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Think Piece 23 - Reflections from the World Future Society conference is now published

Think Piece 23 – Reflections from the World Future Society conference is now published

In July 2020 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 a focus on the four major trends that were apparent at the World Future Society conference and...
Connect with TalentNZ

Connect with TalentNZ

Throughout the month of November, the Institute has showcased the 2020 TalentNZ Journal by featuring one of the 30 kiwis interviewed each day. The Journal features interviews with 30 Kiwis, essays from contributing writers and data with a focus on cities and the economy. The 2020 Journal, and in particular the 30 interviews, showed us that by managing the four...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Graeme Wong

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Graeme Wong

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now. Today we share Graeme Wong’s full interview which you can read here. Two...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Malcolm Webb

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Malcolm Webb

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Malcolm Webb’s full interview which you can read here. Malcolm is a partner in the global law firm Webb Henderson,...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Catherine Walker

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Catherine Walker

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Catherine Walker’s full interview which you can read here. Catherine is the community manager in charge of social media at...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Damien Van Brandenburg

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Damien Van Brandenburg

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now. Today we share Damien Van Brandenburg’s full interview which you can read...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Frances Valintine

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Frances Valintine

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Frances Valintine’s full interview which you can read here. At the time of this interview Frances was Chief executive of...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Mike O'Donnell

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Mike O’Donnell

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now. Today we share Michael O’Donnell’s full interview which you can read here....
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Patrick Nolan

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Patrick Nolan

It has been two years since the launch of our2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now. Today we share Patrick Nolan’s full interview which you can read here. Two...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Tim Nixon

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Tim Nixon

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis and provide an update on where they are now. Today we share Tim Nixon’s full interview which you can read here....
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Bill Moran

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Bill Moran

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Bill Moran’s full interview which you can read here. Bill joined the Treasury in 2020 and over the last eight...
2013 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Ocean Mercier

2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Ocean Mercier

It has been two years since the launch of our 2020 TalentNZ Journal. To mark this anniversary, each day over the next month we will share an interview with one of the 30 kiwis interviewed. Today we share Ocean Mercier’s full interview which you can read here. Ocean is a lecturer in the School of Māori Studies at...