How We Created a Vision:
Process for Creating the Vision
To create a vision for the future of jobs and the economy in Utah, a team of experts gathered over a two-year period to share knowledge and extensively research and discuss options for improvement. Members of the Jobs and Economy Action Team were selected by Governor Gary Herbert and Envision Utah to represent a spectrum of professional experience and political affiliations. Team members included business leaders, legislators, economic development experts, and other experts from across the state. From 2013 to 2015, the action team met to identify Utahns’ choices related to the economy, create scenarios for public input, and synthesize a vision for the future. The process of creating this vision also included the following components:
This app allowed Utahns to interactively learn about the outcomes of different choices related to jobs and the economy and to identify the choices that are most important to them. More than 3,000 people across Utah gave input, and the information gathered generated the following findings:The action team used this information to create five different scenarios for the future of jobs and the economy in Utah. The scenarios were based on the choices Utahns could make over the next 35 years concerning education, air quality, transportation, and other issues and included the likely outcomes those decisions would have on the economy by 2050. These scenarios were presented to the public in the Your Utah, Your Future survey in spring 2015, and 52,845 Utahns weighed in.
After receiving public input on the five jobs and economy scenarios, the action team met to frame a vision, including goals and strategies, that matched what Utahns said they wanted for the economy in 2050.
Jobs & Economy Action Team
Cochairs
Spencer P. Eccles
Managing Director, The Cynosure Group
Jeff Edwards
President and CEO, Economic Development Corporation of Utah
Natalie Gochnour
Associate Dean, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
Members
- Scott Anderson
President and CEO, Zions Bank - Lane Beattie
President and CEO, Salt Lake Chamber - Todd Bingham
President, Utah Manufacturers Association - Jake Boyer
President, The Boyer Company - Barry Conover
Executive Director, Utah State Tax Commission - Larry Coughlin
Boeing - Lew Cramer
CEO, Coldwell Banker Commercial - John Curtis
Mayor, Provo - Wes Curtis
Executive Director of Regional Services, Southern Utah University - Sophia DiCaro
Governor's Office of Economic Development - Cheri Farnsworth
Executive Director, Mountain West Capital Network - Karen Gunn
Dean, School of Professional & Economic Development, Salt Lake Community College - Val Hale
Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development - Steve Hammond
Director, Integration Strategy & Technical Marketing, Adobe - Howard Headlee
President, Utah Bankers Association - Colin Hilton
President, Utah Olympic Legacy - Justin Jones
Salt Lake Chamber - Karen Mayne
Utah Senate - Ronda Menlove
Utah House of Representatives - Michael Merrill
Salt Lake Chamber - Claudia Nakano
Director, Utah Office of Multicultural Affairs - Stan Nakano
Utah District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration - Richard Nelson
President and CEO, Utah Technology Council - Bill Okland
President, Okland Construction - Randy Okland
Board Chairman, Okland Construction - Aaron Osmond
Utah Senate - Dinesh Patel
Utah Science and Technology Research - Jon Pierpont
Executive Director, Department of Workforce Services - Brian Shiozawa
Utah Senate - Shirlee Silversmith
Director, Utah Division of Indian Affairs - Ryan Smith
CEO, Qualtrics - Val Snyder
President, L-3 Communications - Jerry Stevenson
Utah Senate - Kevin Sullivan
Utah Defense Alliance - Kimball Thomson
President and CEO, BioUtah - Vicki Varela
Managing Director, Utah Office of Tourism - Brad Wilson
Utah House of Representatives - Seth Winterton
Deputy Director, Utah's Own
