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25 things with Guy Ryan, chief executive of Inspiring Stories

<p>Founder and chief executive of Inspiring Stories Trust, Guy Ryan wants to help young New Zealanders find their potential and change the world. Winner of the University of Auckland Young New Zealander of the Year award in 2015, Ryan is determined to help others, setting up the national event <a href="https://www.festivalforthefuture.org.nz/">Festival for the Future</a> (which is taking place this weekend), the Future Leaders programme and the Inspiring Speakers bureau among other initiatives. Idealog asks him about technology, the future, starting your career and supporting entrepreneurs. </p>

Matariki magic: meet the businesses embracing New Zealand’s unique New Year

<p>Matariki is the word on every New Zealander’s lips this winter. From Auckland Council’s three-week Matariki festival to Wellington managing to summon a whale into the harbour, naming it Matariki and having to postpone the first annual Matariki fireworks display because of it, people are starting to celebrate the M?ori New Year more than ever before. Here's how several local businesses, including ANZ and Isthmus, are marking the occasion. </p>

We’ve gone on a journey to make the Hi-Tech Awards more diverse – but it doesn’t stop there

<p>Following criticisms from earlier years, the New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards have been on a journey to make the awards night a more diverse affair. This year, they succeeded, but Hi-Tech Awards trustee Helen Shorthouse says the job is far from over. Here, she recaps the awards night and explains the work the organisation is doing to ensure it continues to improve. </p>

Unleash Space’s Darsel Keane on why creativity and innovation are diverse and inclusive, not exclusive

<p>Following the <a href="https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/2018/changing-the-world-with-creativity-and-innovation-485/">Changing the World with Creativity and Innovation</a> event at Techweek, which celebrates Auckland's unique creative sector, we spoke with associate director of Unleash Space Darsel Keane about how important it is for students to see that creativity is diverse, inclusive and spans many industries, as well as the rise in interest of social enterprises from a school and university level. </p>

Emerging trends in sustainable business

<p><span data-scayt-lang="en_US" data-scayt-word="Abbie">Abbie</span> Reynolds, executive director of the <a href="http://www.sbc.org.nz/">Sustainable Business Council</a>, shares what she's learned two years into her role - and why caring for the environment and communities is more important than ever.</p>

Modern management and the importance of emotional intelligence

<p>Danica Paki is Head of Client Services and part of the leadership team at <a href="https://www.littlegiant.co.nz/">Little Giant</a>, an agency that was recently named New Zealand’s Digital Agency Of The Year and rating number one (twice) in a survey published in the March issue of NZ Marketing magazine. In an ever-changing industry, Paki delves into modern management, working with millennials and the importance of emotional intelligence.</p> <p></p> <p></p>

Bridget Ellis-Pegler and Ronel Schodt on The Zingoshi Chronicles and integrating STEAM and entertainment (listen)

<p>Bridget Ellis-Pegler and Ronel Schodt, creators of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zingoshidevelopment">The Zingoshi Chronicles</a>, chat about their new multimedia venture, using tech to get young people away from tech, letting kids be kids, what the support of the likes of Theresa Gattung, Dame Julie Christie and Cecilia Robinson means, integrating STEAM and entertainment, and more.</p>

The Race for Space: meet the judges

<p>Smales Farm has launched the <a href="https://idealog.co.nz/venture/2018/04/introducing-idealog-bhive-race-space">Race for Space</a>, a competition for entrepreneurs, start-ups and early stage small businesses to win a year’s free office space at the brand new B:HIVE, New Zealand’s largest and smartest co-working building on Auckland’s beautiful North Shore. And this panel of business luminaries will be choosing the winner. </p>

Creativity in the connected age

<p>Little Giant art director Becca O'Shea is part of the leadership team at <a href="https://www.littlegiant.co.nz/">Little Giant</a>, an agency that was recently named New Zealand’s Digital Agency Of The Year. She was an also a interactive judge at last year’s Best Design Awards. Here, she shares why businesses who focus on designing remarkable brand experiences come out on top. </p>

Listen: Airbnb’s user design experience manager Jenny Arden on how good design can build trust, the age of the designer founder and more

<p>There's no question design is having a moment. Fortune 500 companies are hiring chief design officers and investing in design and innovation centres, and even traditional corporates are getting in on the action. At the forefront of this is Silicon Valley based Airbnb, the online marketplace for people to lease short-term accommodation. Founded by designers Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky and co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk in 2008, the company is now a behemoth, valued at US$31 billion and located in 190 countries. On a recent trip to Auckland for the Better By Design CEO Summit, Airbnb's Jenny Arden (an IDEO, Google and YouTube alumni) chats with us all things design. </p>

Amazon’s Alayna Van Dervort on using AI for good (listen)

<p>Amazon's Alayna Van Dervort - who works with global organisations on the front lines of AI and machine learning projects in education, environmental advocacy, accessibility, healthcare, wildlife protection, child sex trafficking and global crises - chats about ways artificial intelligence is being used to make the world a better place.</p>

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