Project Overview

Scott County covers an area of 375 square miles southwest of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area in central Minnesota. The County borders the southeast bank of the Minnesota River and is home to small cities, farmland and waterways. Future iQ was engaged to work on two projects for Scott County. The first project is with the Scott County Environmental Services Department and involves facilitation of two exploratory workshop sessions. The first workshop is to assist in the understanding of the future drivers that affect solid waste management in Scott County, expectations of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and what is wanted locally; the second is to assist in the understanding of the future drivers that affect water and watershed management in Scott County. The second project with the Scott County Planning Department involves revisiting the current Scott County vision with community stakeholders to see if it needs updating for the upcoming comprehensive plan process. These sessions are designed to be intellectually challenging and meant to encourage innovative thinking using a highly interactive and participatory methodology with an outcome focus.