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Indigenous learning, strategy
and design to undo racism and build
diverse and inclusive workplaces.

We empower workplace leaders to create social cohesion and foster cultural intelligence that gives people a sense of belonging, inclusion, participation and recognition.

Cultural intelligence matters

Cultural intelligence opens gates and creates social cohesion in the workplace.

It gives influencers, decision-makers, and professionals who are engaging with Māori and Pacific peoples the tools that help them understand and lead diverse organisations.

It lets them improve indigenous diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. It makes leaders comfortable with sharing their power because they know that trusting relationships lead to greater impact.

Imagine how much more organisations can achieve when leaders eradicate racism, create allyships, and build diverse and inclusive workplaces.

When everyone becomes a contributor, the culturally intelligent leader can harness the powers of a diverse workforce to achieve outcomes that were once unattainable.

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Solutions and Services

Our Bridging Cultural Perspectives Framework is a journey of corporate cultural empowerment that leads to creating a more equitable future for Māori and Pacific peoples.

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This framework is licensed by The Culture and Design Lab under the 
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Digital Moana

A digital platform for cultural awareness in organisations.

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PolyUX

Design thinking workshops that help identify and overturn cultural intelligence barriers.

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Manu Communication

Services that tell you exactly what your organisation’s cultural capabilities are to then guide you through your journey to cultural empowerment

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Puhi Creative

Creative services that help you “indigenise” your brand.

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About us

The Culture and Design Lab is led by Iulia Leilua, an award winning Māori journalist and qualified expert in technological futures. Her team is made up of Māori and Pacific curriculum and cultural advisors, design thinkers, artists, project managers, Tiriti o Waitangi experts and virtual assistants.

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Do a Mini Cultural Audit

Your organisation or business continually seeks to improve its strategic communications plan with clients and stakeholders, but how do you improve your engagement with Māori?

Our mini cultural audit can help you assess your organisation’s engagement with Māori clients and stakeholders in sixteen simple questions.   

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Products & Services

Digital Moana

PolyUX Workshop 

Manu Communication

Puhi Creative

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Based in Auckland and Taumarunui, supporting clients virtually throughout New Zealand.
P: 021 378 639
E: comms@cultureanddesignlab.com

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