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‘The future arrives at different speeds’ – a presentation by Paul Saffo in San Francisco
At the 2015 annual conference of the World Future Society in San Francisco, Paul Saffo ran a session discussing pace layer thinking and its application to foresight. Paul Saffo is a forecaster with over two decades of experience exploring the dynamics of large-scale,...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 15 Out Today!
TalentNZ explores four integrated work-streams that were identified as necessary to create a talent-based economy: grow, attract, retain and connect. In this Issue we put the New Zealand education system under the microscope. At the Institute, we consider that a broad...
2016 TalentNZ Refresh
On Thursday, 19 May 2016 the Institute held a lunchtime round table discussion about the Institute’s Project TalentNZ – refreshing TalentNZ. The purpose of the meeting was to stress-test the TalentNZ approach and refine the TalentNZ ecosystem model since it was...
Dame Julia Cleverdon talks about social action – video published today
While at the Teach For All annual conference Wendy took the opportunity to interview Dame Julia Cleverdon. Julia is the co-founder of Step Up To Serve, a UK charity coordinating the #iwill campaign to make social action part of life for 10- to 20-year-olds by 2020....
Introducing Te Auaha – the New Zealand Institute of Applied Creativity
In the heart of New Zealand's cultural capital, a hub for creative students is about to emerge. The Council and Executive of Whitireia New Zealand and the Wellington Institute of Technology (Weltec) have merged their programmes to create Te Auaha - the New Zealand...
Is my child where they should be in their learning?
Holy Family School, located in Porirua, Wellington, has initiated a programme that aims to build stronger relationships between the school, teachers, students and whānau, called The Family So'otaga. Principal Chris Theobald, acting Deputy Principal Gina Lefaoseu...
Goodbye and good luck Sophie!
After an exciting three days at the ForesightNZ workshop last month, and with weeks of busy preparation leading up to the event, I am delighted with the outcome of the workshop. Sophie Peat did a fantastic job as project manager of the workshop – her excellent...
ForesightNZ Workshop
AboutThe ForesightNZ: Untangling New Zealand's long-term future workshop, hosted in collaboration with New Zealand Treasury, focused on ways to deal with the increasing complexity and uncertainty in the world around us. Participants engaged with a range of speakers to...
‘The status quo is not an option’ – Felix Drissner-Devine
Felix Drissner-Devine attended a discussion about child poverty in New Zealand with Dr Russell Wills, Children's Commissioner. The round table discussion was an initiative of the Productivity Commission and was held on Tuesday, 17 May 2016. Felix talks about his...
Cīvitās: Aligning technological and sociological transformation is published in Policy Quarterly
Sally Hett and Wendy McGuinness contributed an article titled Cīvitās: Aligning technological and sociological transformation to the May 2016 issue of Policy Quarterly. The article is dedicated to the late Dr Ranginui Walker, a member of the Constitutional Advisory...
ForesightNZ Workshop – Day 3
On the morning of day three of the ForesightNZ workshop, participants headed to the Treasury to present their findings from the workshop to Treasury officials. Participants had worked late into the night on Thursday, refining their ideas about the set...
Strengthening strategy stewardship one-day workshop 14 July: Registrations now open
The Institute’s StrategyNZ project looks at how New Zealand can improve long-term strategic thinking and strategy stewardship in central government. On July 14 we are hosting a one-day workshop which will explore how New Zealand can better prepare and publish...
ForesightNZ Workshop – Day 2
Day two of the ForesightNZ workshop began with participants regrouping and reflecting on the previous evening's session with the Hon. Bill English, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for Housing New Zealand Corporation, and Colin...
ForesightNZ Workshop – Day 1
After weeks of preparation for the ForesightNZ workshop, the participants were eager to begin the first of three full days at the New Zealand Treasury thinking about New Zealand’s long-term future. The night before was spent meeting their groups and coming to terms...
Suzanne Snively on transparency and anti-corruption measures and their role in reducing poverty
Suzanne Snively was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2015. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Suzanne spoke about how New Zealand’s attributes of transparency and...
Timeline of significant events in the history of education in New Zealand, 1867 to 2014 is now published!
