EP 58: How to be a Maverick - Yvonne Curtis

 
 

Yvonne Curtis had a full career in Chemistry before switching over to work in Futures for another 40 year career in that. Hers is the story of the New Zealand Futures Trust which for over 30 years operated as a not-for-profit future focussed organisation with all the New Zealand community as their stakeholders.

Interviewed by: Peter Hayward

Second photo below: The annual Take-a-Seat Public Art Project is one of the major projects of WAI (Westland Arts Inc.) a voluntary group whose aim is to increase the awareness, enjoyment of, and participation in the arts in the area. Artists are invited to submit designs to build an artseat in Hokitika, in essence a sittable sculpture. Richard Brett with "Westland Women" was the 2009 winner. The sculptures feature two hand forged steel women silhouette seated on a rock. It was sponsored by Monteith’s Brewery and donations from local women and their families.  The inscription on the plaque reads  "Westland Women Commemorating the women at the heart of our communities Artist: Richard Brett 2009" 

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References

  • Commission for the Future 1976 - 1982 
    McGuinness Institute has a list of the publications of the Commission for the Future.  Several of them are available electronically. 
    https://www.mcguinnessinstitute.org/commission-for-the-future/ 

  • New Zealand Futures Trust 
    The website www.futuretimes.co.nz has been created as an archival website and contains many of the resources that were available on the original site (www.futurestrust.org.nz) to continue to provide New Zealanders access to the data. 

    There is also a report reviewing several Futures thinking initiatives in New Zealand.
    Report 11 – A History of Future-thinking Initiatives in New Zealand 1936–2010: Learning from the past to build a better future 

  • Books:

    • Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women are Worth (Heritage) Paperback – December 15, 1999
      by Marilyn Waring (Author) 

    • Still Counting
      Wellbeing, Women’s Work and Policy-making 
      By Marilyn Waring   2018 

    • Responsability - Law and Governance for Living Well with the Earth Edited by B. Martin, L. Te Aho, & M. Humphries  
      (1st ed., pp. 65-88). London and New York: Routledge.