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Item Mātauranga Moana: uplifting Māori and Pacific values of conceptualisation over western co-design constructs(Design Research Society, 2023-11-29) Withers S; Stokes G; Jones D; Borekci N; Clemente V; Corazzo J; Lotz N; Nielsen LM; Noel L-AThis paper offers a critical examination of the problematic use of western co-design methodologies when applied to indigenous and diasporic communities. By centring place-based, relational design approaches to enable cultural conventions from our position in Aotearoa New Zealand, we argue the use of co-design constructs risks overlaying neo-liberal ideologies on top of our resilient indigenous Māori and Pacific knowledge systems, values, ethics, and collective approaches towards design conceptualisation. As design researchers located in te moana-nui-a-Kiwa our discussion is underpinned by our Māori whakapapa, Sāmoan gafa, and relationship to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We present our kōrero through a case study relationship with a local healthcare service, aiming to increase access for Māori and Pacific tamariki through design actions. Our collaboration was developed within the format of a tertiary course involving Māori and Pacific tauira enrolled in Design and Fine Arts degrees at Ngā Pae Māhutonga School of Design, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University of New Zealand. Unlike traditional university design courses that aim to achieve a specific measurable outcome, we focussed on fostering whakawhānaungatanga and evidencing this through activated learning of the cultural conventions of wānanga and talanoa towards weaving together our values through critically reflective practice. Our case study relationship demonstrates the importance of relational place-based knowledge systems and their conditions for enabling reflexivity towards tino rangatiratanga and ola manuia within Māori and Pacific communities; further highlighting the systemic barriers that practices of co-design can seed when attempting to serve our communities in Aotearoa.Item From classroom to community and back again : using client feedback and stakeholder insights to enhance new university-based Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) training programme : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand(Massey University, 2025) Rendell, Jaime L.Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy training has remained largely unchanged since its inception and is largely absent from the literature. There have been calls for the comprehensive evaluation of EMDR training and a more rigorous EMDR curriculum that is culturally appropriate for use in Aotearoa New Zealand. This research used community stakeholder insights to enhance a novel university-based EMDR training programme, ensuring it is fit-for-purpose in Aotearoa. Clients of trainees also provided feedback for course improvement and to assess training efficacy. The experiences of Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) members involved in a course co-design initiative were also explored to ascertain its efficacy and inform future similar projects. Data from semi-structured interviews and focus group was analysed using general inductive thematic analysis to identify key themes. Relationships was a theme common to all groups and underpinned most other findings. Cultural relevance, growth, and perpetual improvement were noted as important considerations for course designers to guide refinements. Confidence was a key training outcome, largely due to its impact on client outcomes. Clients experienced effective, transformational EMDR therapy from trainees and the SAG co-design project was a success, largely due to authentic facilitation that encouraged the development of relationships within the group. This study is the first to use stakeholder and client insights to inform EMDR training design and adds an Aotearoa context to EMDR client literature. Implications for the training programme include adopting a relational approach, engaging in outreach, and be values-driven to produce successful outcomes for trainees and clients.Item Symbiosis : a holistic and ADHD-informed fashion design process : design process as outcome : symbiosis - a co-design process : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand(Massey University, 2024) Chambers, Sophya Tse-LinADHD is a neurobiological difference that affects cognitive and nervous-system processing, resulting in a range of strengths and challenges. While it is often seen as a childhood behavioural issue, ADHD persists into adulthood. However, wearable designs for ADHD are currently focused on sensory processing needs for children, neglecting the experiences of adults with ADHD and their complex needs. My exegesis aims to shift perspectives towards a human-centred fashion design approach that considers the holistic needs of individuals with ADHD. This design process will encourage a greater understanding of the complexities of the ADHD experience so that wearers can select, adapt, or