Charles Anderson

Contributing writer

Charles Anderson is a journalist who looks for stories all over the show, but he ended up in Nelson because it's the centre of the universe.

The level four lockdown meant many businesses had to completely changed the way they worked.

The next normal: How business responded when everything changed

Many businesses can no longer operate in the ways they previously knew, and are being forced to adapt quicker than they ever thought possible.

By Charles Anderson | 21st May, 2020

Contributing writer

A bond created in lockdown. Illustration: Toby Morris.

The reality of routine at home

Charles Anderson tries to impose some order on his household and learns that disorder is ok too.

By Charles Anderson | 30th April, 2020

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Ana Arriola has worked on the design of some of the most iconic products.

The designer fighting to debias artificial intelligence, before it’s too late

Ana Arriola has made a career at the forefront of product design, helping to create everything from the first iPhone to the infamous Edison blood testing machine. Now she has turned her eye to harnessing the potential of AI.

By Charles Anderson | 12th August, 2019

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Bruce Mau is the the co-founder of the Massive Change Network (Image:
Lucas Oleniuk/Getty Images).

Why this man says the problems of today will be solved by the tools of tomorrow

Bruce Mau believes that far from being a hopeless case, the future of the planet is in safe hands. Why? Because he looks at the issues the world faces as design problems.

By Charles Anderson | 5th August, 2019

Contributing writer

Space 10 is a future-living lab in Copenhagen dedicated to finding global, sustainable solutions to the major challenges of modern urban living. Photo: Space 10

The corporate rebel who convinced IKEA to imagine a future without furniture

From travelling the world pondering her existence to convincing a Swedish furniture giant to back a venture looking at the future of living, Carla Cammilla Hjort has lived several lives.

By Charles Anderson | 25th July, 2019

Contributing writer

“I’m just so optimistic about the future in technology being in service of society.”

He turned a radical idea into $5 billion. This is what he learned along the way

Ahead of his trip to NZ for the Future of the Future, the man behind Kickstarter shares a few secrets.

By Charles Anderson | 14th July, 2019

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L – R: Future of the Future festival organisers Simon Velvin, Dean Poole, and Ben Corban. (Photo: Sonya Nagels).

The secret plot to rewire the brain of New Zealand business

Next month some of the most high-powered people in the world are coming to Auckland. Charles Anderson spoke to the organisers of the Future of the Future conference about how they pulled it off.

By Charles Anderson | 3rd July, 2019

Contributing writer

Sharesies Kiwibank Fintech Accelerator investing games data

Sharesies makes its data look so good I want to invest

With its bright pineapples and 'kiwifruit brown', Sharesies has changed the visual game for investments. Can the startup teach banks some new tricks?

By Charles Anderson | 8th February, 2018

Contributing writer

Almost certainly the most badass photo ever taken in New Zealand.
(Photo: Fred Tyree)

The most badass photograph ever taken in New Zealand

Boxers, a hairdresser, a stuffed kiwi, an accordion player, a gun, a newspaper, a lute, and a stack of whiskey bottles. Charles Anderson discovers the story behind this portrait of a unique part of New Zealand history.

By Charles Anderson | 4th February, 2018

Contributing writer

Ivie Anderson makes the most of her short time in the Marlborough Sounds. Photo: Charles Anderson.

Neverland: A dad takes his daughter on a road trip

Every year Charles Anderson takes his daughter on a road trip around his home region. For the third such trip of her young life, he tries, and fails, to go camping in the Marlborough Sounds.

By Charles Anderson | 31st January, 2018

Contributing writer