by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 24, 2015 | Project ForesightNZ
Two days prior to the annual conference, the World Future Society offer full-day master classes. These sessions are run by leading global experts in futurism and professional foresight and are designed to provide fundamental, contextual and interactive scenario-based...
by admin | Dec 5, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
The LocalNZ participant’s final presentation video is now on YouTube! LocalNZ connected 35 New Zealanders between the ages of 18 and 25, providing a collaborative space for them to identify existing and emerging opportunities and challenges. This initiative formed...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 31, 2014 | Project TalentNZ
This month we were happy to host our TalentNZ 2013 Sir Paul Callaghan Science Meets humanities Scholarship recipient Charlotte Greenfield back at the Institute. Charlotte hosted a fundraising evening for her charitable trust Ecko, of which more details are given...
by Wendy McGuinness | Feb 14, 2013 | Project TalentNZ
Since July 2011 the Institute has engaged in discussions with some of New Zealand’s deepest thinkers on how best to propel New Zealand forward. Think Piece 15: The Magical place where Science and Humanities meet reflects these discussions. The Think Piece identifies...
by admin | May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
We were pleased to see in the budget yesterday that the Government intends to establish funding ‘for a series of National Science Challenges to find innovative solutions to some of the most fundamental issues New Zealand faces in its future development.’ In our recent...