TalentNZ at the NZ Community Boards Conference
Last week we ran two TalentNZ sessions at the New Zealand Community Boards Conference in the Bay of Islands (15 and 16 May 2020). The theme of the Conference was ‘Influencing Change’, and it brought together local community board members, mayors, councillors, council staff and other persons interested in making a difference in their communities from throughout the...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 6 out Today!
In this issue we discuss the launch of the TalentNZ sessions we are running at the New Zealand Community Boards Conference in May and the World Futures Societies Conference In July. We also discuss our upcoming TalentNZ work, including work contributing to our upcoming journal TalentNZ: Grow talent edition website and our search for individuals to interview for the...
TalentNZ goes nationwide: Creating ‘a place where talent wants to live’ near you
Happy New Year. We hope you had a great holiday and are now ready to embrace 2020 as the year of ‘talent’. Join us to discuss how we might together create a talent-based economy. The TalentNZ project builds on the thinking of Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision of making New Zealand ‘a place where talent wants to...
Science Meets Humanities Scholarship Programme Announced
Since July 2020 the Institute has engaged in discussions with some of New Zealand’s deepest thinkers on how best to propel New Zealand forward. Think Piece 15: The Magical place where Science and Humanities meet reflects these discussions. The Think Piece identifies ways we might best make New Zealand, as the late Sir Paul Callaghan...
Sir Paul’s Message Lives On
Sir Paul’s Message Lives On Sir Paul’s life impacted on the lives of many different people. For the team at the Institute, it was his message and his generosity of spirit that will continue to inspire us. He believed New Zealand could be a better place if we diversified our core business and looked more...
New Zealand: The place where talent wants to live
We wish to thank Sir Paul Callaghan for his thought provoking and inspiring speech at Te Papa, on 19 May. Many of the ideas raised extended on those discussed at StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future; so, if you didn’t get to get the chance to see him talk, have a look at his presentation at StrategyNZ:...
3 opportunities in May
Thursday 19 May, Wellington: The 2020 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year, Sir Paul Callaghan, will be speaking on “New Zealand: the place where talent wants to live”. This continues discussions from StrategyNZ: Mapping our Future and therefore will be of particular interest to participants. For more information or to register for the talk click...
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