Long-term thinking

Our work in long-term thinking and anticipatory foresight takes a unique approach that anticipates possible futures to understand the future environment and optimise complex decision making. It relies on discourse, dialogue, and evidence-based thinking combined with horizon scanning and systems thinking.
01.12.2025  

Wicked problems, policy and politics

New Zealand faces a growing list of complex challenges. Climate change, youth offending, inequality, energy security and the future of superannuation all fit the definition...

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Overview of Auckland city at night, taken from to top of a mountain.
23.12.2024  
State of the city: Auckland must foster innovation, economic growth to move forward
Aucklanders are quick to celebrate sporting success when we have it – whether it be the Blues or Auckland FC. But while our teams generally thrive under pressure and adapt to win, the same cannot...

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08.11.2024  
Academic freedom
Sir Peter Gluckman's speech to the Tertiary Education Union.

Hema Sridhar and Sir Peter Gluckman
23.04.2024  
NZ researchers drive work on international AI framework 
Two New Zealand researchers are leading the charge for an international policy guide and framework to evaluate AI and other new technologies.

Out of focus aerial shot of a crowd of people walking in a city.
28.03.2024  
Science system and university advisory groups announced
Two advisory groups are being established to explore what New Zealand’s science system and universities need to thrive now and into the future.

View of the New Zealand flags flying in front of the parliament building, the Beehive, in Wellington.
01.01.2024  
Long-term opportunities and challenges for Aotearoa New Zealand – an overview
Koi Tū has produced a comprehensive briefing Long-term challenges and opportunities for Aotearoa New Zealand: Briefing for the incoming Prime Minister and Government.

The Beehive Building, New Zealand's Parliament Building, against the Sun in Wellington.
29.10.2023  
Giving voice to our future
In an op-ed for the NZHerald, Koi Tū director Sir Peter Gluckman and Koi Tū chair Bridget Coates encourage more meaningful conversations and a more future-oriented mindset to tackle the complex, multi-generational challenges that we face as a nation.

13.06.2023  
Social cohesion straining at the seams
New Zealand’s status as a cohesive high-trust nation is being strained by political, economic and environmental pressures, exacerbated by technological disruptors.

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