Looking for clarity?
Set direction, invest in what matters, and create value -
strategic by design.
Strategic by design.
Local government and community service organisations are navigating growing complexity. The pace of change, community needs and expectations, and financial pressures mean leaders are being asked to make important decisions in increasingly challenging environments.
There is an opportunity to approach strategy, decision-making and implementation differently.
When organisations create space for more human-centred thinking, broader perspectives and structured collaboration, problems get understood more fully before they are solved.
Participation builds ownership. Ownership helps ideas become action.
Strategy and decisions carry more weight because diverse perspectives shaped them. And organisations are better equipped to adapt, align and move forward with confidence.
Chrisanya Martin.
Design-led strategic advisor, consultant and facilitator for public-purpose organisations.
I work with government and public-purpose organisations as a strategic partner, helping leaders navigate complexity, strengthen decision-making and connect strategy to action.
This is across the full breadth of strategic decision making - from first understanding a challenge, building alignment and agreed direction, through to hands-on implementation.
I’ve held senior and executive roles across local government corporate services, spanning corporate strategy and planning, transformation, finance, and people and culture. I’ve also completed the RMIT Master of Design Futures, researching the adoption of design thinking as an organisational capability.
This experience gives me a deep understanding of how organisations plan, make decisions, allocate resources and translate intent into outcomes - and how to work collectively to make it better.
Helping organisations move from strategy to action.
Helping organisations with.
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Helping organisations define direction, priorities and strategic outcomes:
▸ Corporate strategy
▸ Council and organisational plans
▸ Business planning
▸ Strategic reviews and reporting
▸ Outcomes and performance measures
▸ Strategic implementation planning
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Designing and facilitating strategic conversations that create clarity, alignment and ownership.
▸ Facilitated workshops
▸ Board and leadership facilitation
▸ Stakeholder engagement
▸ Design sprints
▸ Strategic planning workshops
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Helping organisations define value, prioritise investment and make better strategic decisions.
▸ Strategic benefits management
▸ Outcomes and benefits frameworks
▸ Project and program benefits management
▸ Portfolio decision-making
▸ Performance measures
▸ Benefits management training
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Service Planning, Design & Improvement
Helping organisations understand, design and improve the services they deliver.
▸ Service planning
▸ Service review
▸ Service catalogues
▸ Service design, sprints and improvement
Trusted by government and public service organisations
Ways to work together.
Need to tackle a project?
Consulting for organisations tackling significant strategic challenges - from alignment to strategy development, benefits management, service planning and review, or strengthening corporate services.
Projects are tailored, and can range from a focused workshop through to larger projects.
Strategic consulting
Need ongoing support?
Ongoing support for organisations that need additional experienced strategic capability.
Working alongside leadership and organisations to keep strategy active over its lifecycle, from implementation, to reviewing progress and strengthening decision-making.
Strategic partner
Need strategic advice?
A focused one-hour session to work through a strategic challenge, test ideas, clarify priorities or gain an experienced sounding board.
Ideal for leaders, managers and strategy professionals wanting quick support for a challenge, important decision or new strategic initiative.
Strategic mentoring
Interested in strategy, planning, organisational change, or moving an important piece of work forward? Send an email or book a short conversation and let's see where I can help.
