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WHAT IS A
CIVIC AGENDA?
Analysis and interpretation of current trend data to create common ground and shared understanding
Agreement, through dialogue, debate and discourse, on the nature of key challenges, threats, opportunities and goals
Alignment on long-term goals and short-term targets
Action to leverage assets and achieve impact through collaborative strategies, partnerships, and alliances, public/private initiatives and personal commitments
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Boston and the region have been through tough times before, and emerged transformed and stronger. Unlike most places on Earth, Greater Boston has the wherewithal to shape the future even in challenging times, as long as people hold and work together.
To that end, an Emerging Civic Agenda for Greater Boston was first presented in the Boston Indicators Report 2002-2004. Organized in four major areas, its goals and measurable milestones were identified by hundreds of stakeholders and experts across the 10 sectors tracked in the Boston Indicators Report, by a cross-sectoral Leadership Group and through a confluence of research findings by area think tanks and academic institutes.
The Civic Agenda offers coherent, data-driven strategies to move the region forward. Progress reports are included in each Boston Indicators Report, and regular updates provided at the John LaWare Leadership Forums co-convened by leaders of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Boston Foundation and Sovereign Bank. Increasingly, the Civic Agenda is serving to align interests and resources. This section reflects change and progress in the four critical areas over the years 2007 and 2008.
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