Submit Your Ideas

Imagine a more prosperous Michigan. What do you see? What would it take to get there?
Imagine Michigan as a better place to live, work, and do business. Imagine a state with thriving communities, well-educated citizens and a revitalized economy. Imagine a healthy population enjoying Michigan’s extraordinary natural resources.
What does that look like to you?
Great Ideas should:
- Be significant and relevant to Michigan’s unique communities and resources
- Be innovative, creative and focus on transforming Michigan’s future
- Reach beyond government responsibility and applicable for emerging public and private sector leaders to influence
Great Ideas can include:
- Creative, original thoughts at the neighborhood, local, regional or statewide level
- Innovative concepts that can be developed into action plans
- Links to other models, sites or exhibits that Michigan should consider
- Targeted research to support ideas
- Discussion on the merits of ideas
Idea of the week
Bring Back Trade Education to Our State - Whatever happened to all those skilled trade programs in the state sponsored through the local high schools? There are some remaining, but we need many more...Everyone in this state should be capable of a college degree or a good, well-paying trade. Let's bring back trade education and make all parents and this state proud.
