To the limited extent that Aotearoa NZ has considered the future, it hasn’t taken a very imaginative approach. The dominant narrative is of an agricultural nation, just more sustainable and regenerative. To develop and give more salience to other future narratives were need to use futures thinking methods to explore other worldviews.
Thrivable
Getting in futures shape
Game of Futures
NZ scenarios for technological change
Beyond the Robofarm
It’s easy to get momentarily excited about robots on the farm, particularly if they are close to home, picking apples or herding stock. But robots are a means not the end.