Spiller, ChellieNicholson, ASpiller, R2026-04-232026-04-232025Spiller, C., Nicholson, A., & Spiller, R. (2025). Consciousness-centered stewardship: An indigenous standpoint. Humanistic Management Journal, 10(1), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41463-024-00202-x2366-603Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/18228Dominion-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.en© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.Journal Article10.1007/s41463-024-00202-x2366-60485205 Social and Personality Psychology50 Philosophy and Religious Studies52 Psychology