create new clothing to support their experience of ADHD and gain a new relationship with clothes. It will also encourage designers to make informed, responsible, and inclusive decisions when designing for users with ADHD. To generate designs, mutual respect, and a greater understanding of participants' holistic and embodied experience of ADHD, I used reflective and co-design methods within an interdisciplinary Soma Design methodology. Additionally, I implemented an empathetic and pragmatic approach to conducting secondary contextual research and primary findings from surveys and questions with a panel of adults with ADHD to identify individual design requirements, whilst considering potential accessibility and usability factors for ADHD. This research enabled a thorough investigation of how to design for individuals’ ADHD experience, resulting in a symbiotic design process based on understanding, ethics and responsiveness to individual needs.Item "It starts with a conversation" : an exploration of creative, collaborative and participatory design approaches, in the context of disability, kāinga (housing and home) and policy : an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Design, Massey University(Massey University, 2024) O'Sullivan, FayeThe wider problem this work responds to: Disabled people are not meaningfully included in health policy development in Aotearoa New Zealand, due to various factors. This lack of inclusion results in poor policy outcomes for those it seeks to serve. How does this Design work contribute? This project explores the design of an equitable, participatory and collaborative process, championing the voice of lived experience as a valuable source of expertise and knowledge for policy practitioners. Who is this work for? This is for anyone* seeking to undertake collaborative approaches within the disability-policy space (and beyond). *Those most interested might include Disability advocacy groups, or Design and Policy Practitioners. Methods used: Collaborative Design methods and frameworks such as co-design, co-production, participatory design. What did we learn? 'Inclusion' begins with the smallest step. Much of the literature surrounding collaborative design speaks to 'mindsets' and 'principles'. This work argues that small actions are a pathway to inclusion and the growth of such mindsets.Item The Psychosocial Impacts of Co-Designed Healing Gardens Among Aged Care Residents With and Without Dementia in Nigeria(Taylor and Francis Group, LLC., 2024-10-13) Akindejoye F; Ezedinma U; Röhr SHealing gardens are green spaces that support the interaction of humans and elements of nature to improve well-being and quality of life. However, little is known about healing garden use and outcomes in African countries. This study aimed to design a healing garden intervention and measure its impact on psychosocial factors and quality of life of residents and care staff within two residential aged care facilities in Lagos, Nigeria. Each facility's staff completed the psychosocial measurement tools by proxy for participants between ages 60 and 99, with or without dementia, at baseline and three months following interaction with the garden and completed the garden use observational survey to determine the effect on and use of the garden by care staff and residents. Results revealed an improvement in the quality of life and experiences of agitation but no beneficial change in depression among residents with and without dementia. Further, care staff reported a positive benefit of the garden on their work-life experience and the residents' well-being. This study provides the base for future research on assessing the impact of healing gardens on persons living with dementia in Africa.Item Assessing youth empowerment and co-design to advance Pasifika health: a qualitative research study in New Zealand.(Elsevier B.V., 2021-11-25) Prapaveissis D; Henry A; Okiama E; Funaki T; Faeamani G; Masaga J; Brown B; Kaholokula K; Ing C; Matheson A; Tiatia-Seath J; Schlesser M; Borman B; Ellison-Loschmann L; Tupai-Firestone ROBJECTIVES: The Pasifika Prediabetes Youth Empowerment Programme (PPYEP) was a community-based research project that aimed to investigate empowerment and co-design modules to build the capacity of Pasifika youth to develop community interventions for preventing prediabetes. METHODS: This paper reports findings from a formative evaluation process of the programme using thematic analysis. It emphasises the adoption, perceptions and application of empowerment and co-design based on the youth and community providers' experiences. RESULTS: We found that the programme fostered a safe space, increased youth's knowledge about health and healthy lifestyles, developed their leadership and social change capacities, and provided a tool to develop and refine culturally centred prediabetes-prevention programmes. These themes emerged non-linearly and synergistically throughout the programme. CONCLUSIONS: Our research emphasises that empowerment and co-design are complementary in building youth capacity in community-based