Kaupapa Frameworks are the guiding architecture for organisations, whether large or small. It is crucial that organisations can articulate theirs, and in particular the place and purpose of mātāpono (values) within them to guide them and the world around them to flourish.

As humans our most ancient stories are of deities bringing order to chaos in the Universe. For most people in the world, including Māori, these creation stories flow through to give us a sense of order and practice in our present reality. They give shape to how we live our daily lives, how we make many decisions from moment to moment. In this paper I will define Kaupapa Frameworks as a crucial tool for organisations to deeply understand themselves and how they interact with– and help to flourish – the world around them. Read the paper here…