Interview with Face Television
On the 7th of October the McGuinness Institute’s CEO Wendy McGuinness was interviewed for Face Television’s ‘In Conversation with Noel Cheer’. In this interview Wendy discusses the structure and role of think tanks, their relationship with public institutions and an overview of the work of the McGuinness Institute.
Thinking about foresight
Next Monday the Institute will be meeting with Professor Shaun Hendy, author of the recently released Get Off the Grass; Bryce Johnson, Fish and Game; and some representatives from youth climate change organisation Generation Zero, to discuss progress of our joint paper An Argument for Mandating Foresight. This paper will argue that long-term thinking should...
The World Summit Awards
The World Summit Awards are coming up again and New Zealand submissions are currently open. The competition rewards excellence in multi-media and e-Content creation with a focus on entries for the development of New Zealand society. Entries for NZ close on the 15th of May and 8 applicants will be selected to advance to the...
Hobbit ushers in new era
Peter Jackson and his team pulled off an extraordinary event last night. Not only have they gained the mana that brought fans and press from throughout the world to New Zealand’s doorstep (see the photo above), but they also ushered in a new era of movie making by bringing High Definition 48-frames-per-second (double the industry...
Peter Ho visits New Zealand
Peter Ho is the Senior Advisor to Singapore’s Centre for Strategic Futures and the Chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority in Singapore. He is one of the world’s leading experts in embedding foresight into government. Recently he was in New Zealand to speak at the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) Annual Conference. Mr...
Watch ‘The Big Idea’ on TVNZ7 7.30pm this week
This week, at 7.30pm each night,TVNZ7 will be airing a five-part finale series about big ideas that could transform New Zealand’s future. Hosted by Tim Wilson and a panel of experts, The Big Idea will tackle ambitious topics inspired by New Zealand’s leading minds. On Wednesday 27 June, The Big Idea will discuss Sir Paul...
Victoria University Tourism 411 – What is a sustainable future for New Zealand’s tourism industry by 2050?
Yesterday, students from the Victoria University tourism futures programme, coordinated by Ian Yeoman, gave presentations to the team at the Institute on scenario analysis, issues and implications. This presentation followed on from a presentation to the Institute, 3 weeks earlier, which set the project brief, research methodology, drivers shaping the scenarios, 2×2 matrix models, outlines...
China’s 12th Five-Year Plan
China is now prioritising strategies and measures to ensure long-term prosperity in the form of ‘higher quality’ and ‘inclusive’ growth. Specifically, China intends to concentrate on the following industries over the next five years: new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, biotechnology, new materials, new IT, high-end equipment manufacturing and clean energy vehicles. The country’s 12th plan differs...
International Millennium Node Presentation
At the World Futures Conference 2020 in Vancouver I attended a presentation called ‘Futurists’ Views from Around the World’. The presentation involved members of Millennium Project Nodes from around the world discussing the future challenges facing their countries: China faces a rapidly changing social environment as a result of very intensive modernisation. The growth of...
Sustainable Future Institute in Vancouver
Over the weekend Wendy McGuinness presented the outputs from our StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future event at the World Future Society Conference in Vancouver. These outputs include the newly published Report 13: StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future Strategy Maps, in which all the group’s strategy maps, and proposed Coat of Arms and Listener covers for 2058 can...
The Institute’s Response
The following entry is in response to the Editorial: Plan for today as well as tomorrow and the accompanying article Wellington’s 2040 strategy ‘time-consuming and distracting’ (16 June, Dominion Post). Forward thinking and strategic planning are key skills which increase the chances of achieving desired outcomes; as future thinking empowers us to actively and positively...
Exploring the Future of Christchurch
As stated in the previous blog entry, it is now more important than ever to consider the future of Christchurch. Get involved with Magnetic South, an online idea-generating game designed to help people explore the future together, and ensure your opinions are heard. Join in at www.magneticsouth.net.nz from 9am, Friday 24 June to 12pm, Saturday...
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