We know the status quo will not achieve social and economic equity.
We know systems need to work differently.
To get different outcomes we need different starting points.
OUR INDIGENOUS FRAMEWORKS:
Hautū Waka
Our practice is deeply navigational; wayfinding through the complexity of systems to build intergenerational equity and wellbeing. Much of our work is discovering the tools to navigate in indigenous practice, science, design and whatever works for what we need. Hautū Waka is a navigational framework rooted in mātauranga Māori and can be used as a tool to help navigate complexity.
Niho Taniwha
Our work is about reconnecting to tangata whenua and Pasifika innovation to support social and economic transformation. The Niho Taniwha model is a values-led set of practices that weave learning and evaluation through the innovation process. It is developed from working with whānau, communities and systems. It is grounded in Aotearoa and draws respectfully from mātauranga Māori.
Te Tokotoru
Te Tokotoru, or the ‘unbreakable three’, has been developed with whānau, rangatahi and partners at the Co-design Lab and The Southern Initiative.
Te Tokotoru represents the three interconnected dimensions of strengthening, healing and responding. Te Tokotoru emerged from work to identify the conditions that enable communities to be well. It is informed by the work of Māori and Pasifika practitioners, researchers and providers around what matters and makes a difference to whānau and ‘aiga.