Interdependence: Achieving Economic Vitality for All of Washington State

Keynote Speaker: Chris Estes, Co-Executive Director, Community Strategies Group, Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute’s Community Strategies Group advances an asset-based and systems-building approach to community and economic development. The Aspen Institute believes that to achieve equitable rural prosperity, we need ways of thinking and acting that are powerful enough to move communities to action, building shared purpose across regions and change the status quo. Aspen Community Strategies Group’s Thrive Rural Framework weaves together current community innovations and tested approaches for a wide range of issues integral to achieving rural prosperity that is both sustainable and durable.