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NZ As A Place Where Talent Wants To Live

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A recent reading of Anne Salmond’s article resonated with my thoughts about the type of thinking that must be encouraged in New Zealand. Anne makes a case and backs it up with examples of why New Zealand “requires strategic intelligence, not ideological blinkers”. Anne also comments on the subject of New Zealand’s productivity crisis, and states that in addition to the usual drivers, it comes down to people, their creativity and their commitment.


She speaks of the young participating more in decision making. I would contend that it’s up to my generation to support the increasing participation and transition to power.


Again, paraphrasing Anne, she suggests embracing diversity, being inclusive and future-focused, and being willing to challenge the status quo. She goes on to quote Sir Paul Callaghan, “Let’s make New Zealand a place where talent wants to live… supporting innovative thinkers across the disciplines”.


Of course, not being one to twist someone else’s words to my own advantage, I would suggest that many of the things that both Anne Salmond and the late Sir Paul Callaghan envisaged for the betterment of New Zealand is residing in the untapped potential of the approximate one million dyslexic minds in this country. That is, if the many people who possess those minds could feel free and safe to contribute to the pool of both ideas and solutions for our positive collective future, we could easily become a place where talent wants to live.





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