Kieran Madden is Maxim Institute’s Research Manager, leading and guiding our research programme. With a Master’s in Public Policy from the Crawford School of Economics and Government at ANU, Kieran has considered a broad range of social policy issues, primarily focused on understanding and developing effective policies to reduce poverty in New Zealand.
Most recently, Kieran has been exploring the potential for character skills—things like perseverance, motivation, and self-control—to navigate the future of work in New Zealand. Kieran is also currently delving into the problem of loneliness and social isolation, a growing concern in these uncertain times.
There is a scene in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, where Winston, the rebellious protagoni...
Character skills are valued by employers in New Zealand and across the world.
This is all made more poignant by the fact that Ardern is still Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
“A problem well-defined is a problem half-solved,” the saying goes.
The first three years are critical for a child’s development and long-term success in life
“Lies, damn lies, and statistics”—so the saying goes.
“I’m the chief engineer of this thing so I'd just like to say that if it goes right, it's credi...
Our charitable sector is like this—once charities are gone they’re gone
The Alert Level 3 announcement that schools would be opened was met with a collective sigh of relief
We are in extraordinary times, calling rightly for extraordinary measures.
The All Blacks have dominated world rugby for decades precisely because they play nothing like robot
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