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<center><span style="color:orange;"><h3>Where stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and Mexico redesign our industrial systems for sustainable life.</h3></span></center>
<center><span style="color:orange;"><h3>Where stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and Mexico redesign our industrial systems for sustainable life.</h3></span></center>


You are invited to participate. Our first Industry Action Plan is VitalRail, focused on optimizing the use of railroads as the backbone of an integrated, balanced multimodal transportation network that serves all industries. Progress relies on genuine collaboration across sectors, addressing the fragmentation in our industrial systems—from natural resources and agriculture to production, distribution, consumption, and recycling.  
We invite you to collaborate on transformative industrial solutions that expand economic vitality while preserving our environment. Our first Industry Action Plan is VitalRail, which focuses on optimizing railroads as the backbone of an integrated, balanced multimodal transportation network that serves all industries. Together, we will redesign our fragmented industrial systems from natural resources, agriculture, and raw materials through production, distribution, consumption, and recycling.  
 
We employ a proven inquiry-based methodology, IntelliSynthesis®, that facilitates:
 
* Comprehensive information gathering
* Innovative brainstorming
* Actionable decision-making among diverse stakeholder groups
 
<h2 style="border-bottom:none;"><center><big><b>[[Continental Action Plan for Sustainable Industry|Enter the Industry Action Plans]]</b></big></h2>


== What do we mean by industrial systems? ==
== What do we mean by industrial systems? ==
Industrial systems encompass the comprehensive network of commercial activities, policy frameworks, and planning processes that enable the delivery of materials and products essential for modern civilization. These systems extend far beyond manufacturing facilities to include:
Industrial systems comprise the complete set of commercial, policy, and planning activities involved in delivering materials and products for modern civilization’s survival and fulfillment. This includes all inputs and impacts, including land use, transportation, recycling, and disposal. What occurs between properties is often as significant as what happens at a property.<h2>What do we mean by redesign?</h2>
Redesigning industrial systems means working together to find and employ ways to increase efficiency and reduce negative impacts. It begins with stakeholders establishing collective goals and pragmatic measures while recognizing the reality of prior strategies and investments. Redesigning may require judicious reconstruction, repurposing, and/or relocating some facilities. For instance, to create the most effective strategic mineral supply chain, we would intentionally locate lithium mines, battery plants, vehicle factories, and recycling facilities to optimize systemwide logistics. We call this design process "Collaborative Industrial Optimization." Redesigning also calls for a paradigm shift wherein organizations and individuals are incentivized to contribute to systemwide sustainability. 


* Resource extraction and processing
<h2>Who are the stakeholders?</h2>
* Supply chain management and logistics
You are all stakeholders, along with everyone involved in or affected by our industrial systems. Developing action plans for sustainable industries requires complete stakeholder representation. OnTrackNorthAmerica has already cataloged more than 32,000 stakeholders across North America’s industrial, political, and geographic landscape. For each Action Plan process we initiate, we will invite additional stakeholders to work toward complete representation from all sectors, including academia, advocacy, business, community, funders, government, labor, and media.
* Distribution networks and transportation infrastructure
* Consumer access and utilization
* End-of-life considerations including recycling, repurposing, and disposal


===== The Interconnected Nature of Industry =====
<h2>How do we work together as stakeholders?</h2>
What distinguishes truly effective industrial systems is their connectivity. The interactions and transitions between facilities—the movement of materials, information, and energy across properties—often prove as critical as the operations within individual locations themselves.
We convene stakeholders in IntelliConference® forums that apply IntelliSynthesis®, our breakthrough question-and-response dialogue method, for efficient input from large groups of diverse stakeholders. We invite participants from all relevant sectors in a given system or region to ensure representation of all perspectives. Each participant agrees to read and respond to rounds of questions within seven days. The facilitation team creates and shares a digest of each round of responses, saving participants time. Outlier perspectives are considered for the value they may offer the group. The IntelliConference and IntelliSynthesis processes are explained in greater detail elsewhere on this website.
 
These interconnections determine overall system efficiency, resilience, and environmental impact. By recognizing industrial systems as holistic networks rather than isolated facilities, we gain the perspective needed to optimize performance across economic, social, and ecological dimensions.<h2>What do we mean by redesign?</h2>
Redesigning industrial systems through our [[Collaborative Industrial Optimization]] framework transforms fragmented supply chains into cohesive, sustainable networks through a stakeholder-driven process that respects existing investments while boldly reimagining infrastructure placement and connectivity. This approach begins with establishing shared goals and performance metrics, then progresses to strategic reconfiguration—as demonstrated in our mineral supply chain work, where we optimize the positioning of extraction, manufacturing, and recycling facilities to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impact. Beyond physical infrastructure, our redesign process addresses the crucial human dimension by creating compelling incentives that align individual and organizational success with system-wide sustainability, ensuring that technical solutions are supported by the social and behavioral changes needed for lasting transformation..  


<h2>Who are the stakeholders?</h2>
<h2>What do we mean by sustainable life?</h2>
You are the stakeholders. Forging sustainable industries demands the collective wisdom of stakeholders across North America's vast industrial ecosystem—from corporate executives and policy makers to community leaders and frontline workers whose lives are directly shaped by these systems. OnTrackNorthAmerica has meticulously identified over 32,000 stakeholders spanning our continent's industrial, political, and geographic landscape, yet we continuously expand this network to ensure truly comprehensive representation. Each Action Plan we develop actively recruits diverse voices from eight critical sectors: academia contributing research and innovation; advocacy groups championing environmental and social concerns; businesses providing market expertise; community representatives articulating local impacts; funders enabling implementation; government officials shaping policy frameworks; labor organizations protecting workforce interests; and media partners amplifying our collective vision—all working in concert to transform fragmented industrial systems into models of sustainable prosperity.  
Sustainable life is the long-lasting, harmonious co-existence of humans and nature within an abundantly resourced, yet finite ecosystem. <h2>Why include Canada, the United States, and Mexico?</h2>
Canada, the United States, and Mexico already engage in extensive cross-border commerce and can significantly benefit from improved coordination. Industry Action Plans are crafted for specific industrial systems and geographic regions while maintaining vital connections to all related plans, rather than producing isolated solutions. Unlike conventional studies that typically sit on a shelf, our dynamic process generates immediate, tangible outcomes through ongoing stakeholder engagement.  


