Writing an Early Years policy that actually works is harder than it sounds. Imagine the perfect policy: shaped by the people it’s meant to serve, building on generations of wisdom, and future-proofed for inevitable societal change. Is this… Read more
Location: ANZ
Storytelling Traditions Can Seed Transformation
Introduction What if the key to unlocking meaningful change lies in the stories we tell? This year, the Centre for Public Impact and Dusseldorp Forum are exploring precisely this question through the Stories… Read more
Leading with humility: Imagining a different kind of government
“Imagine if the main quality of all leaders in Australia was humility” – Tjanara Goreng Goreng This powerful statement kicked off a roundtable discussion CPI ANZ hosted in February 2025, bringing together leaders… Read more
How do stories change systems?
Introducing the stories and systems learning circle Alain de Botton once wrote that storytelling is humanity’s oldest “technology” for creating social change: “The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling… Read more
Reinvigorating the spirit of public service in New Zealand
Peter Hughes, the New Zealand State Services Commissioner, talked to Adrian Brown and Larry Kamener. Introduction Government is about much more than simply providing good customer service… Read more
Building resilience in Melbourne’s high-rise communities through social imagination
(written by our collaborator Alice Howard-Vyse from Humanise This, with Keira Lowther) Introduction In 2024, CPI partnered with the City of Melbourne to design and deliver a learning program shaped by social imagination practice, to… Read more
Centre for Public Impact Welcomes Nick Thompson as Chief Executive Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 23/01/2025 Carmella Grace De Guzman, Centre for Public Impact +447889460026 carmella@centreforpublicimpact.org Centre for Public Impact Welcomes Nick Thompson as Chief Executive Officer LONDON, UK,… Read more
Disarming Busy Culture
Distracted from distraction by distraction Filled with fancies and empty of meaning Tumid apathy with no concentration Men and bits of paper, whirled by… Read more
Opportunities for local government to accelerate climate action: Perspectives from Aotearoa New Zealand
Local governments around the world are critical to accelerating climate action. Cities account for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and 83% of cities already face significant climate hazards (e.g.,… Read more
Harnessing social imagination in the era of the climate crisis
In 2023, the Centre for Public Impact in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ) ran a social imagination project. Funded by the Centre for Public Impact’s Climate Change Initiative, we convened people who live or work in Southbank to reimagine… Read more