partnerships in health promotion. Implications for public health: Empowerment and co-design are effective tools to develop and implement culturally tailored health promotion programmes for Pasifika peoples. Future research is needed to explore the programme within different Pasifika contexts, health issues and Indigenous groups.Item In conversation with wool : a place-based approach to re-imagining materials innovation in Aotearoa through talanoa and science and design in partnership : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master in Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand(Massey University, 2022) Klinge, CharlotteAs the world is engulfed in ever-increasing human-made mass, there is a need to shift present-day assumptions around innovation and progress toward more profound meaning and value within new materials development. Instead of focusing on market-ready material outcomes, the process of conception at the front-end should become more intentional and thorough. Hence, this Master’s project explores how design can aid the product development process in agricultural science organisations at the outset of materials research to facilitate strategic innovation. It aims to ascertain the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration toward finding applications for strong wool-based keratin composite materials. More precisely, the project centres on community involvement at the beginning of science research projects to generate more place-based and culturally grounded outcomes that meet the communities’ needs. In doing so, it seeks to advocate for the value of Pacific epistemologies in research and, therein, different material understandings and ontologies in conversation, challenging the entrenched Western mindset to science and design. This is of particular interest to me due to my Sāmoan heritage and being Aotearoa-based. The project draws on a qualitative research methodology that revolves around talanoa and is supported by participatory and material driven design approaches, encompassing workshops, one-on-one conversations, and the making of boundary objects. It is hoped that the proposed methodology will showcase how material science research may become more accessible and contribute to the advancement of our communities in Aotearoa. Supervision, funding and facilities have been provided by both AgResearch and Massey University over one year. The project demonstrates the benefits of cross-disciplinary ways of working towards more inclusive, ecocentric and place-based futures, acting as a resource for future collaborations in the materials development space.Item Pasifika prediabetes youth empowerment programme: evaluating a co-designed community-based intervention from a participants’ perspective(Taylor and Francis Group on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 4/02/2021) Firestone R; Faeamani G; Okiakama E; Funaki T; Henry A; Prapaveissis D; Filikitonga J; Firestone J; Tiatia-Seath J; Matheson A; Brown B; Schleser M; Kaholokula JKA; Ing C; Borman B; Ellison-Loschmann LThis paper provides insights from a community-centre intervention study that was co-designed by youth, health providers and researchers. The aims of the paper were to highlight the effectiveness of a co-designed community centred diabetes prevention intervention, and to determine whether a culturally tailored approach was successful. The study participants (n = 26) were at risk of developing prediabetes and represented the working age group of Pasifika peoples in NZ (25–44-year olds). The community-centre intervention consisted of 8 weeks of community physical activity organised and led by the local youth, a community facilitator, and the community provider. Semi-structured interviews with each of the intervention participants using a Pasifika narrative approach (talanoa) was carried out. Each interview was transcribed, coded and analysed and compared using thematic analyses. The study highlights four major themes illuminating positive successes of the community-centre intervention programme, and conclude that co-designing interventions for Pasifika peoples, should be culturally tailored to meet the realities of the communities and require strong support from associated community providers.Item Local-Indigenous Autonomy and Community Streetscape Enhancement: Learnings from Māori and Te Ara Mua-Future Streets Project(MDPI (Basel, Switzerland), 2021-02) Raerino K; Macmillan A; Field A; Hoskins Rfirst_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Local-Indigenous Autonomy and Community Streetscape Enhancement: Learnings from Māori and Te Ara Mua—Future Streets Project by Kimiora Raerino 1,*,Alex Macmillan 2,Adrian Field 3ORCID andRau Hoskins 4 1 Ngāti Awa & Ngāti Rangiwewehi, SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Mackie Research & Massey University, Auckland 1010, New Zealand 2 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand 3 Dovetail Consulting Ltd., Auckland 1245, New Zealand 4 Ngāpuhi, DesignTRIBE Architects, Auckland 1021, New Zealand * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(3), 865; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030865 Received: 16 November 2020 / Revised: 25 December 2020 / Accepted: 27 December 2020 / Published: 20 January 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue The Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples around the Globe) Download Browse Figures Review Reports Versions Notes Abstract In settler countries, attention is now extending to the wellbeing benefits of recognising and promoting the Indigenous cultural identity of neighbourhoods as a contributing factor to more equitable and healthier communities. Re-indigenisation efforts to (re)implement cultural factors into urban design can be challenging and ineffective without the leadership and collaboration of local-Indigenous peoples. Undertaken in Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Ara Mua — Future Street project, demonstrated that co-design has critical potential in the reclamation of Indigenous autonomy, increased local-Indigenous presence and revitalisation of cultural identity. Employing a Kaupapa Māori (Māori-centred) research approach, we focused on the workings and perspectives of mana whenua (local-Indigenous peoples) and community stakeholder engagement in Te Ara Mua. An Indigenous theoretical framework, Te Pae Mahutonga, was utilised in the data analysis to explore perspectives of Indigenous collective agency, empowerment, and wellbeing. Our research demonstrates that developing capacity amongst Indigenous communities is integral for effective engagement and that the realisation of autonomy in urban design projects has broader implications for Indigenous sovereignty, spatial justice and health equity. Significantly, we argue that future community enhancement strategies must include not only re-designing and re-imagining initiatives, but also re-indigenising.Item A Co-Designed, Culturally-Tailored mHealth Tool to Support Healthy Lifestyles in Māori and Pasifika Communities in New Zealand: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial(JMIR Publications, 22/08/2018) Verbiest M; Borrell S; Dalhousie S; Tupa'i-Firestone R; Funaki T; Goodwin D; Grey J; Henry A; Hughes E; Humphrey G; Jiang Y; Jull A; Pekepo C; Schumacher J; Te Morenga L; Tunks M; Vano M; Whittaker R; Ni Mhurchu CBACKGROUND: New Zealand urgently requires scalable, effective, behavior change programs to support healthy lifestyles that are tailored to the needs and lived contexts of Māori and Pasifika communities. OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study is to determine the effects of a co-designed, culturally tailored, lifestyle support mHealth tool (the OL@-OR@ mobile phone app and website) on key risk factors and behaviors associated with an increased risk of noncommunicable disease (diet, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption) compared with a control condition. METHODS: A 12-week, community-based, two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted across New Zealand from January to December 2018. Participants (target N=1280; 64 clusters: 32 Māori, 32 Pasifika; 32 clusters per arm; 20 participants per cluster) will be individuals aged ≥18 years who identify with either Māori or Pasifika ethnicity, live in New Zealand, are interested in improving their health and wellbeing or making lifestyle changes, and have regular access to a mobile phone, tablet, laptop, or computer and to the internet. Clusters will be identified by community coordinators and randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to either the full OL@-OR@ tool or a control version of the app (data collection only plus a weekly notification), stratified by geographic location (Auckland or Waikato) for Pasifika clusters and by region (rural, urban, or provincial) for Māori clusters. All participants will provide self-reported data at baseline and at 4- and 12-weeks postrandomization. The primary outcome is adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors measured using a self-reported composite health behavior score at 12 weeks that assesses smoking behavior, fruit and vegetable intake, alcohol intake, and physical activity. Secondary outcomes include self-reported body weight, holistic health and wellbeing status, medication use, and recorded engagement with the OL@-OR@ tool. RESULTS: Trial recruitment opened in January 2018 and will close in July 2018. Trial findings are expected to be available early in 2019. CONCLUSIONS: Currently, there are no scalable, evidence-based tools to support Māori or Pasifika individuals who want to improve their eating habits, lose weight, or be more active. This wait-list controlled, cluster-randomized trial will assess the effectiveness of a co-designed, culturally tailored mHealth tool in supporting healthy lifestyles. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Register ACTRN12617001484336; http://www.ANZCTR.org.au/ACTRN12617001484336.aspx (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/71DX9BsJb). REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER: RR1-10.2196/10789.