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.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• The power of a community leading and doing it for themselves.

• Invest in the outcomes you want, but adjust your thinking in how to achieve those outcomes.

• The work that REAP Aotearoa and Fab Feathy are doing in leading community development.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• What 'locally led, regionally supported and nationally enabled' really means and how this approach can positively impact communities.

• What do we mean by 'creating the conditions for change'? (And why is that shift so important?)

• How can we rebalance the relationship between government and community, bit by bit?

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• What is CQ and how can you grow yours

• How Samoan governance is similar to Western governance (and how you can embrace that when working with Pasifika peoples)

• Some hard-hitting practical tips for engaging with Pasifika communities.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• What research tells us about how to enable (or disable) good listening

• How can we listen more intentionally, in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding.

• How to navigate your own privilege (or challenge) in different contexts.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• How to connect with your Māori and Pasifika staff (and how not to treat them!) 

• What to do with your privileged position to support the aspirations of your Māori and Pasifika staff

• How to honour the sovereignty of data about Pacific peoples. 

In today's episode you'll learn:

• Three Waters - we've all heard about it but what is it?

• How Three Waters impacts Iwi in Aotearoa 

• The significance of engaging meaningfully with those communities most impacted by these changes 

In today’s episode you’ll learn about:

• The positive changes in council diversity over the last few decades (which may surprise you). 

• How important it is to use the right language when consulting with communities and councils. 

• Why it's important to allow space for more community-led decisions and consultations. 

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• What it means to be a good Treaty partner

• What we do when we encounter racism and what breaking generational trauma means for tangata whenua

• The deeper meaning behind the word whānau

• Hautū Waka - where did it come from? How can you use it?

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• What is a “community engagement platform”? And why would my organisation need one?

• How to embed digital engagement across your organisation

• The benefits of a “digital-first” engagement approach

On today’s podcast, we dive into the topic of collective trauma with guest Louise Marra.

If you're skeptical about the relevance of trauma to your work, that's normal.

But Louise encourages us to create space for healing our collective trauma no matter what work you're involved in. And she shares some simple tips for giving this a go in a way that won't make people run for the hills.

Content warning - we talk about death in this episode

This episode includes a discussion about death. We put an optimistic and empowering lens on its role in our work lives. But if that's not something you feel like jumping into today, this might not be the episode for you.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• The truth about lobbying… is it really the dark art and dirty politics it’s made out to be?

• What it takes to be a professional lobbyist

• How a beginner can get started with lobbying to those in power and government

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• What the participatory cities approach looks like in action.

• The practicality of participation driven communities.

• How to customise the participatory cities approach to individual community needs.

• How you can get started with this approach in your community.

In this episode, you'll hear from Israel Hawkins reflecting on how to take a kaupapa-Māori approach to collective impact. If you're intrigued by collective impact, but also hesitant about copying and pasting a North American approach in this country, you will love this throwback.

You can also hear the full conversation with Israel in episode 19 here.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• What a participatory cities approach looks like and how it has the potential to impact communities

• Why the Participatory Cities team describe the approach as "a platform"

• The positives outcomes from intentionally participating in your own communities and neighbourhoods and what that can look like

• How we can learn from this approach in the UK and transform it to work within our own backyard.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• Navigating transformation through the lens of a te ao Māori

• The value of independent partners to guide in times of change and growth

• The importance of keeping mana atuatanga at the heart of all we do

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why Pākehā need to spend more time crossing the bridge into te ao Māori to grow true partnership

• The importance of listening (and that your first move shouldn’t be to research data but to talk to people)

• What does good partnership look like? What are the features of it and how do you achieve it?

• How Dame Whina Cooper’s legacy lives on in Lil Anderson today!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• That diversity and inclusion are not the responsibility of politicians, but of everyone across all communities.

• The challenge of reflecting upon what ‘belonging’ means to your personally.

• How to create a safe environment for people to talk about intense personal topics and beliefs

• What is the constellations approach to enabling change.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why it’s not enough to have a strong “why” for your organisation or team

• The deeper meaning of two common Māori words - aroha and manaakitanga

• How strategy is about perception: taking a close look at distant things, and a distant look at close things.

• The value of an independent partner to guide you through your transformation journey.

We are celebrating the 50th episode of the Beyond Consultation podcast!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Summaries of our top 3 most played episodes

• 'Excerpts form ‘hidden gem’ episodes

• Top 5 tips on starting your own podcast, from our own experience