Category Archives: RMA Digital’s News

What happens when planners reflect on possible digital futures? 

Last week at the NZPI planning conference I ran a small experiment during my presentation. The session explored three scenarios across planning and possible ways digital technology might change planning practice by 2030: Topic Scenario Question Policy Using behavioural data to understand how public spaces are used Q1: Should policy planners use 12 months of camera andContinueContinue reading “What happens when planners reflect on possible digital futures? “

Course dates go ahead – get some CPD done during lockdown

The NZPI has moved some of the CPD programme online temporarily, and this includes the Emerging Technologies and Resource Management courses I present which were scheduled for 1 May in Tauranga and 13 May in Dunedin. Given these courses are now location-independent it is a great chance to register if you missed it in yourContinueContinue reading “Course dates go ahead – get some CPD done during lockdown”

The week that changed everything

How did we go within a week from an almost-business-as-usual life to being on day five of a nationwide Alert 4 lockdown? This time last week I started to write a blog post with some advice for those unexpectedly working from home. I didn’t get to post this as the week went crazy with myContinueContinue reading “The week that changed everything”

Our End of Year Newsletter – 2019

In this newsletter: RMA Digital in 2020 – what’s coming up next year RMA Digital 2019 Highlights including NZPI conference and article in LGNZ magazine Highlights from the blog to check out over the holidays to boost your productivity next year See here:  December 2019 End of Year Newsletter. Click here if you would like to subscribe.  

Local Government Magazine article

My article ‘Localism in a hyper-connected, borderless world’ appears in this month’s (July 2019) Local Government Magazine. link to article This article draws on research I undertook as part of this year’s Rodney Davies Research Symposium. My research paper is on ‘digital disruption in the planning profession’. I presented my research findings at the NZPI conference thisContinueContinue reading “Local Government Magazine article”