Mindful Technology

Most AI ethics focuses on tools and checklists, not the deeper system design that shapes behaviour. Leaders cannot rely on individual responsibility alone. Ethical AI begins in the architecture. Drawing from Indigenous relational logic, the Whakapapa Tech Stack offers a practical, layered framework for building safe, trustworthy, future-ready systems.

As digital noise grows and human connection declines, this article explores how Indigenous systems thinking can guide ethical AI and human-centred technology. Discover how we can design tools that restore focus, strengthen wellbeing and keep people at the centre of innovation.