Showcasing Geospatial Information at the Rugby World Cup

Author: Adam Cooper
Date: 26 February 2010

Tags: Rugby World Cup

Around 15 creative thinkers from government and the private sector got together on Wednesday to explore opportunities around New Zealand's hosting of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) in 2011.

The aim of the workshop was to stimulate big picture ideas and creative thinking on how we can showcase the power and potential of geospatial information and technology at the RWC. We also thought about how innovative organisations and individuals could create value using spatial information and technology in and around this event.

Our facilitators were Rumi Shivaz, a Wellington-based innovation consultant and Cyriel Koteleven, a creativity and innovation consultant based in Belgium. Cyriel took us through a number of exercises designed to get us out of our normal thinking patterns. It was an informal and fun experience and the group came up with some interesting ideas.

Our next blogs on this topic will share the ideas and outline how you can participate in discussions aimed at turning some of them into action.

Adam Cooper

Senior Analyst
New Zealand Geospatial Office