SERVICE
Mahi Tahi Workshops for 80 Tangata Tiriti and Tauiwi
This mahi involved workshop co-design, voice collection and delivery over five days. Staff from Tamaki Regeneration were facilitated through various connecting and collaborating tasks unpacking the differences between Te Tiriti and The Treaty of Waitangi, and working on bringing the collective treaty knowledge together to then be able to co-create next steps.
As for many organisations and groups thinking about how Te Tiriti can apply in everyday work. The challenge was not enough allocated to being able to discuss and come to shared understandings and agreement about ways forward. There was a lack of understanding about what being Te Tiriti responsive meant, and what role as Tangata Tiriti they could have for future work.
PROCESS
Mapping and co-creation of the mahi-tahi workshops was done with the senior leadership team. There were 5 groups over 5 days that gathered each for 1 full day. Each workshop followed the same structure so that key insights could be shared at the end. A series of collaborative tasks were done throughout the day ending in creative group presentations of their key learnings.
IMPACT
Allowing time for people to voice opinions and worldview, and unpacking everyone’s knowledge and skills together meant that there was a deeper understanding among the group. Participants gained more confidence in approaching work with the shared Te Tiriti lenses, and they identified potential next steps with input from all groups.
IMPACT STATEMENT
Key insights post workshops were shared in response to the questions; 'what did you enjoy about he workshop', and 'what did you get from the time together?'
// ‘More time together, discussing it and thinking about how it applies to us in the context of Regeneration in Tamaki.’
// 'Starting to understand where I fit'.
// ‘The workshop helped give me have a greater appreciation of how we can change going forward'
// 'The group exercises and unpacking what is truly working 'WITH' (shared power, authentic partnership)....rather than 'to' or 'for'
// 'Facilitator showing practical ways of what partnership looks like in decision making, and the consensus [activity] she gave to the group to refine the question, for us to answer, so that we can own the question and respond together'
// 'Discussion. Sharing of information related to the treaty. No judgement of our knowledge, wherever we were on the spectrum, it's our responsibility how receptive we are to grasping and moving with it'
// The uncomfortable, but very illustrative power sharing demonstrated!
// ”Recognising the extent of your own knowledge & the opportunity for growth.
// Diverse group but a lot of aligned thought'.
// 'Explanation of Equity vs. Equality'.
// 'Openness & power-sharing amongst team members'.
// 'Listening to other people’s stories'.
// 'Collective understanding of what happened.'