Kia ora and welcome to the DA Field Guide 2020 Podcast series. This is a special limited edition podcast series of four interviews commissioned by Creative New Zealand as a part of the DA Field Guide 2020 - An exploration of NZ’s post Covid design practice.

In this special series we’ll hear from leaders in the NZ design community and further our discourse around the creative and economic wellbeing of our community, identify opportunites for positive change, speculate on the future of our practice and critically examine the post Covid design landscape in Aotearoa.

Tēnā koutou I’m Louise, Design Assembly Founder and Director and today I’m talking to Karl Wixon.

Karl is the director of Arahia in which he works as a Māori co-design facilitator to weave together complex collaborations spanning cultures, sectors, entities and interests to develop shared visions, find direction, and co-design solutions.

Karl has held a number of leadership roles in the past - president of the Designers Institute of NZ, a founder of Ngā Aho Inc Māori Design Society, a member of the NZ Story Advisory board, responsible for how NZ projects itself in offshore markets and a member of Te Mana Whakahaere, the governing council of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.