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Thinkers in Residence is a program in Adelaide, South Australia, designed to bring 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. Initiated by the state government in 2000 as Adelaide Thinkers in Residence and a global first, it was run by the South Australian government from 2003 to 2012, when funding ceased.

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In 2013 by the Don Dunstan Foundation hosted Thinker Martin Elbourne to help revitalise the local music industry. After an hiatus for three years and a formal transition to the Foundation in 2016, the annual program restarted under the Foundation, with a slight change in focus and enabling multiple Thinkers to focus on one issue each year. A new model introduced in 2017 focussed on social capital, while also addressing job creation. It was known as the Social Capital Residencies program from 2017 to 2018.

History

The concept of the Thinkers in Residence program was announced by the Hon Mike Rann, South Australian Opposition Leader, in November 2000. [1] 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. [2] Rann, after his election as Premier in 2002, funded the Thinkers program, which ran from 2003 for nine years. [3]

The program was intended to bring leaders in various fields to work with the South Australian community and government in developing new ideas and approaches to problem-solving, and to promote South Australia. [4] [5]

In 2012 Rann’s successor, Premier Jay Weatherill, discontinued the Thinkers program as a budget-saving measure. [3]

In 2013 the Don Dunstan Foundation hosted the first residency outside of government, in that year with a particular focus on South Australia's live music industry. The residency of Martin Elbourne was very successful, leading to the establishment of St Paul's Creative Centre and the Music Development Office, along with the designation of Adelaide as a UNESCO City of Music. [6]

The Thinkers in Residence program formally transitioned in 2016 to the Don Dunstan Foundation, with a slight change in focus and enabling multiple Thinkers to focus on one issue each year. Three Thinkers were hosted under the "Social Capital Residencies program" in 2017–8, when the new model focussed on social capital, while also addressing job creation. [7] [6] and as of 2019 is still running.

Contributions

Established as a global first in 2003, it was a social innovation developed in South Australia to address challenges and explore opportunities, through the development of new policies and reform of systems. [6]

The program resulted in more than A$200 million of investment in new programs and infrastructure from 2003 to 2013, in South Australia and across the country, with the federal government providing about half of this. Overall, it has helped guide the state government's response to many important issues, including health, education, water, climate change, manufacturing, transport and road safety. [6]

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." [8]

Thinkers and their reports

Thinkers [15] [16] [17] and their reports are listed below. [18]

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  1. ↑ SA opposition News Release, 2 November 2000
  2. ↑ SA opposition News Release, 14 July 2000
  3. 1 2 "Thinkers in Residence program to be scrapped". The Advertiser . 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Adelaide Thinkers in Residence". Govt. of South Australia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Thinkers in Residence". Social Innovator. Social Innovation eXchange. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "History". Thinkers in Residence. Don Dunstan Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Previous Thinkers (2017–2018)". Thinkers in Residence. Don Dunstan Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Letter from Christine Evans, Corporate Manager, Marketing and Creative Media, Adelaide City Council, dated 31 March 2011
  9. ↑ "South Australian Music Development Office recognised in Parliament". Live Music Office. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "About". Music Development Office. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ↑ Waters, Benjamin (10 September 2010). "A year later: How is the Future of Live Music looking in South Australia?". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Musitec". Music SA. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Music Industry Council". Music Development Office. Government of South Australia. Dept Innovation & Skills. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "The Future Of Music In South Australia. Thinkers In Residence Reverb Report by Martin Elbourne". Live Music Office. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "2019 Thinkers". Thinkers in Residence. Don Dunstan Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  16. ↑ "Previous Thinkers (2017–2018)". Thinkers in Residence. Don Dunstan Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "Thinkers (2003–2013)". Thinkers in Residence. Don Dunstan Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  18. ↑ 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
  19. ↑ Elbourne, Martin (2013). "The future of live music in South Australia" (PDF). Part of the "Reverb" live music project, with City of Adelaide and other partners, with author being the thinker-in-residence. Don Dunstan Foundation . Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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