Design Futures Aotearoa
COLLECTIVE
community
Fiscal Host: Gift Collective
A community at work on futures design, we connect designers, strategists, engineers, scientists, artists and futurists from around Aotearoa New Zealand.
About
Design Futures Aotearoa: Creating spaces and relationships for futures thinkers across Aotearoa to connect, collaborate, and be visible.
We host a wide variety of speakers — thought leaders in the futures and foresight space, who share their insights into tools, methods and mindsets.
We are here for groups and individuals interested in foresight & futures tools to explore possible futures for Aotearoa New Zealand.
What we do?
We host a wide variety of speakers — thought leaders in the futures and foresight space, who share their insights into tools, methods and mindsets.
We are here for groups and individuals interested in foresight & futures tools to explore possible futures for Aotearoa New Zealand.
What we do?
- Amplify futures practice among public-interest organisations in Aotearoa to embed long-term thinking in decision-making.
- Create inclusive futures expereiences that centre intergenerational equity and fairness.
- Connect Aotearoa’s futures ecosystem to encourage strategic collaboration, coherence, and collective impact
Who's involved?
- Victoria Mulligan, Co-founder & Director
- Jade Tang-Taylor, Co-founder & Director
- Dr. Cheryl Doig, Futures Aunty
- Alice Dimond, Futures Fellow
- Howard Lange, Communications Lead
- Alexanda Whitcombe, Futures Friend
- Jo Mitchell, Futures Friend
What's the background story?
We set up 18months (August 2023) ago to be part of the global non-profit speculative design futures chapter, based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. However, the global chapter was recently disestablished (end-2024) but there seems to be a growing interest of foresight & futures of which we would love to be cultivating the community across Aotearoa New Zealand, hence exploring The Gift Collective model to support us with accounts side of things moving into 2025, and beyond!
Our team
Jade Tang-Taylor
Admin
Victoria Mull...
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Estimated Annual Budget
$1,256
Today's Balance
$2,799.30
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Financial Contributions
Top financial contributors
Individuals
Jade Tang-Taylor
$2,354.61 NZD since Mar 2025
Kylie
$650 NZD since May 2025
3
Minna
$80 NZD since Jul 2025
Dave Wild
$40 NZD since Apr 2025
5
Besir
$10 NZD since May 2025
Laura
$10 NZD since Aug 2025
Organizations
Humanitix
$535.86 NZD since Nov 2025
Design Futures Aotearoa is all of us
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Thank you for supporting Design Futures Aotearoa.
Jade Tang-Taylor
Admin
$2,355 NZD
Victoria Mull...
Admin
Kylie
Futures Friend
$650 NZD
Humanitix
$536 NZD
Minna
$80 NZD
Dave Wild
Koha
$40 NZD
Besir
$10 NZD
Laura
$10 NZD
Budget
Transparent and open finances.
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Today’s balance$2,799.30 NZD
Total raised
$3,354.68 NZD
Total disbursed
$555.38 NZD
Estimated annual budget
$1,255.86 NZD