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.
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...

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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

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

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.

New Zealand traditional flax weaving handcraft
13.06.2023  
Addressing the challenges to social cohesion
In this discussion paper, we explore factors that are potentially threatening to our society’s resilience.

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