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First up, a big announcement
Today's episode is significant as it marks the last interview the Beyond Consultation Podcast will be releasing for the foreseeable future. That's big! But why end a good thing... find out more in the episode.
Introducing Jade Tang-Taylor
This kōrero with Jade asks how do we care for ourselves when we care for our work?
Working to change systems and organisations is tough work. It's never complete. Your efforts often pass by with no thanks. (And often you bear the brunt of people's negative emotions.)
We also talk about how our culture and heritage can profoundly affect our work. Our history shapes our future - whether we're aware of it or not.
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Introducing Judy Zhang
How can we put relationships, learning and a systems-view at the centre of our work?
This question is what guides my kōrero with Construction Accord Director, Judy Zhang.
The Construction Accord is a shared commitment between government and industry to transform the construction sector. In 2022, the government set out a three-year action plan to tackle the sector's systemic challenges and build resilience across the industry.
With the temptation to sweep failures under the rug when working in the public sector, Judy shares how transformative it can be when we put learning at the heart of our work.
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Introducing Natalia Sexton
How can a philanthropic funder use its power, influence and resources to enable systems change?
Today's kōrero with is with Natalia Sexton, General Manager of Weave (the new name for the Working Together More Fund).
Natalia has advised and held leadership positions with Iwi, Government, NGO’s and Philanthropy. You can hear her passion coming through for centering whānau and community voices in transformational change.
Like me, Natalia is a recovering law graduate - but don't hold that against us. 😉
In today's episode you'll learn:
How to shift power dynamics to create positive systems change.
Why it's essential that our whakapapa is at the core of everything we do.
How to weave equity into everything your organisation does.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
WEAVE NZ.
Connect with Natalia on Linkedin.
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Introducing Tracey Shepherd
August's episode is another gem brought to you through my Inspiring Communities connection (big shout out to the wonderful people that work there).
Tracey Shepherd, REAP Aotearoa National Director, on the committee for Cloudkids Educare and coordinator of Fab Feathy, a community-led development initiative in Pae Tū Mokai Featherston.
Our kōrero today centres around the incredible force of coming together as a community, supporting each other, and just bloody getting on with it.
In such a time of disconnect, it's more important than ever to reconnect.
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Introducing Vanessa Sidney-Richmond and Sarah Morris
Today's episode was sparked by the recent release of a report called Make the Move: Shifting How the Public Sector Works with Communities.
I don't know about you, but that's a topic I can get in behind.
In today's episode, I talk to Vanessa Sidney-Richmond,
In our kōrero, the overarching theme is around the question; how can we shift the way the public sector works with communities? How can we broaden government's role so it's about creating the conditions for change, alongside creating solutions themselves?
We cover a few key topics in today's episode, and that's what I love about these interviews! A complete collaboration and sharing of ideas and opinions.
So please, enjoy this impactful kōrero with Vanessa and Sarah, and make sure to check out the report. Don't just listen to this episode... share it with your team and use the report to inspire some deep learning, reflection and action.
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Introducing Desna Whaanga-Schollum
Aotearoa New Zealand is founded on a bicultural foundation... Which then begs many questions, including: "How do we weave together Western ideas and Mātauranga Māori?"
As a designer and communicator connected to her Māori whakapapa, Desna Whaanga-Schollum is well-placed to answer the qustion. She works closely with tangata whenua to bring forward their stories to reinvigorate Mātauranga Māori for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
We hear about what deep listening looks like when serving Māori communities, and why it's so important to listen before bringing solutions. After all; we have to know what the roots of the problem are first!
In today's episode you'll learn:
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Learning Lab
Being Tangata Tiriti.
Ngā Aho - Māori Design Professionals.
Connect with Desna on Linkedin.
Hui-te-ana-nui: Understanding kaitiakitanga in our marine environment.
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Introducing Mele Wendt
Most of us have heard about IQ (your intellectual quotient), and some of us have heard about EQ (your emotional quotient). But what do you know about your CQ - your cultural quotient?
In a world of diverse ethnicities and cultures, it's time to grow your cultural awareness.
In today's episode, Mele Wendt graciously gives us some tough love and unpacks some Pasifika concepts of governance and collaboration. Her whakapapa roots back to Samoa, and so her perspective comes through a Samoan lens.
Mele shares with us how the Samoan governance system is so different, yet so similar to Western governance systems.
And she challenges us to stop lumping "the Pasifika community" together as one, and instead get out there and learn about the rich cultural diversity and needs of Pasifika communities before we engage.
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Introducing Dr Emily Beausoleil
In today’s episode, Dr Emily Beausoleil asks a fundamental question:
How do we make it easier for people in advantaged positions to listen effectively?
Because let's face it. In today's society, listening is the poor cousin to talking. We face immense challenges in building the capacity for better listening in our institutions, our online spaces and our everyday interactions.
Emily's work explores the conditions, challenges, and possibilities of democratic engagement in diverse societies.
Born and raised in Canada, Emily is aware of her own privilege and curious about her place in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In this epsiode, we explore listening in Aotearoa's context - how can we learn from, and listen to, our tangata, our people, when engaging with different organisations? How can we make sure we have an awareness of their history, culture, structure and location - all in hopes of deeper understanding?
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Introducing Ivan Tava
“It’s about the process, not just the outcome. It's the journey, not just the goal.”
Ivan Tava grew up in the South Island - Te Waipounamu - and that experience has really shaped him.
He continues to serve the people of Te Waipounamu today. In the daytime, he leads the development of PWC's consulting team. At night and during the weekends, he puts his energy into serving his people as part of the Pacific Data Sovereignty Network.
In today’s episode, he takes us on a journey through his cultural roots to help you understand how to better serve Māori and Pasifika whānau.
Ivan has some hard-hitting messages about how you treat your brown staff within your own organisation. If you cannot connect with your brown staff, you will not connect with their communities.
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Introducing Kelsey Taimaiporea
Three Waters. We've all heard about it, most of us have seen a "stop Three Waters" billboard somewhere in Aotearoa. But what does it really involve? How does the Three Waters initiative impact Māori?
Today we talk to Kelsey Taimaiporea, Three Waters Engagement Lead at New Plymouth District Council. A large part of Kelsey's role is to engage meaningfully with Iwi to navigate tapu (sacred) sites and the significant impact of these changes.
Engaging Māori communities means visiting the marae, listening to their stories and drinking a thousand cups of tea to truly understand the tangata whenua that are being impacted.
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The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.