Kevin Jenkins, CMInstD. Originally published in Boardroom Magazine Winter 2022 on 6 July. “Social licence to operate” (SLO) is an important, often high-profile topic that boards need to pay attention to. However, it’s an ill-defined concept and can mean different things to different people. …

Data scientist Bryan Field explains that our Rainbow communities can now be better supported by government because Stats NZ’s new statistical standard means we can now know a lot more about them. My wife and I are one of those government-town couples, with me in the consulting game and her…

Authored by Kevin Jenkins, originally published in Kia Ora India Vol 3, Issue 4, on 13 April 2022. Among the various things ending in “–ographer” that I’m not, I’m not a demographer. But I am fascinated about what demographic trends can tell us about economic and social wellbeing. Recently I…

Authored by Kevin Jenkins, originally published by the NZ Herald on 17 January 2022 The music industry is often at the forefront of disruptive change. For a recent example look no further than Audius, a challenger streaming service that has looked to benefit from a mash-up with a broader-based social…

Authored by Kevin Jenkins, originally published by the NZ Herald on 7 November 2021 Don’t you love a good mailbox held aloft by a welded chain? …

Data scientist Bryan Field looks at who’s supposed to be responsible for the emissions caused by international shipping and aviation and what’s being done to reduce them International bunker fuels — it doesn’t sound like an interesting topic for a blog but trust me on this one, it’s more interesting…

Data scientist Bryan Field estimates the impact of New Zealand’s 2020 lockdown on our greenhouse gas emissions and considers what we can learn from this as we work to meet our national emissions targets At 11:59 pm on Tuesday 17 August 2021 the whole of Aotearoa was placed in an…

To mark Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Director Richard Tait explores the importance of undertaking a journey in te ao Māori within the workplace. Tēnā koutou katoa Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is a good opportunity for us all to think about the significance of te reo and te ao Māori…

Authored by Kevin Jenkins, MartinJenkins Founder This article was originally published in the NZ Herald 25 July 2021 Before going into battle, the Romans would knock an animal or two on the head and rummage around their entrails looking for signs of who would win. …