by Isabella Smith | Dec 17, 2020 | Project CivicsNZ, Project ForesightNZ
Over five weeks I took part in ‘Leadership and Character in Uncertain Times’, a Harvard Kennedy School executive course. The course was all online and took place in the middle of the night (on Eastern Standard Time) with live seminars twice a week, group work once a...
by Isabella Smith | Mar 26, 2018 | Project ReportingNZ
Earlier this month the 2018 CFO Summit celebrated the hard work of New Zealand’s top Chief Financial Officers. Over the day a number of national and international speakers addressed 200 CFOs at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland to discuss the future of their role and...
by Isabella Smith | Nov 6, 2017 | Project Nation Dates
‘History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme’ is a quote often attributed to Mark Twain, and best fits our intentions for the launch of our third edition of Nation Dates. The event was held on Thursday, 2 November 2017 at Unity Books in Wellington,...
by Isabella Smith | Oct 13, 2017 | Project Nation Dates
On Thursday, 2 November 2017 From 6 – 7.30pm At Unity Books, 57 Willis St, Wellington How did the nation of Aotearoa New Zealand develop? How can we shape its development in the future? Join the McGuinness Institute as we launch the 3rd edition of our pocket-sized New...
by Isabella Smith | Sep 6, 2017 | Project CivicsNZ
The McGuinness Institute is non-partisan but we do have a strong interest in democracy and in having all New Zealanders (especially young New Zealanders) engaged with the political process and sharing their thoughts. For this reason, with the General Election only...
