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Oregon Shines, Oregon's Strategic Plan


What is Oregon Shines?
Oregon Shines III
Oregon Shines II (1997)
Oregon Shines (1989)

What is Oregon Shines?

Oregon Shines is the strategic plan for the future of Oregon and all Oregonians. Mandated by the Governor in 1989 to help turn around a struggling economy, the plan set three goals and recommended strategies to achieve these goals. The plan also created the Oregon Benchmarks to measure progress.

The Governor and the Legislature created the Oregon Progress Board to focus the efforts of the state partners on the way their work aligns with the plan.

The Progress Board and partners across the state completed the
first update of the plan, Oregon Shines II, in 1997. This update revised the goals and pared down the number of Oregon Benchmarks.

Oregon Shines III


	The Oregon Shines III process

Message from Governor Kulongoski (pdf)

Oregon Shines III Business Plan

The Oregon Shines III Business Plan addresses the concerns raised by the partner panels and numerous other stakeholders. The plan was adopted by the board in September of 2008. Through expanded partnerships, the board is modifying the scope timing of the plan to adapt to the economic downturn that occurred in the months immediately following.

Oregon Shines III Partner Panels

Seven expert “Oregon Shines III Partner Panels” hosted by the Progress Board voiced a common need for Oregon Shines III to seriously invest in collaboration, coordination, and prevention.

April 27, 2006	Economic Development (doc)	Board Meeting Minutes (doc)
July 27, 2006	Education & Workforce (doc)	Board Meeting Minutes (doc)
October 26, 2006	Health and Basic Needs (doc)	Board Meeting Minutes (doc)
January 25, 2007	Public Safety (doc)	Board Meeting Minutes (doc)
April 26, 2007	Civic Engagement	Board Meeting Minutes (doc)
July 26, 2007	Built Environment (doc)	Board Meeting Minutes (doc)
October 25, 2007	Natural Env. & Sustainability (doc)	Board Meeting Minutes (doc)

Oregon Shines II (1997)

Background

Oregon's economy was riding the wave of the nation's technology boom when Oregon Shines II was released in 1997. Thousands of Oregonians participated in updating the original Oregon Shines. They took on a more holistic approach, focusing as much on community and the environment as on the economy.

The Oregon Shines II process concluded that Oregon had made progress and reaffirmed the need for a knowledge-based economy. Oregon Shines II also determined that many Oregon
families were not benefiting from the state's prosperity.

Oregon Shines II engaged a more “bottoms-up” process that included meetings with leaders across the state. It established three new goals: 1) quality jobs for all Oregonians, 2) engaged, caring and safe communities, and 3) healthy, sustainable surroundings. The Progress Board pared down the list of Oregon Benchmarks to less than 100, with 25 identified as “key."

Oregon Shines II - downloads

Oregon Shines II (pdf)
Oregon Shines II - Highlights (doc)

Oregon Shines (1989)

The original Oregon Shines

Oregon’s strategic plan, originated in 1989 with rigorous trend analysis and industry-specific committee work. The plan resulted in three goals: 1) a superior workforce, 2) an attractive quality of life and 3) an international frame of mind.

The plan recommended strategies to achieve those goals. They were based on a concept of interconnectedness called “The Circle of Prosperity.”

The plan also created 259 Oregon Benchmarks to measure Oregon’s progress, and the Oregon Progress Board to keep
Oregonians focused on their future through biennial benchmark
reports and periodic updates of the plan.

The original Oregon Shines - downloads

Table of Contents (pdf)

Introduction (pdf)

Part I - Strategic Framework

1. Summary (pdf)

2. Where Are We? A Context for Strategic Planning (pdf)

3. What Do We Have to Work With? Our Strengths and Weaknesses (pdf)

4. Where Do We Want to Be? A Vision of the Next Two Decades (pdf)

5. How Do We Get There? A Strategy for Achieving our Vision (pdf)

Part II - An Agenda for Oregon

1. Institutional Partnership (pdf)

2. Work Force Quality (pdf)