Consciousness-Centered Stewardship: An Indigenous Standpoint

Chellie Spiller (), Amber Nicholson () and Rodger Spiller ()
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Chellie Spiller: University of Waikato Management School
Amber Nicholson: University of Auckland Business School
Rodger Spiller: Money Matters Ltd

Humanistic Management Journal, 2025, vol. 10, issue 1, No 5, 65-76

Abstract: Abstract Dominion-driven stewardship, which stages human interventions with an anthropocentric lens, externalises problems. We present consciousness-centered stewardship, seen through the Māori ethic of kaitiakitanga, as the missing connective tissue that looks to fix ourselves. We advocate an approach that appreciates a collective self-intelligence in the world and being a steward with a “conscious mind” as part of a transformative way forward. Sustainable development from this perspective thus includes paying attention to personal growth.

Keywords: Indigenous peoples; Māori; Ecological; Sustainable development; Kaitiakitanga; Stewardship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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