Creative
We value finding creative means of sharing our kaupapa. Particularly, telling the stories of rangatahi.
We are proud to share a collection of creative outputs. Made in collaboration with multi-disciplinary experts across design, illustration, videography, and more.
Te Hekenga Whaiora | Journey To Wellbeing
Documentary Series
Ensuring our work reaches the community means finding diverse ways to communicate and connect.
This video series explains the purpose and process behind Te Hekenga Whaiora, our 12-week wellbeing programme. Above all, we wanted a way to share the honest reflections of rangatahi and the collaborators who supported the journey. What came, were genuine conversations, personal stories, and most importantly, hope.
The video series was created in partnership with Luke Fraser from Frank Productions.
In 2023 we ran co-design sessions with rangatahi whaiora which formed the foundations to the later 12-week wellbeing programme.
You can watch the full version on our Youtube channel here
Collaborators
Frank Productions
Rangatahi Whaiora
EISP (Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, Wellington)
League of Live Illustrators
Te Hekenga Whaiora | Journey to Wellbeing
Illustration Series
Throughout the Te Hekenga Whaiora project we have worked alongside rangatahi and the team from League of Live Illustrators to visualise the experiences and perspectives of young people in their wellbeing journeys with psychosis.
Te Hekenga Whaiora | The Journey to Wellbeing – Co-design Workshop
This framework was created by the research team and the League of Live Illustrators. The framework reflects the results of the workshops with rangatahi. The clouds represent the factors that support rangatahi to live well with psychosis and this rain feeds into the puna/flow to wellness. The rocks which shape and drive the flow are the processes which support rangatahi on their journey to wellness.
Navigating the Puna
This framework was designed to welcome and prompt discussion from lived experience participants during the co-design workshops. Puna in Te Reo Māori (the Māori language) means spring; to well up and flow – and this became a metaphor with which rangatahi could explore their perspectives of health and wellbeing with early psychosis.
Copyright League of Live Illustrators
What Supports My Health and Wellbeing?
Collaborators
League of Live Illustrators
Studio C Design
Rangatahi Whaiora
EISP (Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, Wellington)
This booklet aims to help rangatahi whaiora (young people seeking wellness) to explore their wellbeing during their recovery journey with psychosis. It can be used to inspire independent reflection, or as a complementary resource for use with support persons such as whānau, friends, and EISP (Early Invention for Psychosis) kaimahi (staff).
This booklet was co-developed by rangatahi whaiora, the research team, and EISP clinicians, with design led by the talented team at Studio C. While it is a standalone resource, it originated to support the delivery of our co-designed wellbeing programme Te Hekenga Whaiora, piloted at EISP Wellington in early 2025.
Collaborators
Studio C Design
Rangatahi Whaiora
EISP (Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, Wellington)
Ōku Wāhi | My Places
Exhibition / Art / Community Resource
Funded by a Health Research Council Activation Grant, the Ōku Wāhi / Spaces and Places project aimed to investigate the spaces and places around Pōneke, Wellington that rangatahi whaiora identified as supporting their wellbeing while experiencing psychosis.
Participants were asked to go about their daily lives, but document them using disposable cameras and logbooks. The resulting photos were used as a basis for in-depth interviews that further explored the role of these spaces and places. In collaboration with Monopoly Design and StudioC, the photos were also turned into an interactive exhibition that really showcased the whole of the Pōneke region. Two versions of the exhibition exist: one travelling around, and the other mounted on the walls of the waiting room Early Intervention Services Wellington, where rangatahi whaiora are encouraged to engage and play with the photos.
The accompanying illustration was co-produced with the League of Live Illustrators and rangatahi whaiora, speaking directly to the kōrero offered by interview participants and the themes developed from the interviews.
One in Four Podcast
In 2023, Matt, Victoria, and Briony talked about the co-design mahi on Matt’s podcast. They discussed how important it is to integrate the voices of those who have lived through psychosis into the project.
Collaborators
Wellington Access Radio