Leading with courage and integrity in the National Science Challenges
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.This study explored leadership in New Zealand
Area Of Science
- Science policy
- Leadership studies
- Indigenous knowledge systems
Background
- National Science Challenges (NSCs) represented a decade-long science policy experiment in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- The leadership skills essential for mission-led intent, stakeholder trust, transdisciplinary research, and integrating Māori knowledge within NSCs were previously unexamined.
Purpose Of The Study
- To identify key leadership elements within the NSCs, with a specific focus on the Biological Heritage (BioHeritage) challenge.
- To draw parallels with global initiatives for modernizing science policy and valuing Indigenous knowledge in environmental crisis management.
Main Methods
- Identification of 15 common leadership elements across NSCs.
- Analysis of leadership practices within the Biological Heritage (Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho) challenge.
- Comparative analysis with international science policy modernization efforts.
Main Results
- Fifteen distinct leadership elements were identified as common across the National Science Challenges.
- The study highlights the critical role of leadership in integrating Indigenous knowledge with scientific research for environmental solutions.
Conclusions
- The leadership capabilities developed through NSCs offer valuable lessons for the future of Aotearoa's Research, Science & Innovation (RS&I) sector.
- Ten recommendations are proposed to ensure the enduring benefit of NSC-built leadership capacity for researchers, Indigenous knowledge holders, society, and the environment.
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