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Higher ed needs accommodate for real world changes that impact the industry. Real changes and how they impact actual people, including non-traditional students  

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Higher ed needs accommodate for real world changes that impact the industry. Real changes and how they impact actual people, including non-traditional students  

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The pandemic exacerbated challenges like the spread of State and Federal relief dollars. As we waited to spend, more kids fell behind in school, more businesses shut their doors, and more families were put through undue stress. We need a strong resiliency plan.

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Ingenuity, when there's a downturn in one area, find another source of revenue

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Ingenuity, when there's a downturn in one area, find another source of revenue

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Sustainability of our way of life while preserving our freedoms.      

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Sustainability of our way of life while preserving our freedoms.      

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Rising wages has created huge challenges for business retention.  Changes in use of technology, shifting the mindset of employers to acclimate to remote working, training existing workforce to help assess productivity all need attention.

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Rising wages has created huge challenges for business retention.  Changes in use of technology, shifting the mindset of employers to acclimate to remote working, training existing workforce to help assess productivity all need attention.

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Do whatever needs to be done to get through whatever the situation is

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Do whatever needs to be done to get through whatever the situation is

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We still have a strong out migration of our young people. We need to focus on training our workforce to thrive in Aroostook County. Employers need to balance the needs of their companies to the needs of the employers. It can be wages, training, childcare etc.

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We still have a strong out migration of our young people. We need to focus on training our workforce to thrive in Aroostook County. Employers need to balance the needs of their companies to the needs of the employers. It can be wages, training, childcare etc.

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Resistance to change in actions e.g. use of technology (video conferencing) has been a challenge. 

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Resistance to change in actions e.g. use of technology (video conferencing) has been a challenge. 

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Strength to experience challenges and remain focused on goals.

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Strength to experience challenges and remain focused on goals.

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Pre-planning, Attainable thresholds to maintain quality of life, and revisiting the comprehensive plan

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Ability to shift workforce and adapt quickly to change without collapse.

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Ability to shift workforce and adapt quickly to change without collapse.

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Nimble -- to react to negative changes..."shock absorber" for moving forward

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Nimble -- to react to negative changes..."shock absorber" for moving forward

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The ability to adapt with the focus of thriving in current conditions. 

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The ability to adapt with the focus of thriving in current conditions. 

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The ability to forecast the future shifts, and be open as a community to outliers in those shifts

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The ability to forecast the future shifts, and be open as a community to outliers in those shifts

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Aroostook County is poised to be the  bread basket for the northeast.  Growers have to be more soil health minded and use other vegetable crops as rotation crops to feed the northeast.

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Aroostook County is poised to be the  bread basket for the northeast.  Growers have to be more soil health minded and use other vegetable crops as rotation crops to feed the northeast.

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Seemingly unprepared.  Job skills are not being taught or are not put into action.

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Seemingly unprepared.  Job skills are not being taught or are not put into action.

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increased manufacturing will improve all facets of society in Aroostook County

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increased manufacturing will improve all facets of society in Aroostook County

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Agriculture's place in the future from a County perspective.

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Agriculture's place in the future from a County perspective.

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Lack of affordable regional transportation

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Lack of affordable regional transportation

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Border closures are hurting retail in the region

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Border closures are hurting retail in the region

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Huge drop in retail sales

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Tethered to work with smart phone, 24/7 availability expectations

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Tethered to work with smart phone, 24/7 availability expectations

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Lack of childcare/ lack of housing/ lack of affordable transportation.  

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Lack of childcare/ lack of housing/ lack of affordable transportation.  

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We have issues at home. The upbringing of our youth today troubling. 

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We have issues at home. The upbringing of our youth today troubling. 

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Further outmigration of youth and possible loss of new citizens that have moved to the rural areas.

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Further outmigration of youth and possible loss of new citizens that have moved to the rural areas.

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Example new fiber in rural areas

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Lack of affordability, rampant drug abuse, inability to find quality surgery without driving south

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Lack of affordable high speed broadband hinders rural Maine from being able to key in to any of these applied foresight solutions.

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Lack of affordable high speed broadband hinders rural Maine from being able to key in to any of these applied foresight solutions.

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Fewer jobs, raising labor shortage and hyper inflation 

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Fewer jobs, raising labor shortage and hyper inflation 

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Identification of unused land to quickly develop for housing stock.  Attract workforce from out of state.  

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Identification of unused land to quickly develop for housing stock.  Attract workforce from out of state.  

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Limits to the technologies and limits in rural areas

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Limits to the technologies and limits in rural areas

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Ex. electric vehicles

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How tourism is affected in the region by emerging technologies

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How tourism is affected in the region by emerging technologies

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Impact on workforce

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We just participated in a Community Resiliency project for hazard mitigation. It was very insightful and helped us to see solutions to issues that we had not thought of previously.

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We just participated in a Community Resiliency project for hazard mitigation. It was very insightful and helped us to see solutions to issues that we had not thought of previously.

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Provides affordable healthcare for all.  Improved health and economy.

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Provides affordable healthcare for all.  Improved health and economy.

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What will the future of childcare look like?

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What will the future of childcare look like?

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Impacts to workforce, society

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Automated healthcare services and prescriptive directions for individuals beyond homecare.  e.g. Needs doctor, needs hospital care.

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Automated healthcare services and prescriptive directions for individuals beyond homecare.  e.g. Needs doctor, needs hospital care.

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Changing mindsets to meet current developments.

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Changing mindsets to meet current developments.

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Service industries - who is working in these roles? 

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Service industries - who is working in these roles? 

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Better acceptance of people "from away" moving to the region and being accepted as "from here" now--cultural shift

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Better acceptance of people "from away" moving to the region and being accepted as "from here" now--cultural shift

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The long-term effects of technology on our youth and is it contributing to our workforce issues. 

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The long-term effects of technology on our youth and is it contributing to our workforce issues. 

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A community's use of available resources and people to respond to adverse situations to maintain their essential functions.

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A community's use of available resources and people to respond to adverse situations to maintain their essential functions.

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Remote work options correlation to population in smaller towns

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Remote work options correlation to population in smaller towns

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Trained workforce meeting current and future needs

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Trained workforce meeting current and future needs

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Aging, staying at home. Caring for the aging population. Home health care

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Aging, staying at home. Caring for the aging population. Home health care

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Technology that quickly diagnosis cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases.  Upon diagnosis per individual prescribes the cure.

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Technology that quickly diagnosis cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases.  Upon diagnosis per individual prescribes the cure.

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Software programmers, biotech sciences, electric vehicle mechanics

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Could this be fixed with augmented/remote surgery?