Research
Our research weaves Indigenous and Western frameworks to illuminate the relationships between environmental, social, and institutional systems. We co-create knowledge that is culturally grounded, ethically guided, and practically useful, supporting partners in designing transformative, not extractive, solutions.
We focus on understanding how power, policy, and practice intersect, helping communities and organizations align governance, finance, and stewardship with principles of equity and renewal.
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What We Offer
Monitoring & Evaluation
We develop long-term, community-centred indicators of change rooted in place based cultural values. Our evaluation tools recognize patterns of imbalance and opportunity, guiding long-term regeneration rather than short-term efficiency.
Institutional Ethnography & Pattern Recognition
Reading socioecological indicators of systems and institutional relationships health or imbalance, indicating opportunity for regeneration.
Trans-systemic Analysis
Bridging Indigenous and Western analytic systems without subordinating one to the other.
Ethical Governance
Embedding accountability to institutions working in, with and for local communities and indigenous peoples on ancestral commons (e.g. land, watersheds etc) to facilitate shared decision-making.
Impact Monitoring
Develop long-term, community-cantered indicators of change rather than short-term or externally imposed metrics.
Participatory Project Design
We co-create research questions with local communities and Indigenous peoples to ensure relevance, reciprocity, and benefit sharing. Projects include inclusive design workshops, scenario mapping, and storytelling platforms for collective visioning.
Project Co-Creation
Co-create research questions with Indigenous communities and stakeholders to ensure relevance and reciprocity, ensuring balance through the project.
Knowledge Sharing Platforms
Use visual, interactive, and culturally resonant tools to disseminate findings widely while respecting sensitive information.
Future-Oriented Design
Using tohu to navigate away from “maintenance paradigms” (sustainability, resilience) toward renewal and transformation.
Data Analysis & Visualisation
We integrate qualitative knowledge—such as oral histories and cultural maps—with spatial and quantitative data. Our visual tools help partners understand complex relationships while upholding data sovereignty and ethical return protocols.
Co-create research questions with Indigenous communities and stakeholders to ensure relevance and reciprocity, ensuring balance through the project.
Relational Data Practices
Integrate qualitative insights (oral histories, cultural indicators) with quantitative metrics and spatially accurate.
Data Insights
Check data with data generators and co-design ‘give back’ protocols.
Data Ethics
