Dame Julia Cleverdon talks about social action – video published today
While at the Teach For All annual conference Wendy took the opportunity to interview Dame Julia Cleverdon. Julia is the co-founder of Step Up To Serve, a UK charity coordinating the #iwill campaign to make social action part of life for 10- to 20-year-olds by 2020. The interview with Julia was filmed and is now published on our YouTube...
2020 TalentNZ Journal: Two years on – Vicki Buck
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 Vicki Buck’s full interview which you can read here. Vicki is someone that likes getting out into the community and...
TalentNZ promotional video published today!
This video was launched during our presentation at the World Future Society conference in July 2020. It showcases the journey the TalentNZ project has taken since Sir Paul Callaghan first shared his vision of New Zealand as ‘a place where talent wants to live’ at our StrategyNZ workshop in 2020. The video features individuals that we have met and filmed throughout...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch Wednesday 11 June 2020
Join Sam Morgan and contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal at the launch of our latest publication – the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives. The Menu illustrates New Zealand’s talent ecosystem and showcases a broad range of possible initiatives that communities might implement today to create Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision for a flourishing talent-based economy tomorrow. Our office has been working...
TalentNZ Tour: Raf Manji speaks about immigration at the Christchurch public event
In March 2020 we toured New Zealand to discuss how we might create a talent-based economy with some of the 30 Kiwis from the 2020 TalentNZ Journal. Raf Manji is a Councillor of the Christchurch City Council and Director of the Sustento Institute and joined us to share his experiences and thoughts at the Christchurch...
TalentNZ Tour: Roger Dennis speaks about Sensing Cities at the Christchurch public event
In March 2020 we toured New Zealand to discuss how we might create a talent-based economy with some of the 30 Kiwis from the 2020 TalentNZ Journal. Roger Dennis is currently leading the Christchurch initiative called Sensing Cities and joined us to share his experiences and thoughts at the Christchurch public event on 20 March...
TalentNZ Tour: Tim Bennett speaks about immigration at the Christchurch public event
In March 2020 we toured New Zealand to discuss how we might create a talent-based economy with some of the 30 Kiwis from the 2020 TalentNZ Journal. Tim Bennett is the chief executive of the securities market company NZX and joined us to share his experiences and thoughts at both the Dunedin and Christchurch public...
TalentNZ Tour: Paul Hansen speaks about the need for a better economy at the Dunedin public event
In March 2020 we toured New Zealand to discuss how we might create a talent-based economy with some of the 30 Kiwis from the 2020 TalentNZ Journal. Paul Hansen is a Lecturer at the University of Otago and joined us to share his experiences and thoughts at the Dunedin public event on 18 March 2020....
TalentNZ Tour: Jim Flynn speaks about university bureaucracy at the Dunedin public event
In March 2020 we toured New Zealand to discuss how we might create a talent-based economy with some of the 30 Kiwis from the 2020 TalentNZ Journal. Jim Flynn is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Otago and joined us to share his experiences and thoughts at the Dunedin public event on 18 March...
TalentNZ Newsletter Issue 2 out today!
In this issue we outline our TalentNZ work programme, discuss recent research and resources, and provide updates on upcoming events. If you would like to receive the regular TalentNZ newsletter please connect with TalentNZ. You can also subscribe to the more in-depth McGuinness Institute twice-yearly newsletter to learn about the Institute’s wider work programme. If you have any...
TalentNZ Tour: Wanaka Monday 31 March
The March tour of the TalentNZ project wound up on Monday 31 March in Wanaka. The public event was hosted by Shaping Our Future and Imagine Wanaka which both operate locally. The vision for Shaping Our Future revolves around: ‘Spectacular environments, enterprising people, exceptional solutions’ by embracing Kaitiakitanga (guardianship, care and protection) and Manaakitanga (implying a...
TalentNZ Tour: Napier Wednesday 26 March
The TalentNZ Tour took on a marine theme in Napier on Thursday 26 March when Wendy McGuinness hosted the Napier public event at the National Aquarium of New Zealand. The Napier public event was sandwiched between Wendy’s presentations to Hastings District Council on 26 March and Napier City Council on 27 March. Napier is not...
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