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Say NO to say YES

This is a short reflection on the power of “no” to free us up to say “yes” to what really matters.   It is transcribed in full below and here: …

Jason Swanson on being a Futurist

Jason is Director of Strategic Foresight at KnowledgeWorks where he works as a futurist.  He visited New Zealand for The Future of Learning Conference held 30 September – 1 October 2019.  In…

Impact Summit 2019: Audio of Conference

Audio of entire day held on 21 September 2019 of the main stage speakers at Impact Summit 2019 hosted by UCE (University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship).  The speakers were…

Longdy Chhap on being Trafficked

Longdy was trafficked age 8 from Cambodia to Thailand and forced to beg on the streets.  He had contracted polio as a young child and lost the use of his…

Ben Reid on AI

Ben is the Executive Director of the AI Forum and in this interview we discuss his background and journey to settle in New Zealand.  We then talk in depth about…

Shanna on being 11

Do you remember being 11?  In this episode we talk with Shanna about what her views of the world are.  It’s good to get these reminders from time to time…

Zahra Hussaini on valuing Diversity

Zahra arrived in New Zealand as a 12 year old Afghan refugee who spoke no English.  In this interview we hear about what her childhood was like, being a refugee,…