Cultural healing at scale using the Mana Ora Framework

Made by indigenous people, for everyone. The Mana Ora framework in Joyous helps people to make changes that are meaningful to their whole selves, not just who they are at work.
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How does Joyous help

Encourage a holistic view of well-being for a culturally healthy workplace

We all know well-being is important, but at the enterprise scale it’s hard to identify who needs support and where resources should be applied.

The Mana Ora framework strengthens the connection between organisations and their people by combining a holistic view of well-being with Māori practices. It’s not about ‘good’ vs ‘bad’ or ‘right’ vs ‘wrong’; it’s about listening generously to people’s states of being, supporting their well-being, and helping them bring their best selves to everything they do.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Precious Clark

Pou Tāhu Rangapū / CEO at Maurea, Creator of Te Kaa

Donna Tamaariki

Pou Arataki / Head of Consulting at Maurea

Te Amohanga Rangihau

Pou Whakamāori / Lead Translator

Improve Well-Being of the Whole Individual

Support individuals to reflect and make changes to improve their hauora (well-being) across their relationships and physical, spiritual and mental health.

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Increase Māori Cultural Competency

Increase knowledge of Māori practices, and the ability to speak Te Reo Māori. Based on three Māori models interwoven and presented in dual language.

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Embed Māori Practices and Behaviours

Embed tikanga Māori (practices) into every day work with a focus on manaakitanga (cultural and social responsibility), and mana (justice and equity).

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What is Mana Ora

Three Māori models interwoven

  • Te Whare Tapa Whā

    By Sir Mason Durie. The four walls map to the key impact areas and sub topics of the Mana Ora framework: Taha Whānau (Connections), Taha Tinana (Physical), Taha Hinengaro (Mind), Taha Wairua (Spirtual). Each underpinned by Whenua (Land).

  • Te Mana Ātea

    By Donna Tamaariki. When these three attributes are applied, Ahūrutanga (a safe space) will be present. Each Mana Ora topic is considered from these three angles: Mana Ariki (being), Mana Ao Tukupū (doing) and Mana Atua (knowing).

  • Te Ara Maurea

    Te Ara Maurea is a non-linear continuum used to evaluate how someone is feeling about a topic based on te orokohanga o te ao, from eons of darkness to living earth. Influenced by the Tihei-Wa Mauri Ora framework.

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  • The Mana Ora Framework

    Te Ao Māori framework woven from these three models. It is designed to uplift hauora and build mana, connections, and transparency.

The Mana Ora Framework

Te Ao Māori framework woven from these three models. It is designed to uplift hauora, and build mana, connections and transparency.

Te Ara Maurea

Te Ara Maurea is a non-linear continuum used to evaluate how someone is feeling about a topic based on te orokohanga o te ao, from eons of darkness to living earth. Influenced by the Tihei-Wa Mauri Ora framework.

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Te Mana Ātea

By Donna Tamaariki. When these three attributes are applied, Te Mana Ātea (a safe space) will be present. Each Mana Ora topic is considered from these three angles: Mana Ariki (being), Mana Ao Tukupū (doing) and Mana Atua (knowing).

Te Whare Tapa Whā

By Sir Mason Durie. The four walls map to the key impact areas and sub topics of the Mana Ora framework: Taha Whānau (Connections), Taha Tinana (Physical), Taha Hinengaro (Mind), Taha Wairua (Spirtual). Each underpinned by Whenua (Land).

Using Joyous for cultural healing in your enterprise

Regular cultural healing questions

Reach the whole organization by using Joyous to run our framework of weekly questions. The framework cycles through fundamental topics of Mana Ora focused on one topic per week. Each question helps people reflect on their relationships and physical, spiritual and mental health. The result is faster and longer-lasting behaviour change.

Have coaching conversations

Responses go to the experts in your organization who can offer on-the-spot coaching, encouragement and support. This helps reinforce positive behaviour and encourage continuous focus on hauora (well-being) at scale.

See top actionable themes

The top actionable themes for each weekly conversation are surfaced in near-real time. Thereby surfacing trends across the organization and within particular cohorts. Your experts can use this weighted view of the most impactful actions to inform their plan and direct their energy to the parts of the organization that would benefit most.

Prioritise your cultural healing plan

Our interactive drill-down gives context and detail on themes. This makes it easy to find the most effective actions to uplift hauora (well-being) across your organisation.

Improve Well-Being of the Whole Individual

Support individuals to reflect and make changes to improve their hauora (well-being) across their relationships, physical, spiritual and mental health.

Tikanga Kai Nutrition
Improve Nutrition Habits
Nekehanga Movement
Increase Physical Activity
Moe Sleep
Improve Sleep Habits
Houkura Peacefulness
Increase Peacefulness
Koinga Sharpness
Improve Sharpness
  • Improve physical health
  • Increase psychological safety
  • Encourage positive behaviors

Precious Clark

“Strong personal relationships build strong organisations. Mana Ora encourages people to reflect and build on personal relationships.”

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Increase Māori Cultural Competency

Increase knowledge of Māori practices, and the ability to speak Te Reo Māori. Based on three Māori models interwoven and presented in dual language.

Mātauranga Knowledge
Expand Knowledge
Kare ā-roto Feeling
Increase Emotional Awareness
Tikanga Mahi Practices
Adopt Positive Practices
Akoranga Learnings
Expand Individual Learnings
  • Foster awareness & understanding
  • Encourage self-awareness
  • Improve language skills

Donna Tamaariki

“We designed the framework in Te Reo first and then translated to English. It supports people from an authentically indigenous lens. Regardless of whether your organisation is an iwi looking to improve hauora for your kaimahi and your whānau, a health organisation trying to uplift the well-being of your members, or whether you are a public entity or large corporate looking to improve your Māori practices, it shifts the personal reflection to be about making progress towards a flourishing state of being.”

Embed Māori Practices and Behaviours

Embed tikanga Māori  (practices) into every day work with a focus on manaakitanga (cultural and social responsibility), and mana (justice and equity).

Whanaungatanga Family & Friends
Improve Close Relationships
Takohatanga Contribution
Increase Individual Contribution
Tūhononga Mahi Professional Connections
Improve Work Relationships
  • Encourage conscious behaviour
  • Increase social awareness
  • Improve equity

Ruby Kolesky

“Mana Ora fills a gap that no Western framework does and it has been my privilege to work with Maurea to bring it to life. It helps individuals considers their connection to the environment and all the people around them, including their personal relationships outside of work and their spirituality - whatever that may look like for them. In a post COVID world, this is sorely needed.”