Leading to Learn

Tui Te Hau, GM at Mahuki, Te Papa ·        What would be the one object – one idea that you would collect? ·        Culture tech – 75,000 museums on the world – important place in GDP around the world ·        What want ot eliminate – homelessness, etc ·        Create right inputs to enable future generations to shape what wil be required for them ·        Allow for magic – the unforeseeen, the unimaginable (example of rocket launch on east coast) ·        Guiding principles: o    Connected worlds – example of digital environment (NY)   - enduring curiosity and need to collaborate to succeed o    Exploratorium – science displays. Give and take table – what does it say to us as a community if bowl empty or full of trash. We borrow from our children – care for our children o    Waka – extraorinary feats and leadership – over relience on logic and linear thinking is limiting. Wayfinding. Drawing the island to them, as opposed to travelling to the isalnd

Sir Wira Gardiner, Chair, Local Government Commission ·        Three official languages – very few can speak more than one of them ·        Challenge – truly, deeply, fundamentally creative ·        Dreams – reflect what I want for own family – need to be somewhere own family want to come to ·        22 January 1840 – founding of Wellington celebrated, but Whanganui a Tara was founded in the 13th century ·        Cultural Fluency – o    Declare Wellingto the Te Reo Capital of NZ o    Many places in Wellingto could be anywhere in the world (airport, hotels, etc) o    Reflect cultural approach at Airport, street signs, greeting signs, shops and practice on streets ·        Tane Rore o    The genesis of haka and performing arts o    Develop further with Te Ati Awa and Toa Rangitira a Māori face to the city ·        Ruamoko (God of earthquakes) Tawhirimatea (climates) Papatuanuku   (earth mother) Tangaroa (seas) o    Relocate (or replicate) lif

DK, Licensee, Sports Coach, Producer at TEDxWellington ·        BEST – statement ·        What would it take to be the best – important to say, “I don’t know” ·        Creativity as the process of having (and/or using) ideas that make a difference ·        City as a platform o    technology platform needs infrastructure o    Needs an operating system o    Coolest little capital (2011) – run dry. When travelling, people always want to know about: §   All blacks §   Lord of the rings §   I’ve always wanted to go §   (not - Creative connected and innovative) o    Disparity – youth suicide ·        Need to become more adaptable o    Intersections o    Brave o    Additive – add value before you extract it o    Best – the only ones who do waht we do the way we do it o    Creative

Hon Paula Bennett, Deputy Prime Minister ·        Population statistics point to smarts, workers, success in tech, tourism, Public Service success in Wellington ·        Is Wellington making the most of problem-solvers in the city? ·        Mobilise the public service to solve some of the problens / challenges of Wellington ·        Wellington should be the best connected city ·        Could be the first City to have noone on the unemployment benefit