Publications
Our main research publications include reports, books, working papers, discussion papers, contributing papers and surveys. The overarching goal of these publications is to identify, understand and discuss major initiatives that need to be put in place to ensure New Zealand is in a strong and flexible position for the future.
We supplement our primary research publications with supporting work. These are opinion-based and visual publications that reinforce our major research. We use a range of mediums to connect with people and encourage engagement. Some of these include articles, infographics, submissions, worksheets and YouTube.
At the McGuinness Institute, we are fortunate to be able to set our work programme in response to where we think we can best deliver value. This means that we can keep New Zealand’s long-term future at the forefront of all our work.
Publications may appear with one of the following labels:
In Progress
A publication is being scoped and a draft is forthcoming.
Draft
The publication is out for comment. Versions are regularly updated with version numbers and publication dates (formatted as YYYYMMDD), to enable reviewers to specify their feedback to the version they have reviewed. See our external review policy.
Final Draft
The publication is with our editor for final edits and reference checks.
Final
The publication is complete and will not be updated in any material way.
When thinking about the process of policy-making, the Institute observed that foresight drives strategy, strategy requires reporting, and reporting in turn shapes foresight. All three areas must be aligned if we want New Zealand to develop durable, robust and forward-facing public policy.
The methodology that drives our work is shaped by the need to have an integrated, whole-system approach to policy-making. We believe that policy requires equal amounts of focus on foresight, strategy and reporting.
However, foresight, strategy and reporting alone will not ensure that we create value; we need to delve into complex problems in order to solve them. That is the role of our research projects. The Institute focuses on a problem as part of one of our research projects, through the lens of one (or multiple) of our policy projects: ForesightNZ, StrategyNZ and ReportingNZ. This way we can move between the specific and the general with relative ease.
