Indigenous learning, strategyand design to undo racism and builddiverse and inclusive workplaces.
We empower workplace leaders to create social cohesion and foster cultural intelligence that gives people a sense of belonging, inclusion, participation and recognition.
Cultural intelligence matters
Cultural intelligence opens gates and creates social cohesion in the workplace.
It gives influencers, decision-makers, and professionals who are engaging with Māori and Pacific peoples the tools that help them understand and lead diverse organisations.
It lets them improve indigenous diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. It makes leaders comfortable with sharing their power because they know that trusting relationships lead to greater impact.
Imagine how much more organisations can achieve when leaders eradicate racism, create allyships, and build diverse and inclusive workplaces.
When everyone becomes a contributor, the culturally intelligent leader can harness the powers of a diverse workforce to achieve outcomes that were once unattainable.
Solutions and Services
Our Bridging Cultural Perspectives Framework is a journey of corporate cultural empowerment that leads to creating a more equitable future for Māori and Pacific peoples.
This framework is licensed by The Culture and Design Lab under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
PolyUX
Design thinking workshops that help identify and overturn cultural intelligence barriers.
Manu Communication
Services that tell you exactly what your organisation’s cultural capabilities are to then guide you through your journey to cultural empowerment
About us
The Culture and Design Lab is led by Iulia Leilua, an award winning Māori journalist and qualified expert in technological futures. Her team is made up of Māori and Pacific curriculum and cultural advisors, design thinkers, artists, project managers, Tiriti o Waitangi experts and virtual assistants.
Do a Mini Cultural Audit
Your organisation or business continually seeks to improve its strategic communications plan with clients and stakeholders, but how do you improve your engagement with Māori?
Our mini cultural audit can help you assess your organisation’s engagement with Māori clients and stakeholders in sixteen simple questions.
Our mini cultural audit can help you assess your organisation’s engagement with Māori clients and stakeholders in sixteen simple questions.
Contact Us
Based in Auckland and Taumarunui, supporting clients virtually throughout New Zealand.
P: 021 378 639
E: comms@cultureanddesignlab.com
The Culture and Design Lab is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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