who we are

we are a profit-for-purpose company, set up to help business leaders unlock the disruptive regenerative potential of the circular bioeconomy.

we believe doing good is good business. we believe there is phenomenal business growth potential in disruptive regenerative action. we’re on a mission to showcase what’s possible.

rethinking what’s possible. life is rich.

our team

Melissa Wragge, Founder and Managing Director

Melissa is a specialist in business model innovation, a systems design strategist and biomimicry innovation practitioner. She niche specialises in bringing Nature’s design thinking to the strategy table.

She plays in the design thinking intersection of biomimicry, living systems, and relationality. She works solely with clients committed to disrupting their worlds regeneratively.

25+ years leading strategic business transformation and innovation. 15 years on the disruptive regenerative side. 10 years training exec teams and entrepreneurs. 5 years deep diving into living systems, curating 100 years of regenerative living systems design principles, alongside an MSc in Biomimicry.

Her bio.t™ METHOD is the culmination of her work as a practitioner.

Melissa has an MSc in Biomimicry (with distinction, GPA 4.0 on 4.0 scale), a BCom in Marketing, Economics, and a BA in Spanish and Art History. Melissa also teaches professional Masters students in leadership resilience, circular design, system disruption and applied innovation at Academy Ex, and is a guest lecturer at Auckland University MBA program. She is an alumni of NZTE’s Better By Design program, has been a business coach at The Icehouse, and is an advisory board member for a few NZ regenerative businesses. She is currently weaving deeper te ao Māori principles into her bio.t METHOD.

Cherie is CEO of SEED NZ, and principal advisor for Tāmata Hauhā on their Rēkohu, Wharekauri (Chatham Islands).

Previously COO for Ekos (where she met Melissa), focused on sustainable reforestation and carbon farming, CEO of BIZview, and involved in the Māori Media Sector Shift.

She is a passionate advocate for hapū, whānau and marae-based development. She leads and advises on multiple projects that advance environmentally sustainable economic growth alongside supporting the global connection of indigenous communities for social and economic outcomes.

Cherie’s kaupapa is widely supported, in her efforts to ensure that everyone in Aotearoa and Wharekauri has access to the resources they need to grow, help future generations, and regenerate our land. Cherie is also a mean farmer, hunter and mother and beloved by her dogs Ruby and Kaha.

SEED is a participatory community development programme that helps communities create value from their land, culture and people to improve their own quality of life. SEED works primarily with indigenous first-nations people and communities. Tāmata Hauhā provides funding and ongoing management for carbon farming. They work in genuine partnership with landowners for long-term benefits, whilst striving to create optimal biodiversity outcomes.

our partners

we partner and collaborate alongside a few other amazing humans doing Nature-led transformative work

our theory of change

Tāne Mahuta, God of the Forest, Waipoua Forest, Aotearoa, holding apart the sky and earth to let light into the world. The largest living kauri tree, still growing over 2000 years old.

…built from te ao Māori values.

Values as value levers. Principles in practice. Reflecting Life’s deep patterns. Through these principles we seek our kaupapa, practice to honor Papatūānuku, Mother Earth.

What we believe in . What we stand by . What we live in practice.

A belief in the lifeforce that weaves business wellbeing with the wellbeing of Life around us.
THEORY OF CHANGE | Business opportunity hinges off disrupting dysfunctional system to restore Mauri
LIVING PRINCIPLE | Everything is interdependent
A belief in the disruptive power of empowered people.
THEORY OF CHANGE | Disruption happens from anyone, from anywhere. Restoring agency is the catalyst
LIVING PRINCIPLE | Nature functions from the bottom-up, autonomous and self-organising, with fill agency
A belief in the synergistic power of mutual economic, ecological and social prosperity.
THEORY OF CHANGE | Goodness is good business, compounding
LIVING PRINCIPLE | Life creates conditions conducive for life
A belief in the mutually transformative power of working together.
THEORY OF CHANGE | Partnerships uphold more value in flow, improve efficiencies and accelerate ripple effects
LIVING PRINCIPLE | Nature works from symbiotic win :win mutualistic relationships

our 10x ripple

10% of the sale price of all bio.t METHOD offerings, goes to regenerative soil, water + native tree projects.
10% of the sale price of all bio.t METHOD offerings, goes to impact litigation funds that fight to protect native endemic living systems and species.
We offer scholarships for Māori, Pacific peoples, and all those who identify as indigenous First Nation peoples.
We also offer discounts for those who are over 60 or under 20 years of age, students, those between jobs or otherwise not employed, non-profit regenerative players and pre-revenue start-ups
10% of Tensegrity staff time is gifted to upskilling staff in Biomimicry.
10% of staff time is gifted to regenerative social or ecological activism work of their choice.
10% of Melissa’s time is gifted to pro bono work. You can email Melissa if you'd like to chat more.
10% equity in Tensegrity Ltd has been set aside to be gifted to an environmental activist partner protecting the legal personhood of endemic species.
As a start up business ourselves, we have yet to establish this partnership, but are committing to this as part of our ethos and manifesto.

supporting our practice are our 10x multipliers. they’re the 10x that matter to us.