Working together

Collaborating in research.

Working together is at the heart of integrated research; working with other researchers, working with Māori, working with stakeholders. These are some resources to support great collaboration.

Integrated teams

These are some resources to help value diversity and manage difference within integrated research teams.

What sort of researcher are you?

Recognising our preferences, biases and blindspots.
Learning styles

Identifying how people learn and reaching wider audiences
Importance of diversity

What aspects of diversity are important to consider in research teams?
Different languages

Ways of accommodating different ways of communicating.
Conflict styles

Recognising different sources of conflict and how we deal with them.
Competencies for integrated researchers

Collaborating in integrated teams
Collaborating with Māori researchers

Mātauranga Māori in research collaborations
Team roles

Understanding different roles within a team.
Collaborative relationship evaluation

Evaluating scientific collaborations, relationships and performance.

Working with Māori

These resources, drawn heavily from the work in the Manaaki Taiao team at Manaaki Whenua, lay out some important aspects of working with Māori communities and with Māori researchers.

The Ake Ake Model

A model for exploring the past, present and future.
Working with iwi and hapū

Key steps for meaningful collaboration with iwi and hapū.
Useful words in te reo Māori

Key Māori words and phrases relevant to environmental management.
Treaty of Waitangi and research

Why is the Treaty of Waitangi important for research?
Collaborating with Māori

Personal qualities to develop for working with Māori.
Kaupapa Māori

Incorporating the knowledge, skills and values of Māori society into research.
Mātauranga Māori

Understanding a mulifaceted knowledge system.
Working with iwi and hapū

Key steps for meaningful collaboration with iwi and hapū.

Working with stakeholders

Ladder of participation

Different degrees of participation in research by stakeholders.
Stakeholder matrix

Plan who should participate when and their level of engagement at each stage.
Being inclusive

Tips on being inclusive.
Importance of location

Being mindful about where you hold meetings
Tips on running workshops

General advice for organising and running workshops.
Participatory modelling

Create a shared view of an issue or phenomena with stakeholders.