, plus master planning and other government and citizen approaches.
The 2050 Vision Project (tradename) is an outgrowth of The 2020 Vision Project that encourages communities, the region, and the state to look long-term at the future.
The concept is simple - - that when people come together to vision and envision their futures, they are more likely to create a future that will have meaning and balance to their lives. And that future is one that we and those who come after us might more likely enjoy. Otherwise, things just happen. By visioning, we can do the things we need to do now, or not do certain things, to attain it.
The 2050 Vision Project is an exclusively volunteer cause on my part, and if you would like to be involved in any of the upcoming discussions or events please let me know. It is fully free for any city or town. Much of what I've learned through the years on visioning techniques and approaches I bring to strategic planning work that I do for businesses and organizations, and to the Time Capsules, Etc., team-building and visioning exercise detailed on another page of this WEBSITE.
My Time Capsules, Etc., and The 2050 Vision Project consulting is on a fully volunteer basis at no cost for any city or town.
|
|
|
-
Examining "The 'IF' Factor" - What do you or your family expect to be doing in the Year 2050?
-
Describe three things you would like to see stay exactly the same in your neighborhood in Year 2050.
-
How much growth, or lack of growth, would you like to see in this area in Year 2050?
-
Identify what kind of transporation is both desirable and realistic in this area for Year 2050.
-
Can you describe the Downtown you'd like to see in Year 2050? Give some details. Name names! Name places!
-
Describe three things you would like to see changed in your neighborhood before the Year 2050.
-
In your personal life, what one specific special value do you have or enjoy that you never want to lose?
-
What has happened during the past 5 years that makes it difficult to create your "vision" of Year 2050?
-
What has happened during the past 5 years that contributes to your "vision" of Year 2050?
-
Action Plan: What are the steps necessary to attain each of the expections for Year 2050 mentioned above?
|
|
