When leadership conversations go in circles, or when the path forward isn’t yet clear.

Foundation Lab is a structured sprint that helps teams align, make clear decisions and move forward with confidence.

Start with a Foundation Call.

Why Foundations Matter

When priorities compete and decisions stall.

When strategy looks clear on paper but not in practice.

When tension stays unspoken.

When capable people pull in different directions.

Strong foundations align what you say, decide and do.

Without them, friction builds, productivity slows and good people burn out or leave.

With them, decisions flow and direction is clear.

Inside the Lab

Foundation Lab is a facilitated alignment sprint designed to reset direction, surface hidden friction and strengthen the core of how your team works.

Whether you’re building from scratch or navigating growth, it helps you align before things get messy.

The Lab flexes from half-day to three days, depending on your team’s challenge and context.

Each session is structured, experiential and focused on tangible outcomes. You leave with documented alignment. Not just a good conversation.

    • Strategic reset and priority alignment

    • Foundation and direction setting

    • Decision-making frameworks and criteria

    • Role and responsibility alignment

    • Emotional culture reset

    • Complex problem-solving at leadership level

How it Works

Foundation Lab draws from three integrated capabilities.

    • High-engagement, structured facilitation aligned to real organisational challenges.

    • Learning cycles that move from lived experience to reflection, experimentation and aligned action.

    • Structured tools that help teams navigate disagreement, bias and uncertainty with clarity and respect.

    • Practical methods for perspective-taking and sharper collective thinking.

    • Foundation and Design Sprint methods.

    • Theory of Change and practical strategy design.

    • Organisational culture and capability development.

30 days later, teams typically experience:

  • Clearer priorities and decision criteria

  • Reduced second-guessing

  • Stronger alignment between strategy and behaviour

  • More direct, constructive leadership conversations

  • A shared language for moving forward

Results

Selected Work

The Equality Project®

Co-founder & Head of Learning & Development

National programs including Better Together®, Changemaker programs

Centre for Civil Dialogue

Co-founder. Building capacity for structured dialogue and social cohesion.

Corporate & Public Sector Clients

Councils, universities, HR and People & Culture teams

Tailored learning experience design and facilitation engagements

Client List

Essendon Football Club

Ernst & Young

Museums Victoria

Mondelez International

National Gallery of Victoria

Edith Cowan University

Australian Institute of Sport

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