Given the December 2015 consultation on the Education Act 1989, and the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into new models of tertiary education, it seemed timely to take a closer look at the history of New Zealand’s education system. As part of our TalentNZ project...
Awerangi Tamihere on how to tackle poverty
Awerangi Tamihere, Director of Strategy, Innovation & Design at Te Whānau O Waipareira and the Strategy & Innovation Lead at Te Pou Matakana, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2015. You can watch the video on the McGuinness...
Janell Dymus-Kurei on how to tackle poverty
Janell Dymus-Kurei was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2015. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Janell shared her personal experience with poverty. She spoke about...
Craig Smith on the link between crime and poverty
Porirua-based criminal lawyer Craig Smith, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2015. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute’s YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Craig gave the group an insight into his...
Dr Eric Crampton on how to tackle poverty
Dr Eric Crampton, Head of Research at The New Zealand Initiative, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2015. You can watch the video on the McGuinness Institute's YouTube channel, or you can view the video below. Dr Crampton brought...
Sachiko Shimamoto on how to tackle poverty
Sachiko Shimamoto, health promoter at He Waka Tapu, was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in December 2015. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Sachiko shared her personal experience of overcoming poverty. She...
TacklingPovertyNZ Queenstown Lakes Workshop, 29 March 2016 Update
In December 2015, the McGuinness Institute under took a three-day workshop in collaboration with the New Zealand Treasury. Its purpose was to explore ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand. This workshop has led to a number of outputs, one of which includes undertaking...
TacklingPovertyNZ one-day workshop in Queenstown, 29 March 2016
We are pleased to invite you to attend the first TacklingPovertyNZ workshop in 2016: Tuesday, 29 March 2016 Workshop 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Finale Presentation 6.00 – 7.30 pm Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown 9300 The workshop will culminate in...
Think Piece 24 – Self-aware cities is now published
The McGuinness Institute's latest Think Piece 24: Self-aware cities, written by Nick Roberts is published today. Nick is an architect for UNStudio based in Amsterdam, having previously worked for Athfield Architects in Wellington, New Zealand. When I was on my...
American students joined us to discuss ocean conservation
As part of the McGuinness Institute’s OneOceanNZ, on 11 March 2016 we hosted a public discussion exploring ocean conservation in New Zealand. The Institute was joined by academics and students from the Sea Education Association SEA Semester programme, as well as...
David Rutherford on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
David Rutherford, Chief Human Rights Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. David discussed the global agenda for sustainable...
Booklet presentation at the Treasury on Thursday, 3 March 2016
Seven of the original TacklingPovertyNZ participants came together at the New Zealand Treasury in Wellington on Thursday, 3 March 2016. They shadowed officials from the Treasury and then presented the TacklingPovertyNZ booklet that the 36 participants had produced as...
Chris Theobald on the relationship between racial discrimination and poverty
Chris Theobald, Principal at Holy Family School in Cannons Creek, Porirua, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Chris discussed the barriers that face those living in poverty....
Geoff Lewis on how to tackle poverty
Geoff Lewis, Inquiry Director at the New Zealand Productivity Commission for its recent inquiry into More Effective Social Services, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Geoff...
ForesightNZ workshop: Registrations are now open
We are seeking 36 New Zealanders between the ages of 18 to 25 to attend the ForesightNZ workshop. The workshop will take place over 72 hours, from Wednesday, 27 April 2016 to Friday, 29 April 2016, and will conclude with a presentation at the New Zealand...
McGuinness Institute Newsletter Issue 16 Out Now!
This newsletter gives updates on our work since our July 2015 newsletter and sets out the work programme for the next six months. We have a lot planned for 2016, which you can see on our updated work programme (February 2016). If you are interested in receiving the...
Nation Voices Essay Competition – Results announced
The McGuinness Institute is delighted to announce the winners of the Nation Voices essay competition. The topic for the essay competition was: What makes a good prime minister of New Zealand? The essays were to focus particularly on the character, personality and...
Shay Wright on how to tackle poverty
The founding Head of Māori Development at the Icehouse, Shay Wright, was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Shay explained his vision for New Zealand. He shared a number of...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 13 Out Today!
In this issue we share an interview with Farm Cove Intermediate School principal, Linda Harvie, discussing how to retain talent, and the work of the World Economic Forum and Infosys around the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We provide an update of our work in the next...
