Haumanu in practice
We have been working to deepen our understanding of how to bring healing in to support systems change through prototyping, refining and co-developing. This has included bringing together a community of practice with leaders of nonprofits, delivering a leadership programme and offering facilitation training for those interested in trailling this mahi.
Haumanu community of practice
The Haumanu community of practice consisted of a group of 23 not for profit, community sector kaimahi. Who, between August 2022 and March 2023, met monthly online to learn about and prototype the Haumanu Framework.
The programme focused on individual skills and practices to support wellbeing and restoration along with resources to support teams, and organisations, to build skills and practices for restorative systems change work. Participants were encouraged to prototype and see what worked within their context.
Read the Haumanu community of practice case study →
Read summary of learning from the programme →
Watch a short clip about the participants experience below.
Women's Refuge emerging leaders programme
Women’s Refuge is New Zealand’s largest nation-wide organisation that supports and helps women and children experiencing domestic violence. An inaugural Wāhine Kī Toa leadership programme, developed by CSI in partnership with the National Office for Women’s Refuge, was offered to refuge staff in 2023, with a further cohort in 2024 and one planned for 2025.
The programme was facilitated by CSI associates Louise Marra, Tuihana Ohia and Rachael Trotman with support from Donna Hall and Cathy Livermore. The programme drew on their combined experience with Haumanu to shape a highly participative process. In addition to six online wānanga, four kanohi ki te kanohi hui were held that allowed the women to be together away from the pressures of work. For the participants, the programme offered the benefits of both designed learning, and learning from the diverse experiences of their co-workers in other regions. Personal confidence, increased self-care, and a greater capacity to contribute to their teams were noted by participants.
Read the Wāhine Ki Toa Haumanu case study→
Watch a short clip about the participants experience below.
Haumanu facilitation training
In 2024 CSI offered a group of accomplished facilitators learning to facilitate Haumanu in their cultural context. This group of 15 facilitators came together for three kanohi ki te kanohi hui as well as three online wānanga to learn about Haumanu, the Āta process and how to include Haumanu in their own practices as well as being able to support organisations looking to do this work.
Watch a short clip where participants share their experience of Haumanu.
