Springs Vision Forum

Alright! Here it is!
Top Picks of the essence of Colorado Springs from the exercise:
Life balance
Limitless
Explore/discover
Destination living
Wondrous
Living a life that counts
Heroes
Colorado

12 keywords about Colorado Springs coming up... We'd love to get your vote. Wait for it....Wait for it...

If Colorado Springs was a car, what would it be?

What celebrity embodies what you think Colorado Springs currently is to Visitors?

This has all been very positive talk at , we know we have our challenges. We're focusing on our strengths today.

5) Quirky
6) It's here to Discover: So much to find here, to explore here. If you're looking for it, it's here.
7) Vivid
8) Wonderous
9) Limitless: picture that she referenced is the picture of Downtown Colorado Springs! Founders looked beyond themselves and we're limitless with their vision.
10) Inspired
11) Achieve: "Go higher here" or for businesses "Go hire here"

Here is the one word(and it's meaning) that each table has come up with from these and other pictures.
1) Escape:So many places to escape to, from Broadmoor to mountains. Escape the rat race,
2) Possibilities: Can do anything, the impossible is possible here(evoking pics of Garden of the Gods), USOC, "Amazing things are Possible"
3) Ahhhh Inspiring: Using pics of nature
4) Energy

iPhone photos by TuckerWanna

Here's some of the pictures from . http://campl.us/ddcQ What are some words that come to mind?

iPhone photos by TuckerWanna

10) Vitality: Physical and mental power. Uncommonly western, "Power to Live and Grow"

5) Open: Not only space, but the people are open, diversity, frontier spirit
6) Balance(again): ecosystem, industries, diversity of people
7) Limitless: Mountains, nothing you cannot do, rank in top ten for so much, Tagline:"Reach your peak"
8) Hidden Gem: Very welcoming. Have so many great things going on that many don't know about.
9) Balance(3rd time): even keeled, diverse

Every table has to boil it down to one word they believe describes the "abundance" that comes out of Colorado Springs. Here are some of those words and their meaning:
1) Generous: with Time, Talent and Treasure
2) Balance: between work and play, urban and rural, "where life is great"
3) The Place to BE: People come here by choice, there's space,
4) Sports Mecca

"Work to Live, Not live to work" An interesting quote describing COS. What do you think about it?