Kentucky Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Dave Adkisson wrote in a commentary for Business Lexington last spring that Kentuckians often have to be so focused on finding pragmatic solutions to the state's many challenges that they are left with little time to think creatively about how things could be improved for the longterm. With the goal of presenting the next governor with a consensus of what Kentuckians think are most critical to moving state forward, Adkisson launched a visioning project called "New Agenda for Kentucky. A special website was established to collect ideas from all around the commonwealth. Those suggestions were used to develop an action plan of ideas and innovations that represents the best thinking of Kentucky's business and civic leaders