Posts tagged "futurist"
The World Summit Awards

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...

Sustainable Future links with International Futurist Organisations

Earlier this month in Boston, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Millennium Project and the Sustainable Future Institute which establishes the Institute as the New Zealand Node of the Millennium Project. The Millennium Project is an independent, not-for-profit futures think tank, contributed to by futurists, scholars, business planners and policymakers. It is known...

The Danger of Now – TEDx, Auckland

Last Thursday I spoke at the TEDx event held in Auckland (TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience). It was a brilliantly organised event, and I was honoured to be involved. My presentation as the ‘Reluctant Futurist’ was on the Danger of Now, and the...