Success Factors in the Oregon Shines Journey

1. 1 Success Factors in the Oregon Shines Journey Presentation to: IAP2 Australasian SymposiumAdelaide Town Hall - October 9, 2008 Health & Society Public SeminarHealthy & Sustainability Cities & Communities Short Course Flinders University - October 13, 2008 Adelaide, South Australia By Rita Conrad Executive Director Oregon Progress Board Salem, Oregon I flew across 17 time zones and the international date line to talk to you today. I have never been so far away from home! Yet I find that no matter how long the distance, I find that people everywhere want the same thing. They want to pursue their passion. They want to do what works. They want to do what’s right. I hope the ideas I present here today, rightly or wrongly, stimulate all those things for you! You should know that I chose this template because of the joy in the children’s faces. This is because one of the things I have learned in my Oregon Shines journey is that studying performance first (not last) enhances engagement, performance and yes, well-being and joy. To find that high performance, my friend Dennis Sandow says to “follow the joy.” I flew across 17 time zones and the international date line to talk to you today. I have never been so far away from home! Yet I find that no matter how long the distance, I find that people everywhere want the same thing. They want to pursue their passion. They want to do what works. They want to do what’s right. I hope the ideas I present here today, rightly or wrongly, stimulate all those things for you! You should know that I chose this template because of the joy in the children’s faces. This is because one of the things I have learned in my Oregon Shines journey is that studying performance first (not last) enhances engagement, performance and yes, well-being and joy. To find that high performance, my friend Dennis Sandow says to “follow the joy.”

2. 2 Success Factors for Creating a Better Tomorrow Shared Vision Shared Data Collaboration