Future Plans

Ohio has extraordinary strengths across healthcare, education, research, innovation, business and community life. OBCA’s future plans focus on helping the state see those assets and its most important needs more clearly, connect insight across sectors and turn shared priorities into coordinated action.

Ohio Brain Capital Dashboard

Building a Clearer Picture of Ohio's Brain Capital

Important information about brain health, learning, workforce readiness, research and community conditions already exists, but it is often spread across different systems and sectors. That can make it difficult to see how the pieces connect or where coordinated attention may have the greatest value.

Important information about brain health, learning, workforce readiness, research and community conditions already exists, but it is often spread across different systems and sectors. That can make it difficult to see how the pieces connect or where coordinated attention may have the greatest value.

What the Dashboard Could Help Ohio Do

Bring relevant brain-health, brain-skills and enabling-condition indicators into a more connected view. Highlight patterns, strengths and gaps across Ohio's counties and regions.

Support conversations about strategic planning, collaboration, policy, research and investment. Establish a clearer baseline for understanding change over time.

Built With Ohio, Not Just About Ohio

A useful dashboard cannot be created by importing a model and assuming it tells Ohio’s whole story. OBCA intends to learn from existing brain-capital measurement efforts while working with Ohio partners to determine which data, experiences and regional differences matter most here.

Developing that view will require collaboration among researchers, data experts, community leaders, policymakers, funders and organizations working across healthcare, education, workforce development, business and public life.

Using Evidence to Focus What Comes Next

Measurement is valuable only when it helps people make better choices. As OBCA deepens its research, listens to Ohioans and builds relationships across sectors, those insights can help identify where public education, collaboration, policy engagement or new initiatives may add the greatest value.

The white paper identifies several areas for continued exploration. These are questions to investigate with partners and communities, not a list of finalized programs.

Areas for Continued Exploration

Clear Steps Before Launch

Before a future idea becomes a current initiative, OBCA will work to understand the need, identify the people and organizations positioned to help, define the intended outcome and determine what responsible action requires. Once an initiative is approved for development, it will move to Current Initiatives with an accurate status and clear next steps.

The most meaningful opportunities will grow from people and organizations seeing their role in the bigger picture – and choosing to build something impactful together.