Tech Futures Lab – The Spinoff

Frances Valintine is getting NZ society ready for a digital future

12 September 202226 July 2018 by Simon Pound

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. This week Simon talks to Frances Valintine about educating society about technology and the workplace. … Read more

On the future of paying for stuff: ‘You don’t need a phone, you don’t need a card, you are the money’

11 May 201710 May 2017 by Henry Oliver

At Techweek’17, over breakfast baps and muesli cups, Henry Oliver looked into the future. Of money. In the ASB cube in Wynyard Quarter, upstairs from an enormous version of Michael Parekowhai’s Six60 cover art (jokes – it’s called ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ and it’s cool), a room full of young bankers in smart casual, ex-bankers in … Read more