by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | Project CivicsNZ, Project ForesightNZ
On Tuesday, 4 August 2017 Wendy spoke as part of a panel at the Wellington Rotary Forum. This year the Forum focused on achieving the impossible dream, asking speakers what it would take for Wellington, the city and region, to be the best in the world. The Forum was...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 23, 2017 | Project ForesightNZ
Internation Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Symposium (IRAHSS) The International Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Symposium 2017 (IRAHSS 2017) was held in Singapore on 18 and 19 July 2017. The symposium brought together speakers and attendants from government...
by admin | Jul 21, 2017 | Project ForesightNZ
On 23 June 2017 the Institute attended a free public presentation at Te Papa Tongarewa about Matariki and Māori astronomy by Dr Rangi Matamua (Tūhoe). Dr Matamua is an associate professor at the University of Waikato and author of Matariki: The Star of the Year. His...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 21, 2017 | Project ForesightNZ
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (official bio)Nassim Nicholas Taleb spent 21 years as a risk taker (quantitative trader) before becoming a researcher in philosophical, mathematical and (mostly) practical problems with probability.
Taleb is the author of multivolume...
by admin | Jun 22, 2017 | Project CivicsNZ, Project ClimateChangeNZ, Project ForesightNZ, Project OneOceanNZ, Project PublicScienceNZ, Project ReportingNZ, Project StrategyNZ, Project TacklingPovertyNZ, Project TalentNZ
From 11 June to 15 June Wendy was part of a panel of futurists on the TVNZ show What Next? hosted by John Campbell and Nigel Latta. The show included live viewer voting on key questions and issues, with results displayed in real time and post-show interviews streamed...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 19, 2017 | Project ForesightNZ
On the 31 May 2017 I had the pleasure of attending a conversation between Graham Allison and General David Petraeus (Ret.) on Allison’s latest book Destined for War. The event was held at a place called 92Y in New York. The event was well attended by probably around...
