Thinker in Residence

Thinkers in Residence was a program in Adelaide, South Australia, that brought leaders in their fields to work with the South Australian community and government in developing new ideas and approaches to problem solving, and to promote South Australia.[1][2]

The concept of the Thinkers in Residence program was announced by the Hon Mike Rann, South Australian Opposition Leader, in November 2000.[3] It was inspired by Greg Mackie's Adelaide Festival of Ideas. Invited guests would spend three months in Adelaide, assisting the government and community in tackling problems and exploring opportunities for the state.[4] Mr Rann, after his election as Premier in 2002, funded the Thinkers program, which ran for 2003 for 9 years. In 2012 Mr Rann’s successor, Premier Jay Weatherill, discontinued the Thinkers program as a budget-saving measure.[5]

Contributions

In nine years of operation, the Adelaide Thinkers in Residence program made an outstanding contribution to public policy making in South Australia. It delivered positive changes in a rapid timeframe. Between 2003 and 2012 the program resulted in more than $300 million of investment in programs and infrastructure, both in South Australia and across the nation. The Australian Federal Government provided a significant proportion of this investment, itself an endorsement of the ideas being incubated in South Australia.

In 2011 a representative of the Adelaide City Council wrote a testimonial letter to the Thinkers in Residence program highlighting the program's "positive influence in the development of strategies and policies for enhancing the City." [6]

List of Thinkers in Residence and the titles of their reports [7]

External links

References

  1. "Adelaide Thinkers in Residence". Govt. of South Australia. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. "Thinkers in Residence". Social Innovator. Social Innovation eXchange. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  3. SA opposition News Release, 2 November 2000
  4. SA opposition News Release, 14 July 2000
  5. Thinkers in Residence program to be scrapped, The Advertiser, 30 May 2012
  6. Letter from Christine Evans, Corporate Manager, Marketing and Creative Media, Adelaide City Council, dated 31 March 2011
  7. Reports as listed on the archived website of the Thinkers in Residence program: https://web.archive.org/web/20141228080841/http://www.thinkers.sa.gov.au/Reports/default.aspx
  8. "Lee Brings Expertise to Adelaide". Carnegie Mellon University. 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  9. Homer, Annabelle (2009-10-06). "Thinker-in-residence challenges producers". ABC Rural - Country Hour. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  10. Salkow, Howard (August 2004). "Adelaidean -- Adelaide's Thinker in Residence". Adelaidean. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  11. "Adelaide Thinkers in Residence". Govt. of South Australia. Retrieved 2016-07-13.


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