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'Te Korekoreka | Māori Future Making' by Alice Dimond (Tokona Te Raki, Aotearoa) as part of our Designing Radical Futures Symposium
"In a world where many feel powerless to create change, we need design approaches that move beyond replicating the status quo. Our current system leaves people feeling stuck, with dominant Western frameworks dictating how problems are defined and solved. To create a radically different future, we need to equip the next generation to reimagine design, collaboration and collective action. By embracing approaches grounded in Māori worldviews, we can create new perspectives and action that shift power dynamics and challenge conventional thinking, leading to more equitable futures."
Alice Dimond (Kāi Tahu) is a social innovation and futures practitioner with a passion for using these approaches to create more collective and equitable futures. As Project Manager at Tokona te Raki, she leads Mō Āpōpō Future-Makers, a project that equips young people to imagine and create better futures. This work includes designing a toolkit grounded in Māori perspectives and stories, empowering rangatahi to use these perspectives to navigate complexity and drive transformative change. In addition, Alice is a Fellow with Next Generation Foresight Practitioners and an Advisory Trustee at Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Trust. She is also the National New Zealand Lead for the Futures Methods from Around the World project, where she explores how Māori worldviews, ways of thinking, organising, and acting can unlock new pathways to better futures. Alice has presented at global forums such as the Dubai Future Forum, World Futures Day, and the Building Hopeful Futures Festival. She is passionate about using mātauranga Māori and Indigenous worldviews to challenge dominant thinking, create new solutions, and drive systemic change.
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'Te Korekoreka | Māori Future Making' by Alice Dimond (Tokona Te Raki, Aotearoa) as part of our Designing Radical Futures Symposium
"In a world where many feel powerless to create change, we need design approaches that move beyond replicating the status quo. Our current system leaves people feeling stuck, with dominant Western frameworks dictating how problems are defined and solved. To create a radically different future, we need to equip the next generation to reimagine design, collaboration and collective action. By embracing approaches grounded in Māori worldviews, we can create new perspectives and action that shift power dynamics and challenge conventional thinking, leading to more equitable futures."
Alice Dimond (Kāi Tahu) is a social innovation and futures practitioner with a passion for using these approaches to create more collective and equitable futures. As Project Manager at Tokona te Raki, she leads Mō Āpōpō Future-Makers, a project that equips young people to imagine and create better futures. This work includes designing a toolkit grounded in Māori perspectives and stories, empowering rangatahi to use these perspectives to navigate complexity and drive transformative change. In addition, Alice is a Fellow with Next Generation Foresight Practitioners and an Advisory Trustee at Ako Ōtautahi Learning City Trust. She is also the National New Zealand Lead for the Futures Methods from Around the World project, where she explores how Māori worldviews, ways of thinking, organising, and acting can unlock new pathways to better futures. Alice has presented at global forums such as the Dubai Future Forum, World Futures Day, and the Building Hopeful Futures Festival. She is passionate about using mātauranga Māori and Indigenous worldviews to challenge dominant thinking, create new solutions, and drive systemic change.
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Media Design School at Strayer is New Zealand's leading tertiary institution for creative and digital technology qualifications. Our alumni can be found working at world leading names in the creative & tech sectors - from Weta Digital in New Zealand, to LucasFilm Singapore and Microsoft UK.
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