Snowmelt is a systemic design firm. We partner with organisations and communities on their greatest challenges. Together, we build the capabilities, relationships, and practices needed to start and sustain change. We operate with a network of advisors and delivery partners across Australia and internationally.

I'm a guest lecturer for the Master of Design program. My lecture is called 'Design as dialogue', which unpacks the requisite design capabilities required to design systems, environments, and organisations. The central thesis encourages students to use their methods and artefacts to create productive conversations.

I'm a guest lecturer in a subject of the UTS Master of Design - 89173 Organisational Design. This subject introduces designers to different forms of organisation, examining the how and why of each. Students learn how the material practice of design can be used to create, sustain and transform organisations with different cultures, purposes and outcomes. I teach two weeks entitled "Startups and Enterprises" and "Organisation as system".

Startmate is one of Australia's leading startup accelerators, founded on a culture of radical honesty and founders helping founders. I am a coach in the Women's Fellowship and the Student Fellowship. Startmate's Women's Fellowship is a pathway for talented women to find their sweet spot in a rocketship startup. The program runs virtually twice a year.Startmate’s Student Fellowship offers university students a peek behind the scenes of what it’s like to work at a startup and… Show more Startmate is one of Australia's leading startup accelerators, founded on a culture of radical honesty and founders helping founders. I am a coach in the Women's Fellowship and the Student Fellowship. Startmate's Women's Fellowship is a pathway for talented women to find their sweet spot in a rocketship startup. The program runs virtually twice a year.Startmate’s Student Fellowship offers university students a peek behind the scenes of what it’s like to work at a startup and life-long access to Startmate’s community. The program runs virtually twice a year. Show less

Organisational context is changing: it is fast and multidimensional with interconnected dynamics and evolutions. Strategic renewal is needed: initiatives, capabilities, and systems that can recognise new paradigms, generate new forms, and effect new pathways. Axilo's approach to Strategic Innovation draws from dynamic and open exchanges, diversity, creativity, obliquity, serendipity, experimentation, and learning. For over 15 years Axilo's practice has formed, morphed and adapted across… Show more Organisational context is changing: it is fast and multidimensional with interconnected dynamics and evolutions. Strategic renewal is needed: initiatives, capabilities, and systems that can recognise new paradigms, generate new forms, and effect new pathways. Axilo's approach to Strategic Innovation draws from dynamic and open exchanges, diversity, creativity, obliquity, serendipity, experimentation, and learning. For over 15 years Axilo's practice has formed, morphed and adapted across private, public and not-for-profit entities in a variety of sectors.The business was reincorporated as a not for profit enterprise in 2019 - The Chôra Foundation, based in the Netherlands. Show less

I was a researcher in an academic and industry innovation alliance dedicated to the research and development of digital information technologies in public transport. The grant was focused on creating benefits for customers by using low-cost technology to improve the delivery of information. The alliance was supported by Australian Research Council funding and industry partners Transport for NSW, RailCorp (now Sydney Trains), City of Sydney, ARUP and Grimshaw Architects.My research… Show more I was a researcher in an academic and industry innovation alliance dedicated to the research and development of digital information technologies in public transport. The grant was focused on creating benefits for customers by using low-cost technology to improve the delivery of information. The alliance was supported by Australian Research Council funding and industry partners Transport for NSW, RailCorp (now Sydney Trains), City of Sydney, ARUP and Grimshaw Architects.My research described how smart city projects work in practice, a poorly covered perspective in the smart city discourse. My cases were two projects modernising transport information systems in Sydney. The cases describe the actors in the definition of the projects, the process of engaging external stakeholders to enrol them as part of a network, and how these relationships were sustained over time. I generated detailed representations, narrating various perspectives of stakeholders and technology present in the development of the new information systems. The research contributed a pragmatist, practice-based perspective of smart cities. My scientific contributions were in 'science, technology and society' and 'urban studies'. Show less

I improved services and processes in complex contexts by providing freelance consulting in innovation and strategy. My practice centred on creating new value between traditional silos of organisations and stakeholders, understanding holistic and systemic implications over time, participatory methods, visualisation, organisational design and capability building. Clients during this period included Deloitte (with Strategy and Health & Safety teams), Suncorp, Lend Lease, Telstra, NRMA, small… Show more I improved services and processes in complex contexts by providing freelance consulting in innovation and strategy. My practice centred on creating new value between traditional silos of organisations and stakeholders, understanding holistic and systemic implications over time, participatory methods, visualisation, organisational design and capability building. Clients during this period included Deloitte (with Strategy and Health & Safety teams), Suncorp, Lend Lease, Telstra, NRMA, small businesses and other consultancies. Show less

MD3: Mechanical and Mechatronic Design (48670)This subject aims to extend students'​ competence in the design of engineered systems and components, as well as familiarising them with modern design approach methodologies. While the emphasis is on realistic engineering-team/client/boss interactions, need exploration, project development and delivery, this subject draws heavily on the expertise the students have developed up until this stage of the course. Furthermore, the subject aims to… Show more MD3: Mechanical and Mechatronic Design (48670)This subject aims to extend students'​ competence in the design of engineered systems and components, as well as familiarising them with modern design approach methodologies. While the emphasis is on realistic engineering-team/client/boss interactions, need exploration, project development and delivery, this subject draws heavily on the expertise the students have developed up until this stage of the course. Furthermore, the subject aims to enhance and polish students' capabilities in dealing with human-centric aspects of the design process. Show less

Great design is characterized by a deep understanding of the user, creative resolution of tensions, collaborative prototyping and continuous modification and enhancement of ideas and solutions. Design can be applied to everything within and around businesses from Industry dynamics, to the organisation, to services and products. The users of the designed systems can be any combination of diverse relevant stakeholders including other customers, staff, management, businesses and the government… Show more Great design is characterized by a deep understanding of the user, creative resolution of tensions, collaborative prototyping and continuous modification and enhancement of ideas and solutions. Design can be applied to everything within and around businesses from Industry dynamics, to the organisation, to services and products. The users of the designed systems can be any combination of diverse relevant stakeholders including other customers, staff, management, businesses and the government. Business Designers navigate this complexity, finding the paths of least resistance to improve situations, systems and relationships. Show less