Maureen Gillon

“Being at the Foundation helped me think through what I was doing…an opportunity to test ideas”

Country: New Zealand

Bio: Involved in Shine initiative, a city-wide initiative involving government agencies. International Fellow Since: 2013

Areas of Interest: Education

Email: maureen.gillon@gmail.com

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What is she currently doing?

Involved in the SHINE Initiative , a city-wide initiative involving government agencies, ministry of education.

New Questions around democracy

Persistent question of how do people meet and talk? How do we create?

Suggestions for the international Network and connection with the Foundation

The international network creates an external point of reference which creates a platform to talk about the crazy things we cannot talk about in our own communities. This should not be underestimated. It creates an opportunity to test ideas.

Quotes/Insights

Being at the Foundation helped me to think through what I was doing.

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