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- 757 Champions Overview/Sign Up
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- Introduction
- Purpose, Goals, Objectives and Key Audiences
- Action Framework Development Process and Contributors
- Step 1: Subject Matter Experts
- Step 2: Build Awareness and Confidence in Our Recovery
- Step 3: Establish and Support Industry and Topic Area Work Committees
- Committee Work Focused On Both Industry/Topic Areas and Regional Issues
- Step 4: Tailor Wave 3 of the Survey Research to Inform the Committees
- Step 5: Integrate all inputs into an Action Framework
- Key Insights Uncovered
- Development Schedule
- Key Insights that Inspired the Action Framework:
- COVID-19 is Affecting Two-Thirds of Businesses Across the 757
- Two-thirds of Business Leaders Believe it Will Take One Year or Longer to Recover
- Branding, Innovation and Collaboration
- Business Leaders Feel Regional Collaboration is Critical for Recovery
- Eight in 10 Business Leaders Associate the Term “Regional Collaboration” with the 17 Local Governments
- Business Leaders Feel Lack of a Vision and Clear Priorities are the Top Obstacles
- Business Leaders Believe a Shared Vision and a List of Top Priorities are the Best Ways to Advance Collaboration
- Everyone Involved with this Initiative to Date has been Extremely Engaged
- Perhaps the Most Inspirational Input . . .
- Vision for Our Future Economy
- Action Framework Overview
- 757 = ONE
- Vision for the Hampton Roads Economy in 2030
- Vision Statements: Two Types of Visions
- Optimal Vision Statement Inputs
- What People Value Today About the 757
- What Makes The 757 Unique Today
- What Values and Trends Will Be Important in the Future?
- These Inputs Lead to Six Values that Serve as the Foundation for our Vision
- Vision for the Hampton Roads Economy in 2030
- Unifying Theme
- Economic empowerment is a common term
- Include “757” to make economic empowerment inspiration relevant
- Recommended vision
- Action Framework Overview
- A Growing List of 757 Organizations have Joined Together
- The Action Framework Leverages What Makes the 757 Unique and Strong
- The Action Framework is Organized Around 5 Key Strategic Imperatives
- The Action Framework Comprises 30 Results-oriented Programs
- The 757 Recovery & Resilience Action Framework-complete
- Each Partner has a Designated Responsibility Area in the Action Framework
- Action Framework Program Areas
- Strategy #1: Build Regional Unity
- Advance the New Vision for the 757 Economy
- Build a Network of 1,000 Regional 757 Champions
- Build a Network of 1,000 Regional 757 Champions-2
- 757 Champions’ List of 12 Responsibilities
- Unify the 757’s Young Professional Organizations (aka NextGen)
- Create and Run the “757 Did You Know” Pride-building Campaign
- Accountability: “757 Did You Know” Key Performance Indicators
- Accountability: Key Performance Indicators (continued)
- Build & Maintain a Performance Dashboard
- Strategy #2: Grow New Jobs
- Continuum of New Job Creation Opportunities
- Support 757’s Core Economic Drivers
- Support 757’s Core Economic Drivers-2
- Increase the Performance and Growth of Target Industries
- Support the Leading High-Growth Companies
- Cultivate Promising New Industries
- Support New Company Formation
- Attract New Companies to the 757 Region
- Strategy #3: Grow, Retain & Attract Talent
- Strategy #4: Build Resiliency
- Strategy #5: Advance Regional Infrastructure
- Create a System to Identify and Advance Best Practices
- Create and Share Our Region’s Story with the Outside World
- Advance a Business Approach to the Region’s Broadband Infrastructure
- Advance a Business Approach to the Region’s Future Energy Infrastructure
- Advance a Business Approach to Recurrent Flooding and Sea Level Rise
- Advance a Business Approach to Expanded Market Connections
- Advance Future Regional Infrastructure Priorities
- Address Long-term Systemic Issues That Have Held the Region Back
- The 757 Recovery & Resilience Action Framework-complete3
- Strategy #1: Build Regional Unity
- Program Priorities
- Accountability: What The Action Framework Will Deliver
- Appendix: Foundational Documents
- Together, Stronger
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