Our Shared Values

We, as community members of the Rockford Region, desire to achieve our vision for transformational change and will uphold the following shared values as the foundation for a civil and cultivating environment:

Inclusion

Cultivate and support and environment that fully engages our community’s differences and diversity to ensure that individuals and organizations are heard, valued and supported.

Caring

Show concern for the welfare of each person and foster a community culture that thinks and acts as one interactive and interdependent region.

Respect

Embrace the knowledge and experiences of other by being attentive, listening well and celebrating diversity as a strength and source of shared learning.

Transparency

Foster an open process for maximum participant input and access to all information to enhance understanding and community ownership.

Trustworthiness

Strive for integrity and reliable communication. Become committed to the highest levels of honesty and truthfulness.

Unity

Place the greater good of all parts of our region and its transformation ahead of self or organizational interests.

Ideation

Balance our brainstorming and decision-making process with all points of view and measurable information.

Responsibility

Pursue excellence and accountability of self and others by not shifting blame or taking improper credit. Participate to the fullest of our ability.

Interconnectedness

Won’t compromise any jurisdiction’s or organization’s identity or decision authority, but rather look to partner and integrate shared values, goals and philosophies.