by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today we had the wonderful Jan Bieringa come in to share lunch with us. Jan started (e)-vision, a digital media centre, in Wellington in the 90s, and was also a co-founder of the 7×7 Ideas Forum. She is currently working on a feature documentary and is the...
by Wendy McGuinness | Aug 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
A key part of Project 2058 is to develop a strategy for New Zealand’s long term future, consequently a visit to Michael E. Porter (author of Upgrading New Zealand’s Competitive Advantage), was a must. Unfortunately the man himself was on holiday, but one...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
Today I attended one of the pre-conference courses. On speaking with Susan Echard (one of the key organisers) about the purpose of Project 2058, Susan recommended I attend Dr Peter Bishop’s presentation. Peter is the current Chair of the Studies of the Future Graduate...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jul 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
Today was fascinating. I visited both the Brookings Institute and the Urban Institute – both with their head offices in Washington DC – both I have admired from afar for a number of years. I have tentative follow-up meetings with each early next week. My...