Shaun Sutton on how to tackle poverty
Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Teach First NZ, Shaun Sutton, was a speaker on day two of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Shaun spoke to the participants about how education can play a part in...
Dr Ganesh Nana on how to tackle poverty
The Chief Economist at BERL (Business and Economic Research Limited), Dr Ganesh Nana, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. You can view this presentation on our YouTube channel or play below. Dr Nana gave participants an economic perspective on...
Defining poverty from the inside out video
Poverty is so often defined from the outside looking in. In the video below, four TacklingPovertyNZ participants define poverty by what it feels like from the inside out. This was shared at the TacklingPovertyNZ finale presentation at Parliament on 9 December...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 13 Out Today!
In this issue we share an interview with Farm Cove Intermediate School principal, Linda Harvie, discussing how to retain talent, and the work of the World Economic Forum and Infosys around the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We provide an update of our work in the next...
Booket exploring ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand is now published online
The 2015 TacklingPovertyNZ workshop booklet, Exploring ways to reduce poverty in New Zealand, is now published. This booklet presents the 36 participants' conclusions from the workshop held in collaboration with the New Zealand Treasury in December 2015. It documents...
Participants present at the TacklingPovertyNZ finale
At the end of a fast-paced 72 hours, the TacklingPovertyNZ participants presented their findings to MPs and other guests at Parliament on 9 December 2015. They had the floor for one hour, during which time they reported their observations, reflections and proposals...
Max Rashbrooke on how to tackle poverty
Journalist and author, Max Rashbrooke was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. His presentation is now available to view on the McGuinness Institute YouTube channel. You can also watch the video below. Max discussed the relationship between a lack...
Tania Tapsell on how to tackle poverty
Councillor Tania Tapsell's (Rotorua District Council) presentation from the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop is now available on the McGuinness Institute YouTube channel. You can also watch the video below. As one of the youngest local government councillors in New Zealand,...
Dame Diane Robertson on the complexities of being poor
Dame Diane Robertson, Auckland City Missioner, was a speaker on day one of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop. Dame Diane's presentation is now available on the McGuinness Institute YouTube channel. You can also watch the video below. The McGuinness Institute would like...
Prime Minister’s 2016 Summer Reading List
Welcome to our annual recommended summer reading list for the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Thinking about New Zealand’s long-term future is the overarching purpose of the Institute. It is with this in mind that we have identified the following observations from 2015...
TacklingPovertyNZ Youth Workshops
AboutThe TacklingPovertyNZ youth workshop saw 36 New Zealanders between the ages of 18 and 25 come together in Wellington to articulate a fresh perspective on the issue of poverty in New Zealand and how we might, as a country, go about tackling it. Participants spent...
TacklingPovertyNZ workshop video – A brief insight into the workshop
The TacklingPovertyNZ workshop has come to a close. Over 72 hours, participants engaged with and learnt from policy analysts within the New Zealand Treasury, key people in the wider community and individuals who have experienced poverty first-hand. The discussions...
Farewell to Hannah
Hannah Steiner-Mitchell, our project manager and research analyst, is leaving us for the beautiful streets of Budapest. There, she intends to research her family history, with the goal of writing a book about her grandparents’ lives. Hannah’s grandparents, along with...
Nation Voices essay competition – 5 more days to submit your essay
‘WHAT MAKES A GOOD PRIME MINISTER FOR NEW ZEALAND?’ Submit essay by Friday, 18 December 2015 Results will be announced on Friday, 26 February 2016 Five more days to submit an essay for the Institute's Nation Voices essay competition, which explores the question 'What...
Think Piece 23 – Reflections from the World Future Society conference is now published
In July 2015 Wendy, Sun and I attended the World Future Society (WFS) conference in San Francisco. Think Piece 23: The Future of Talent: Reflections from the World Future Society Conference discusses the opportunities and challenges for New Zealand going forward, with...
TacklingPovertyNZ Workshop – Day 3
Day three of the TacklingPovertyNZ workshop saw the participants bringing together their findings from the past 72 hours into an engaging presentation at Parliament. The participants had worked late into the night on Tuesday to build their content for the...