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On Becoming a TUANZ Members Award Finalist for Community Initiative of the Year 2025

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Only two weeks remain before the TUANZ Member Awards are announced.For Digital Inclusion Whanganui, this is both a time to reflect and a chance to look forward. The finalists are a strong group, each with their own inspiring stories. To be in their company is an honour in itself—one that brings valuable lessons about what […]

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On Passing Milestones and Finding the Difference Between Purpose and Why

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From Frenzy to Stillness – The last few weeks have flown by in a blur of preparation, anticipation, and presentation. It feels strange, and slightly disorienting, to suddenly find myself without the immediate pressure of preparing for Techweek2025, a project that has consumed my focus since the start of this year. The Whanganui Digital Inclusion

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Embracing Chaordic Leadership: Dee Hock’s Vision for Digital Inclusion Whanganui

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In the late 20th century, Dee Hock, the visionary founder of VISA, introduced a revolutionary concept he termed “chaordic”—a blend of chaos and order that reshaped the possibilities of organisational design, technology deployment, and leadership. Today, his once futuristic ideas have become profoundly relevant, guiding innovative initiatives like Digital Inclusion Whanganui. Who was Dee Hock?

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Countdown to Techweek – Digital Inclusion in Motion

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As Easter weekend arrives, I’m acutely aware of how close we are to our big day at Techweek 2025 — just a few short weeks away now, on 20 May at The Backhouse in Whanganui. There’s still plenty to do, but getting our draft Needs Analysis out for review has been a turning point. It’s

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Creating a Sustainable Asset , Not Just a Project: How The E-Myth Revisited Shapes My Work in Digital Inclusion

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When I first came across The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber, I thought I was just reading another business book—one of many lining my shelf, full of good advice but often missing the human heart of what I do. But this one was different. This book didn’t just challenge how I work; it reshaped

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Leaving a Digital Legacy: Reflections on Purpose and Inclusion

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Tuesday evening was a special and humbling experience. I had the opportunity to present a talk on the progress of Digital Inclusion Whanganui, sharing where we are at and outlining our first major milestone coming up : presenting a needs analysis report at Techweek 2025, scheduled for 19-20 May. This was, in many ways, my

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Connecting Whanganui: Building a Digitally Inclusive Future

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As we step into 2025, I am thrilled to continue advancing digital inclusion in Whanganui, embarking on a journey that holds immense promise for our community. My mission is clear: to bridge the digital divide and ensure that everyone, regardless of their background, can access and benefit from the digital world. This year marks a

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Sometimes, to do your best to be new, it is better to be old

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I’m  so happy  and pleased DORA is coming to visit  Whanganui for two weeks from 18 November 2024. DORA (Digital On-Road Access) is  Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa’s mobile learning centre.  https://steppingup.nz/programmes/dora/ This year we have been focusing on helping people to learn popular online health apps such as Manage My Health, myindici 2.0, or The Doctors

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The Power of Thinking and Starting with Why

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We don’t have the money, so we have to think. – Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) on Kiwi ingenuity (Image pottery sculpture by Robin Murdoch) https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/rutherford-of-nelson-1972 Whilst not quite as of earth-shattering  importance to the splitting of the atom, nevertheless , attention to quickly fixing the digital divide must be given more priority. Probably Rutherford would not

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