Oct 29, 2021 | Economic Transformation Signals
Phil Hauck, Envision Board Member
Imagine Brown County more than doubling its population within the next 20 years. Is that likely? If so, what trends might cause such an influx of new residents to Northeast Wisconsin?
How about a need for fresh water? Or ongoing climate changes that reduce fresh water supplies in other parts of the country, pushing residents to the Great Lakes region to survive? Based on recent experience, that’s not so far-fetched. Furthermore, based on an extensive study of weather and climate disaster patterns across the U.S., including consideration of their long-range trending, two local thought leaders believe such a population shift is far from fanciful.
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Oct 29, 2021 | Envision Success Stories
Dave Wegge, President of Envision Board of Directors
In the fall of 2018, Matt Schueller was invited to enroll in Envision’s first Strategic Foresight workshop. As the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Nature’s Way, the Green Bay subsidiary of Schwabe North America, Inc., that manufactures and distributes dietary and nutritional supplements, Matt took away from that workshop vital tools and skills that have had both immediate and long-term effects on the success of Nature’s Way. As a result, he’s been able to effect new strategies, new facilities, and a real commitment to shaping his company’s future.
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Sep 9, 2021 | Horizons Newsletter by Envision
Click September 2021 Horizons for the full text of the September Envision newsletter. Articles on the 2020 census, diversity in corporate leadership, responding to COVID in our increasingly diverse community, and the importance of educational attainment for minorities are highlighted.
Sep 9, 2021 | Community Spotlight
by Devon Christianson, Envision board member
“Have the tough conversations; stretch toward what seems out of reach.” That’s the advice of
Prevea Health’s new Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Renita Robinson. You might
remember this visionary change agent as the Chief Executive Officer of the YWCA of Greater
Green Bay. She’s moved into healthcare leadership at this critical “COVID moment,” helping
Prevea learn what it can from tough times and shape the best possible future for itself and the
community.
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Sep 6, 2021 | Envision Success Stories
by Dr. Gratzia Villarroel, Associate Professor of Political Science St. Norbert College and Envision board member
*In this article we use the gender-neutral Latinx next to the term Hispanic to acknowledge the growing use of this term by younger, US-born, bilingual, or predominantly English-speaking Hispanics, who are also likely to be more progressive and college-educated. Latinx has received criticisms from all sides of the political spectrum and is still only used by a small percentage of the Hispanic population. The more common names are either Hispanic which typically includes Spaniards as it is based on the use of the Spanish language and Latino which typically refers to people from Latin America.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2019 at Paul Demuth’s suggestions, I had the opportunity to participate in Garry Golden’s Foresight Analysis Workshop sponsored by the Bay Area Community Council (today Envision Greater Green Bay). The workshop was instrumental in redefining how I viewed the experience of the Latinx/Hispanic population in Northeast Wisconsin. While I already knew that the population was growing and that education was important, after completing the workshop, I realized just how important educational attainment is not just for Latinx/Hispanics but for Northeast Wisconsin and the nation.
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Sep 6, 2021 | Economic Transformation Signals
by Nanette Nelson, Envision board member
September 1, 2021
General Motors Co. is currently headed by a woman CEO and, as of March 2021, a majority of its board of directors is female. This year GM said it aims to convert nearly its entire vehicle lineup to electric by 2035.
Inclusive corporate cultures have a competitive edge, according to recent studies (see links below)—better products, sales growth and share performance. Innovation, enabling success in today’s fast-changing, disruption-filled competitive world, is the key characteristic of these inclusive companies. Companies with above-average gender diversity on their boards and top management are more likely to have these inclusive cultures. Women bring work styles that include enhanced communication skills, more empathy, less ego and more measured risk-taking.
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Sep 6, 2021 | Signals to Watch
by Dr. Jamie Lynch, Associate Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Strategic Research Institute St. Norbert College and Envision board member
The 2020 census brings new data to old stories of diversity and growth in Brown County. It’s still early, and more information will continue to become available, but here are four data points likely to shape the future of greater Green Bay.
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Jul 13, 2021 | Horizons Newsletter by Envision
Click July 2021 Horizons to read the Envision newsletter. Discover how Craig Dickman (Managing Director, TitleTownTech) and Laura Hieb (Chief Nursing Officer, Bellin Health) adovcate for foresight in two of the Green Bay area’s leading organizations. Envision Board members Phil Hauck (Economic Transformation) and Judy Nagels (Pathway to Success) also share insights from their Signals Teams.
Jul 5, 2021 | Upward Mobility Signals
By Judy Nagel, Envision Board Member
What are the key signals of social mobility? Labor, education, technology, healthcare and social protections – and FDI: foreign direct investment. A key indicator of positive social mobility is the investment by foreign countries in American businesses, and this particular indicator has taken a startling downward shift. Until 2020, the US led in FDI with China a distant second. All that has changed now, and FDI is definitely a signal we need to watch.
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Jul 5, 2021 | Economic Transformation Signals
By Phil Hauck, Envision Board Member
(watching signals of Artificial Intelligence)
Remember when construction projects started with a draftsman wielding a pencil and a straightedge? Today a homeowner can buy software that helps her size and orient rooms to get the best view from her new house. And the contractor now has scanning devices and software that drive exact layouts – to the quarter inch – that integrate plumbing, electric, mechanical, and other design features.
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