The Big Idea Charitable Trust exists to be supremely helpful to you - the community of people who make up New Zealand’s arts and creative sectors. 

The Trust is now 15 years old and ready to deliver on new ideas that skyrocket us into a new realm of helpfulness, but first, we need to test our thinking with you.

Over the coming weeks, we will be calling out to you with opportunities to participate in our research. We want to hear your personal views on the sector, challenges you face and feedback on how we are doing. 

As a thank you for supporting this research effort, every time you participate in a research request you get a chance to win one of four $500 cash prizes to put towards your next career opportunity.

So if you want to help us help you, check out any or all of the five research requests we have active right now: 

Take our community survey

Until telepathy is a thing, we have to use old fashioned surveys to find out how we can be more helpful. Your responses to this survey will inform the future direction of thebigidea.nz website. Begin >> 

Call to Action: Mentor the next wave of creatives

We’re exploring interest in a new format for professional mentoring in the arts. Would you like to help grow the capacity of our creatives? Get in touch >>

Poll: The Big Idea Timebank

We're exploring a potential new 'timebanking' feature that allows users to share their skills and time with each other. Tell us what you think >>

Expression of Interest: Internship Opportunities 

Do you have potential internship opportunities in your organisation or project? Let us know >> 

Thanks for supporting our research. We look forward to filling our heads with what’s in yours.

Annie Ackerman

CEO The Big Idea