TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Colin Lynch – Identify the talent you want
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors to the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Hayden Glass – Mapping the ecosystem
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors to the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Mandy Simpson – Incentivising 18-25 year olds to complete their undergraduate degrees in NZ
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Raf Manji – Attracting international talent
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Patrick Nolan – Creating hubs
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Sam Morgan – ‘The Talent Thing’
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Sam Morgan launched the Menu and spoke about why creating a talent-based economy is important. We were also joined by contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five...
Living the good life: Defining ‘living standards’ working paper
While assisting with the LivingStandardsNZ Workshop, Diana Tam produced a working paper for the Institute, entitled Living the Good Life – Defining ‘living standards’, which is now available for download on the McGuinness Institute website. The working paper is intended to be a non-exhaustive and brief look at how we define living standards in...
A bit of fun for a Friday night
We had a great week last week hosting 28 young New Zealanders, who came together to stress-test the Treasury’s Living Standard’s Framework. The Institute, in collaboration with the New Zealand Treasury, brought together 28 participants from all around New Zealand – Northland to Southland. The final presentation and resulting booklet will be published next week, but...
LivingStandardsNZ: Thought for the day
For each day of the LivingStandardsNZ workshop (3-5 December 2020) we are giving the participants a ‘Thought for the Day’. These thoughts are from a range of sources and are designed to encourage the participants to think broadly about some of the issues they will be tackling over the course of the week. Today’s Thought for the...
LivingStandardsNZ: Thought for the day
For each day of the LivingStandardsNZ workshop (3-5 December 2020) we are giving the participants a ‘Thought for the Day’. These thoughts are from a range of sources and are designed to encourage the participants to think broadly about some of the issues they will be tackling over the course of the week. Today’s Thought for...
Book Review: Breaking New Ground by Lester R. Brown
Breaking New Ground is a remarkable book that provides insight into the life of Lester Brown, an influential thinker who is regarded as a pioneer of the global environmental movement. Lester is founder of the Earth Policy and Worldwatch institutes and he has received numerous accolades, including a MacArthur Fellowship and the UN Environment Prize....
Working Paper – Exploring Talent
Exploring Talent, a precursor to TalentNZ, offers a brief overview of talent, synthesising current research and discussing ideas on how talent can be managed. From the research, author Gillian McCarthy drew seven big ideas through which talent might be viewed and optimised: Introverts are talented too. Mix it up: quiet and loud spaces are the order of...
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