Rourou

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi – With your food basket and my food basket the people will be fed.

The rourou project hosts spaces to listen to contemporary voices, to collaborate with others, and to address gnarly issues

Rourou amplifys marginalised voices for advocacy and to provoke system change by;

• hosting spaces to listen to contemporary issues and voices
• modelling inclusion of diversity
• collaborating with others to address gnarly issues
• empowering community leaders to use their strengths to design and host initiatives open to all

For example; activators, marae wananga, mosque visits, online hui, action learning groups etc. All initiatives are collaborations with other groups (i.e. El Noor mosque, Qtopia, Inspiring Communities, councils, libraries etc)

The LinC (Leaderhip in Communities) Project

The LinC (Leadership in Communities) Project was created in 2015 as a partnership between Leadership Lab and the three city councils, local philanthropics, tertiaries and local iwi with a vision of “Growing leaders in equitable and thriving communities”. Over 8 years LinC has worked with over 300 physical communities and communities of interest throughout Canterbury. 

Our LinC tikanga/ways of working focusses on;

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi |Kaupapa Māori Principles |Intersectionality and Identity | Equity | Empowered Pathways |Inclusion of Diversity | Cultural Safety | Invisible Leaders | Network Leadership | Flipped Power Dynamics

Between 2022 and 2024 LinC has three connected components; Incubator, Puāwai and Rourou

LinC Puāwai conceptual framework 2022-2024

Showing up differently: Collective approach to complex issues

This is a case study which outlines the key collaborative processes that have been developed in LinC and are transferable to other collaborative projects. “Showing up differently” framework