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We need to change the way we think about smart | Kay Giles | TEDxChristchurch

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. A passionate educator and Chief Executive of a leading polytechnic, Kay Giles is frustrated by the way we compartmentalise society into "smart" and "not smart." How, she wonders, can we reframe our thinking to create a more inclusive society?

Kay Giles is the Chief Executive of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology’s (CPIT). Previously, she was Institute Director at SkillsTech Australia, the trades and technician institute in the Brisbane metropolitan area.  Also in Australia, she has held management and directorship positions at the Department of Employment and Training; the Open Learning Institute; the Wide Bay Institute of TAFE and Wide Bay/Sunshine Coast Region TAFE; Training and Employment Queensland (TAFETEQ). Kay holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a Master of Social Planning and Development from the University of Queensland.

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