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Dr Paul Duignan (M Soc Sci (Hon), MA (Applied), PhD) has a unique perspective from being both a strategy and clinical psychologist. His work ranges from discussing country-level strategy with high-level policy makers, advising organizations on how to speed up their strategic planning and improve their impact by using visual planning, to researching the impact of new technologies. He also works directly with individual leaders and others as they grapple with the human-level impacts of the technological and economic forces upending their businesses and societies.

Duignan has held senior university research positions, been a university Honorary Research Fellow, and worked in many management, consulting, clinical and other roles. These include managing research units and national research strategies, and being the director of the Labour Parliamentary Research Unit at the New Zealand Parliament. He worked on the development of outcomes theory as a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. His consulting experience has extended across nearly all sectors, and he has undertaken work for international bodies such as the International Monetary Fund. His software startup achieved the highly sought-after international Gartner Cool Vendor recognition. He also runs a boutique psychology practice in his role as a registered clinical psychologist.

“Whether it be the person in my clinic strategizing about their career in the face of AI, a team doing planning with a visual strategy model, a discussion amongst high-level decision-makers about policy responses, or citizens discussing who to vote for, success (or maybe just survival these days) depends on being well-prepared. This means having the right strategic concepts and language, more efficient planning tools, and the psychological toughness for super-fast decision-making under uncertainty”

— Paul Duignan, PhD