by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
The internet has become a recognised human right. Now Iceland is using social media as a platform to allow the public to comment on potential constitutional changes. The process which started earlier this year is estimated to take 3 or 4 months and so far has produced...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Below is a press release following NASA climate scientist James Hansen’s talks in New Zealand. Only minor variations have been made for the purposes of this blog. At the end of his tour of New Zealand, eminent climate scientist Dr James Hansen has written an...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
At the World Futures Conference 2011 in Vancouver I attended a presentation called ‘Futurists’ Views from Around the World’. The presentation involved members of Millennium Project Nodes from around the world discussing the future challenges facing their countries:...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
While in Vancouver we were fortunate to meet with Jay Ritchlin, the Director of the Marine and Freshwater Program at the David Suzuki Foundation. Jay talked to us about the work they have been doing on Marine and Freshwater research and the lessons they have learnt...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over the weekend Wendy McGuinness presented the outputs from our StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future event at the World Future Society Conference in Vancouver. These outputs include the newly published Report 13: StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future Strategy Maps, in which all...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
It has been predicted that 400,000 New Zealanders will migrate to Australia in the next 10 years. This has led people to question how can we keep businesses here? And how can we provide the conditions for thriving business? As businesses provide the higher wages that...
