On Day 2 of the LINK hui, about 40 participants took part in a full-day of facilitated co-design workshops. Participants worked in small groups to come up with some ideas to tackle the two themes for the day “securing meaningful employment and business opportunities’ and ‘establishing social connections and cohesion in Aotearoa’. At the end of the day, each group pitched their ideas to judges.

For each of the six ideas, a panel of four judges considered its: feasibility, impact, and desirability. They came close but one stood out: “The Loop” (Working name).