Insight and advice for organisations in and around government
We provide practical, insightful advice across education, health, justice, industry, innovation, culture and creative. Our experienced consultants understand government operations and deliver information and advice that make a real impact for clients nationwide.
Trusted to drive positive change by Australia’s leading organisations.
We work all around the policy cycle
Public policy is our bread and butter. We help all kinds of clients make progress around the policy cycle from early agenda setting and policy formulation, strategy development, through implementation planning to evaluation and review.
We help our clients to scan their environments and identify and define the complex problems they face. Examples of our work include:
- Analysing youth justice systems across Australia and finding options for reform
- Mapping Victoria’s startup ecosystem and monitoring how it is changing
- Understanding how maths teachers used technology differently during COVID and lessons we can draw on as a result
We help our clients to develop and assess options and make informed decisions. Examples of work include:
- Supporting an appointed Expert Panel review and develop a reform roadmap for senior secondary school reform
- Developing strategic options for a Foundation to invest to improve domestic and family violence outcomes in Australia
- Reviewing and redesigning the way career education is provided in a state’s government schools, including supporting a successful budget submission
- Building the case to invest in shipping container laundries in remote communities to stop the spread of rheumatic heart disease
We support our clients to think through the complex and practical issues they face in operationalising policy. We support them to design systems and organisations to underpin successful implement. Examples of our work include:
- Identifying the implementation implications and opportunities of preschool and kindergarten reforms in Australia
- Developing an operating model for a new teaching and learning institute in Victoria
We conduct independent evaluations for our clients to understand the impact of programs and initiatives, assess their outcomes and impact and identify what changes could be made in future to support improvements. For example we’ve evaluated:
- The National School Chaplaincy Program
- A primary prevention program targeting body image for young people
- A new medical research organisation established to bring the fight to cancer leveraging new technology
Our services
Strategy
We know that good strategy is about prioritisation, which means deciding not only what you should focus on, but also what not to do. To achieve this we identify an organisation’s priority challenges and opportunities, and then collaboratively design the changes and path needed to move to the desired future state.
Evaluation
We design and deliver evaluations for clients to understand the impact of initiatives and help them make informed, evidence-based decisions into the future. Our evaluations are focused on generating practical insights and results to help decision-makers chart a course.
Policy advice and reviews
We support clients to design, review and respond to their policy context by considering the imperative, the evidence base, the levers and options they have available and how to best deliver the outcomes they are seeking to achieve.
Co-design and facilitation
We support organisations through providing facilitation and co-design support to unearth challenges and opportunities and collaborate to develop solutions through facilitated discussion, workshops and focus groups.
Funding support
We support clients to develop pitches, proposals, budget bids, grant applications and cases for funding from a range of government and other funders.
Financial and economic modelling
We use tailored economic and financial modelling methodologies to help quantify the impacts of policies, initiatives, programs, investments and regulatory changes and provide advice on the costs and benefits for different approaches.
Governance, operating models and organisational change
We support organisations in aligning their governance structures and operating models with their vision, purpose, and strategy.