<h2>How do we work together as stakeholders?</h2>
At the heart of our collaborative approach lies the pioneering IntelliConference Series®, powered by our proprietary IntelliSynthesis® methodology—a revolutionary dialogue system designed to harmonize diverse perspectives from expansive stakeholder groups with remarkable efficiency. This carefully orchestrated process begins by assembling representatives from every sector within a given industrial ecosystem, each committing to engage with sequential rounds of strategically crafted questions that progressively deepen collective understanding. Our expert facilitation team distills these contributions into comprehensive digests that respect participants' time while preserving the full spectrum of insights, including valuable outlier perspectives that often catalyze breakthrough thinking. As shared understanding emerges, our process seamlessly transitions from exploratory dialogue to concrete action planning and decision-making, transforming diverse viewpoints into unified strategies for industrial transformation—a methodology refined through decades of implementation across North America's most complex industrial challenges. 


<h2>What do we mean by sustainability?</h2>
Sustainability means balancing economic prosperity, human well-being, and ecological health. It requires economic systems that create wealth within planetary limits, communities with fair access to resources, and ecosystems that maintain their biodiversity and ability to regenerate for future generations.


<h2>What is a Continental Action Plan?</h2>
"Continental" encompasses the integrated economic region of Canada, the United States, and Mexico—nations already bound through intricate trade networks that stand to gain tremendous advantages through enhanced cross-border coordination and strategic alignment. Our Action Plans are deliberately crafted for specific industrial systems and geographic regions while maintaining vital connections to all related initiatives, creating a comprehensive continental framework rather than isolated solutions. Unlike conventional studies that often gather dust on shelves, our dynamic process generates immediate, tangible outcomes through ongoing stakeholder engagement and adaptive implementation strategies, ensuring that insights translate directly into practical actions that evolve with changing conditions and emerging opportunities across North America's diverse industrial landscape.</br>


<h2 style="border-bottom:none;"><center><big><b>[[Continental Action Plan for Sustainable Industry|Enter the Industry Action Plans]]</b></big></h2>
<h2 style="border-bottom:none;"><center><big><b>[[Continental Action Plan for Sustainable Industry|Industry Action Plans]]</b></big></h2>

Latest revision as of 14:46, 29 April 2025

Where stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and Mexico redesign our industrial systems for sustainable life.

We invite you to collaborate on transformative industrial solutions that expand economic vitality while preserving our environment. Our first Industry Action Plan is VitalRail, which focuses on optimizing railroads as the backbone of an integrated, balanced multimodal transportation network that serves all industries. Together, we will redesign our fragmented industrial systems from natural resources, agriculture, and raw materials through production, distribution, consumption, and recycling.

What do we mean by industrial systems?

Industrial systems comprise the complete set of commercial, policy, and planning activities involved in delivering materials and products for modern civilization’s survival and fulfillment. This includes all inputs and impacts, including land use, transportation, recycling, and disposal. What occurs between properties is often as significant as what happens at a property.

What do we mean by redesign?

Redesigning industrial systems means working together to find and employ ways to increase efficiency and reduce negative impacts. It begins with stakeholders establishing collective goals and pragmatic measures while recognizing the reality of prior strategies and investments. Redesigning may require judicious reconstruction, repurposing, and/or relocating some facilities. For instance, to create the most effective strategic mineral supply chain, we would intentionally locate lithium mines, battery plants, vehicle factories, and recycling facilities to optimize systemwide logistics. We call this design process "Collaborative Industrial Optimization." Redesigning also calls for a paradigm shift wherein organizations and individuals are incentivized to contribute to systemwide sustainability.

Who are the stakeholders?

You are all stakeholders, along with everyone involved in or affected by our industrial systems. Developing action plans for sustainable industries requires complete stakeholder representation. OnTrackNorthAmerica has already cataloged more than 32,000 stakeholders across North America’s industrial, political, and geographic landscape. For each Action Plan process we initiate, we will invite additional stakeholders to work toward complete representation from all sectors, including academia, advocacy, business, community, funders, government, labor, and media.

How do we work together as stakeholders?

We convene stakeholders in IntelliConference® forums that apply IntelliSynthesis®, our breakthrough question-and-response dialogue method, for efficient input from large groups of diverse stakeholders. We invite participants from all relevant sectors in a given system or region to ensure representation of all perspectives. Each participant agrees to read and respond to rounds of questions within seven days. The facilitation team creates and shares a digest of each round of responses, saving participants time. Outlier perspectives are considered for the value they may offer the group. The IntelliConference and IntelliSynthesis processes are explained in greater detail elsewhere on this website.

What do we mean by sustainable life?

Sustainable life is the long-lasting, harmonious co-existence of humans and nature within an abundantly resourced, yet finite ecosystem.

Why include Canada, the United States, and Mexico?

Canada, the United States, and Mexico already engage in extensive cross-border commerce and can significantly benefit from improved coordination. Industry Action Plans are crafted for specific industrial systems and geographic regions while maintaining vital connections to all related plans, rather than producing isolated solutions. Unlike conventional studies that typically sit on a shelf, our dynamic process generates immediate, tangible outcomes through ongoing stakeholder engagement.



Industry Action Plans

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