Luxon: Bureaucratic solutions often roam around searching for undefined problems
Christopher Luxon · Nikhil Kamath x NZ PM Christopher Luxon | People by WTF Ep #7 · Nikhil Kamath · Apr 5, 2025 · at 29:34
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon discusses the difference between corporate problem-solving and governance with Nikhil Kamath.
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“Governments don't do problem definition well and therefore the solutions are often roaming around in search of problems to attach to.”
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