"Just do it" is Vicki Buck’s approach to community development. For her, it is very much about having a go, and giving yourself and others the freedom to take risks, have fun and make mistakes.
Vicki was Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand (NZ), for nine years from 1989 which gave her a chance to put her philosophy of community leadership into practice. She is now researching the changing role of Mayors.
Vicki is internationally recognised for leading the turnaround in Christchurch as a city and community.
Vicki Buck stood down as Mayor in 1998 and since then has worked as Development Manager for Christchurch Polytechnic. She is also a founder of the New Zealand de Bono Innovation Institute, which promotes creative thinking, and of Adrenalin Ventures, a NZ South Island venture capital company. She is a member of the NZ Government's Science and Innovation Advisory Council, on the Board of Netball NZ and Chair of the NZ Learning Discovery Trust.
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