Our Services

Overview

  • Systems Thinking & Leadership Development

    We apply systems thinking to address complex issues, guiding organisations and leaders through change processes that create sustainable, community-driven solutions. Our leadership development services equip leaders with the skills to navigate complexity, drive innovation, and build resilient organisations prepared for future challenges.

  • Te Tiriti Based Work & Collaboration

    Our team supports organisations in embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles into their practices, fostering equity, partnership, and allyship. We facilitate cross-sector collaboration, ensuring that partnerships between iwi, government, and communities are grounded in trust, respect, and shared outcomes for long-term impact.

  • Strategic Planning, Policy Development, Organisational Change

    We provide expert guidance in developing policies and strategic plans that prioritise community-led solutions. Our services include facilitating organisational change to ensure that systems are adaptable and resilient, aligning with the needs of the communities they serve while achieving sustainable, impactful outcomes.

  • Co-Design, Engagement & Consultation

    We lead co-design processes that actively involve those most affected by complex issues, ensuring solutions are tailored to community needs. Our approach to engagement and consultation fosters meaningful dialogue and trust, enabling authentic participation and creating pathways for more effective, sustainable outcomes.

  • Unlocking Community Potential & Removing Barriers

    We act as a conduit for change by breaking down systemic barriers and enabling community activation. Our work ensures that communities are empowered to take the lead in their own development, with the support needed to overcome obstacles and access the resources, networks, and structures that help them thrive.

  • Research, Evaluation & Insight Generation

    We conduct in-depth research, formative evaluations, and generate actionable insights to inform decision-making at all levels. Our evaluations provide data-driven insights that improve service effectiveness and drive long-term impact.

Supporting the community sector to demonstrate their social impact

As the government shifts to a social investment approach, community organisations and social service providers face growing expectations to demonstrate their effectiveness and impact. Powerdigm is leading a project to help the community sector get ahead of these changes and confidently tell their stories of social impact.

While there is a wealth of material on social impact, evaluation, and building a case for investment much of the language used is not well-suited to smaller, local initiatives. To truly reflect Aotearoa’s unique context, these resources also need to align with Mātauranga Māori and Pacific knowledge systems.

Our project aims to simplify and bring these resources together into step-by-step tools designed specifically for community and small organisations.  These resources are designed to enable local initiatives in clarifying goals, sharing their impact, and demonstrating the social value of their mahi in a way that reflects their contribution to community wellbeing.

Generously funded by the JR McKenzie Trust and Todd Foundation, all resources will be open-source and shared widely at no cost to the community sector.

Get Involved
Do you have insights or resources to share? Interested in testing these tools?
Contact Donna Provoost: donna.provoost@powerdigm.org.nz for more information.

Make the Move - how public policy can better serve communities

MAKE THE MOVE WORKSHOPS

Learn

Explore the latest theory and evidence about how the public policy system and the people working in it can better enable locally-led change. Learn about what works and pick up new skills and tools.

MAKE THE MOVE REPORT

Make the Move is a practical resource for leaders in central and local government, to help their teams make the shifts required to create the conditions for locally-led change. The report includes stories and ideas about how people working in public policy can really make a difference. This easy to read report includes 29 practical recommendations grouped under four insights generated by people who work at the intersection of public policy and community development.

Is your team in need of some fresh ideas about how to improve the quality and value of their work so it better serves communities and meets your requirements?

Our Make the Move workshops are designed using a learn-connect-catalyse approach which is evidence-based, creative and joyful.

Make the Move workshops are based on the idea that public policy could have greater impact if it focused on creating the conditions for community-led responses rather than creating and choosing solutions for communities. 

We will tailor workshops to your specific contexts and needs. 

Three half-day face-to-face workshops for your team

In three 4-hour face-to-face workshops we will explore and build capability in how your team can create the conditions for:

  • Ethical and trusting relationships

  • Te Ao Māori-led change

  • Policy workers to act as conduits and facilitators

  • Innovation, learning and adaptability

This package includes coffee and morning tea, guest speakers, and resources you can take away and apply in your work.

Who are these workshops for?

  • Public policy professionals who see the value in enabling community-led change

  • Teams who are keen to learn, connect and be inspired by what’s possible

  • Teams who wish to resource themselves with evidence about what works and practical skills to deliver results.

One full-day face-to-face workshop for your team

This one-day tailor-made workshop is a creative and fun way for your team to learn and practice the skills required, to create the conditions for locally-led change.

This workshop will explore and build capability in how your team can create the conditions for:

  • Ethical and trusting relationships, and

  • Innovation, learning and adaptability

This package includes morning tea and lunch and resources you can take away and apply in your work.

Don’t miss your chance to help bridge the gaps in current public policy to meet the needs and aspirations of our communities.

Connect

Build and deepen relationships in your team and extend ways to embed a centrally-enabled, regionally supported, locally-led approach in your mahi and across the public service.

Catalyse

Move from intention to action. Build upon your existing skills and knowledge to test out new approaches and build your practice kete.

Where do these workshops take place?

We can deliver sessions at your place of work or find a venue that suits you and your needs.

Who can I talk to about this cool opportunity?

Discover how Powerdigm can help you drive meaningful, system-wide change through community-led solutions and innovative collaboration.