Posts by Melissa Mae
Local talent takes on real business challenges through BOP AI Accelerator
A group of emerging technology professionals has spent the past 12 weeks developing practical AI solutions for two Western Bay of Plenty businesses as part of the region’s first BOP…
Read MorePlanning for our future workforce is crucial to sustainable growth
The Bay of Plenty is making strategic plans for where people will live, how they will move and where businesses will operate. But are we planning with the same discipline…
Read MoreWhat it takes to keep things moving
Most of us rarely think about logistics until something does not arrive. Behind every product on a shelf, component on a building site or package at a front door is…
Read MoreSeeing yourself in the story
For many young people, being asked to talk about their strengths can be surprisingly difficult. It is one thing to know what you enjoy or what you might like to…
Read MoreWhat really goes into a jar of honey?
A jar of Mānuka honey might look like a simple product. But behind it sits a complex world of science, environmental knowledge, production, logistics, quality control and people who have…
Read MoreWho gets to see the future?
Young people do not all begin with the same view of the future. Some grow up around adults who can explain how industries work, introduce them to useful people, help…
Read MoreWhat does it really take to scale up a region?
In London, the River Thames is more than a piece of geography. It is life-giving, connecting and sustaining. It has shaped the city’s identity, its movement, its economy and its…
Read MoreThe first lesson was not about law
Before anyone talked about courtrooms, university papers or career pathways, there was a simpler idea sitting in the room. Be a good person. It is not the kind of advice…
Read MoreYou probably touched manufacturing before you touched your phone this morning
Most of us do not wake up thinking about manufacturing. We wake up and slide our feet into something warm, maybe fluffy. We turn on a tap. We make coffee,…
Read MoreAre we expecting young people to ask questions they don’t yet know exist?
There is an interesting thing that can happen at a career expo. A young person walks in full of possibility. There are employers, educators, training providers, industry experts, people doing…
Read MoreThe future workforce is already here. The map is what’s missing.
There is a sentence in Pacific Growth’s Rangatahi Insights Report that should stop us in our tracks: “I didn’t know I needed physics. Now I want to be a doctor…
Read MoreInstep Young Leaders bring youth voice into regional investment conversation
Instep Young Leaders had the opportunity to be part of the Tauranga Moana Investment Summit, a major regional event focused on investment, growth, infrastructure, impact and the future of the…
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