ORC councillor update #1
My first weeks on the Otago Regional Council (ORC) have been an intense learning curve. As the first Queenstown based councillor on the...
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Welcome
Nau mai haere mai to my occasional blog that explores issues I face in my two main work roles. I’m a regional councillor at Otago Regional Council and a facilitator of professional practice programmes at Otago Polytechnic. In these pretty much complementary roles, I work for environmental and community regeneration. Council drives me nuts (but I generally enjoy it). Students keep me sane (clear, new thinking is inspiring). All views expressed are my own.
The Future of Ladies Mile
”An important question is should Council play a proactive role or a reactive role in managing this change. Whatever option is taken it is...
Talking noise boundaries
QAC’s plans have been presented on a special website and at several community meetings
Small words, poor context, email battle
UPDATE 1/11/17. I had a call today correcting me on my accusation against the original reporter and it’s fair enough. The original...
Connectivity
‘We have to put the eco back into economics’ – David Suzuki Connectivity is a major theme in my Masters work. Right now I’m thinking...
Connection and wheel reinventing
A recent podcast explained that offline or online will become redundant in our language because we will soon be always online, connected...
So, what is disruption
As a result of exponential change and several tipping points being reached at once, we’re now facing disruption.
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