TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Mandy Simpson – Incentivising 18-25 year olds to complete their undergraduate degrees in NZ
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Raf Manji – Attracting international talent
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Patrick Nolan – Creating hubs
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Speakers included Sam Morgan (who launched the Menu), and the contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five minutes about one of the Menu’s...
TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives launch: Sam Morgan – ‘The Talent Thing’
On 11 June 2020, the TalentNZ Menu of Initiatives publication and website were launched at a public event in Wellington. Over 100 people (including MPs, mayors and councillors) attended this event. Sam Morgan launched the Menu and spoke about why creating a talent-based economy is important. We were also joined by contributors of the 2020 TalentNZ Journal who each spoke for five...
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: Sharing Resources
With the TalentNZ intiative continuing into 2020 (see the TalentNZ Tour), the Institute has been looking to share and grow our research and ideas with the wider public. We have recently created a resources page on the McGuinness Institute website which includes articles, books and videos relating to the four key pillars of the TalentNZ initiative: ways...
Launch of the Conversations
Yesterday we launched our video project, the Conversations. This series of filmed conversations between eminent New Zealand thinkers was recorded in Wellington in June 2020, and went live on our website yesterday. Last night, to celebrate the launch, we gathered as many of the ten conversationalists as we could, along with the Sustainable Future team and...
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