1. Brief Intros

2. Provide Understanding
To provide insight and identify opportunities in Sussex County to promote economics, partnership, and collaboration.
Provide Understanding
Showcase Initiatives
Identify Needs
Stimulate Action
SCTTC’s Mission Statement & Goals – Why is this important at this point in our history?
Today we want to showcase an initiative that we hope will stimulate a desire to act beyond the last Wednesday in October every year!

3. In spring 2008, The Heart & Soul of Sussex County project engaged
Sussex County residents in a conversation that identified what
we, as a community, value. What would we miss if it were
taken from us? What places do we most treasure? What items,
if lost, would diminish our quality of life in Sussex County?
Residents were asked to complete one simple statement…To me, Sussex County is... ?
In Summer 2018, the SCTTC Planning team sent a survey to all past SCTTC attendees and asked them 3 simple questions…
What do you like most about Sussex County
What is your most pressing concern re: Sussex County and
If you could see one major change to the County over the next 25 years, what would it be…
Heart and Soul Project and Survey in Summer 2018……10 years time passed, a lot has changed in our community, yet the feedback received hadn’t really changed at all…
Common responses re: assets

4. Heart & Soul Project in 2008 & SCTTC Survey in Summer 2018…Common responses re: concerns

5. Our Goals & Ambitions Remain the Same!
Development – Balance East/West Growth, Ecological Impacts, Affordable Housing
Education/Jobs – Good Educational Foundation for Young People, Attractive Career Opportunities
Culture/Media – Activities/Events, Broadband Internet,
Support for Arts and Sciences
The challenge…Finding a happy medium between what Sussex County has been and what it can be…shaping a future while staying true to the essence of the small community feel…
So, remember the 4 goals of the County Conference? They are all important, but I would argue that one is most critical -now in our 25th year of this community conversation…Take Action…so Let’s talk about What if’s…

6. This breakout session was inspired by the Museum of the City of New York’s Future City Lab, in which visitors are introduced to the challenges facing New York City and strategies that can be used to solve them. The “What If?” table at the entrance of the gallery, encourages visitors to pose questions to the Museum and each other, signals the interactive nature of the Future City Lab and encourages visitors to think of themselves as participants in future problem-solving.
What if… These two small words open up a world of future possibilities unconstrained by today’s realities. They don’t just pose a question; they propose an idea about how things could be in the future.

7. So let’s get this conversation going…
Follow this Sussex County What If movement on Twitter and Tweet your thoughts during today’s session!
Brenda will facilitate – approximately 8-10 min.

8. IF TIME PERMITS: Does anyone have a What if question that they would like to pose today? (provide example…What if tourists were no longer allowed in Sussex County?)
Each month, the Conference Planning team will select a question submitted by those who are ready to take action for our great County. You may submit ideas today by dropping your card in the box when you exit this room or your What if question to The conversation will unfold on Twitter use #whatifSCTTC in your posts

9. QUESTIONS? Dr. Bobbi Barends Brenda Whitehurst
Vice President and Campus Director Planning Team Member
Delaware Technical Community College Sussex County Today and Tomorrow Conference