Ka rawe, Victoria and Jade! It's awesome to see that the next iteration of the Aotearoa Futures Network Map. How Might Business Leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand Use the Aotearoa Futures Network Map? The Map offers a powerful tool for business leaders to navigate and leverage the complex #FuturesThinking ecosystem in New Zealand. Here’s how it can be beneficial: 1) Identify Key Players and Collaborators: As a business leader in Aotearoa, how might we identify and connect with key players in the futures ecosystem to foster collaboration? The map provides a visual representation of who is working in the field, enabling leaders to identify potential collaborators, partners, and influencers. 2) Understand System Dynamics: As a business leader in Aotearoa, how might we gain insights into the dynamics and relationships within the futures ecosystem? By visualising the connections and interactions, leaders can better understand the ecosystem’s structure and identify areas for strategic engagement and innovation. 3) Spot Emerging Trends and Opportunities: As a business leader in Aotearoa, how might we spot emerging trends and opportunities within the futures ecosystem? The updated map reveals growth areas and new developments, helping leaders to stay ahead of trends and seize new opportunities for growth and impact. 4) Enhance Strategic Planning: As a business leader in Aotearoa, how might we enhance our strategic planning by integrating insights from the futures ecosystem? Leaders can incorporate broader ecosystem insights into their business strategies by using the map for scenario planning and strategic foresight. 5) Facilitate Cross-Sector Collaboration: As a business leader in Aotearoa, how might we facilitate cross-sector collaboration to drive innovation? The map highlights connections across different sectors, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and the sharing of diverse perspectives to drive innovative solutions. 6) Strengthen Community Engagement: As a business leader in Aotearoa, how might we strengthen community engagement and support? By understanding the network of organisations and initiatives, leaders can engage more effectively with community stakeholders and contribute to ecosystem-building efforts. 7) Leverage Technical Expertise: As a business leader in Aotearoa, how might we leverage technical expertise within the futures ecosystem to enhance our projects? The map identifies technical experts like Howard Lange and Victoria Mulligan, enabling leaders to seek specialised skills and knowledge about mapping to support their internal or external initiatives. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/girCZCTa Kia kaha. Kia māia. Kia manawanui! #AotearoaFutures | #ComplexSystems | #StrategicPlanning | #Collaboration | #EcosystemMapping
🎉The Aotearoa New Zealand Futures Network Map - a project we started last year to map the futures ecosystem here in New Zealand is now updated and live 🎉 It's really hard to make sense of a system you can't see. 🕸️#ComplexSystems involve multiple components and connections that can be overwhelming to understand through text alone. Visualising a system can be super helpful, providing the infrastructure to help you engage with and navigate that system… I hope that this helps with that! 🌏🚀 ---- Last year, we published the first version of this map to identify who is working in the futures ecosystem and how they collaborate. Since then, my Speculative Futures Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland co-founder, Jade Tang-Taylor and I have spent time activating and energising parts of the system that needed it, particularly in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, where we’re based 🌱 Then, over the past few months, together with my amazing collaborator Howard Lange (whose technical mahi brought this map to life) we gathered data to update and understand changes in the network. The results show significant growth and some surprising developments 📈 You can read some analysis of this, including a “before and after” comparison in an article we’ll share in August. There is still work to do and much more to learn but the map version 2 is now up, free (and fun) to explore. You'll find the link in the comments. Disclaimer - “all models are wrong, some are useful”. It's a great line from statistician George Box making the point that we should focus more on whether something can be applied to everyday life in a useful manner rather than debating endlessly if it is correct in all cases 🧐 It very much applies to this model!💫💫💫 #AotearoaFutures #DesignforImpact #Networks Cheryl Doig Emily Sharp Kate Sutton Ben Reid Ed Morrison Sohail Inayatullah Eman Ebed Alkadi Wendy McGuinness Josie McGuinness Phil Balagtas
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5moInsightful and thoughtful words Kerry Topp, thanks for sharing. Wonderful to have you involved in the futures mahi