The Missing Ingredient in NZ’s Crisis Planning
Victoria Mulligan for interest.co.nz, 4 May 2026
The current oil shock gives business leaders a strong message: to question what they're assuming about the future, and ask what happens to their business if they're wrong?
The death of the fair go: Why Kiwis are losing faith in the job market
Stuff Money, 1 May 2026
Victoria Mulligan worries that both young workers entering the workforce for the first time and those in the latter stages of their careers could suffer “learned helplessness,” which leads them to lose hope altogether.
Hope is not a strategy: NZ’s 14 day warning
Victoria Mulligan - Linked In
New Zealand’s distance from the world has long been treated as a source of safety. But in an era of fractured geopolitics, contested shipping lanes and weakening global order, that distance can quickly become a vulnerability …
Why the Straight of Hormuz matters to every New Zealand farm
Victoria Mulligan - Linked In, March 2026
New Zealand’s agricultural economy depends on more than productive land and good weather …
How Agentic AI will Change the Way we Shop
Victoria Mulligan, Stuff Money
What happens when spending money takes almost no effort, and what may be lost when decision-making is increasingly handed over to machines?
Retirement after Redundancy: How to Build a Life that isn’t Fragile
Responding to a reader facing redundancy, shrinking prospects and deep uncertainty about the future, I explore what it means to live through a structural rather than personal failure …
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
Ageing populations, climate shocks and labour-market strain are often treated as separate policy challenges, but they should be understood as one converging crisis …
The Slow Art of Scenario Planning
What can art teach us about foresight? More than we might think …
What if no election is accepted as legitimate by 2040? Exploring emerging risks with Gallagher Security
Victoria Mulligan, Linked In, 2025
In a world of volatility, trust is no longer a given — it’s infrastructure.
The Futures Triangle in the Workplace – Using Strategic Foresight to Anticipate, Plan for and Respond to New Challenges in Business
Victoria Mulligan, World Futures Review, 2023
To design better futures, organisations must first unlearn the past.
Lunchbox shaming matters – but combatting childhood obesity matters more
Victoria Mulligan, The Spinoff, 2018
We can protect kids from shame — and still take urgent action on their health.
On Purpose: What employees want more than anything else, and four ways to give it to them
Victoria Mulligan, 2022
Purpose isn’t a perk, it’s a reason people stay.
What is the future of work? (Hint: it’s not just robots)
Victoria Mulligan, Linked In, 2022
The future isn’t a destination — it’s a design challenge.
Seven habits of highly successful hybrids: how to thrive in an era of flexible working
Victoria Mulligan, Business Desk, 2022
Hybrid isn’t a compromise — it’s a chance to redesign how work really works.
Year-end reflection gives businesses room to grow
Victoria Mulligan, Business Desk, 2022
Don’t just close the year — learn from it.
Workplace rituals: boosting team connectedness and performance
Victoria Mulligan, Business Desk, 2023
Small acts, done with meaning, can transform your team’s culture.
Six steps to help 'accidental managers' grow into their role
Victoria Mulligan, Business Desk, 2023
Not every leader chooses management — but every manager can be taught to lead.
Einstein was right – take your time with finding solutions
by Victoria Mulligan, Business Desk, 2023
The best innovations don’t start with answers — they start with better questions.
The Great Confrontation – employees and their bosses face off over the future of work
by Victoria Mulligan, Business Desk, 2022
Employees don’t want to go back to business as usual — and they finally have the leverage to say so.
How to run meetings your team will look forward to
by Victoria Mulligan, Business Desk, 2023
The best facilitators don't give all the answers; they ask the right questions.