We'll
Explore Different.
We help leaders solve the hard problems — the ones that ordinary problem solvers might avoid. Public sector, private sector, the gnarly bits in between. Senior teams, refreshed thinking, no junior leverage, no mediocrity.
How the f--- did we not think of that?
We have this belief — that, just like our favourite movies, success requires a hero's journey of transformation, growth, and learning. Coupled with our motivation to try what everyone else is afraid to do, it underpins how we deliver: sustained outcomes, deeper connection, and bold thinking.
We left the global machine because we wanted to do the work, not the politics. So we built the firm we always wanted to work in. Senior on every project. Skin in every game. Allergic to mediocrity.
Three things we'll stake the firm on.
Sustaining Outcomes
Most value-for-money over the long term. Transformation that creates strategic advantage. Outcomes that build the client's reputation, not ours.
Deep
Connection
Mutual growth, stronger networks. Ownership and responsiveness instead of escalation paths. Human-to-human partnership over the supplier relationship script.
Fearless & Bold Thinking
Capacity to solve the unsolvable. A refreshed approach that helps you think laterally. A better tolerance of failure, and a sharper understanding of risk.
Five service lines.
One operating philosophy.
We work across Federal Government, Defence and corporate Australia through five disciplined service lines. Same senior bench. Different sharp edges.
Strategy, Policy & Governance
Strategic policy, digital governance, business cases, enterprise & workforce planning, maturity assessments, change & risk.
Open ↗Program, Project & Change
Defence capability acquisition, PRINCE2/Agile/SAFe delivery, master scheduling, Agile PMO, portfolio & risk transformation.
Open ↗Digital Sourcing, Procurement & Contract Management
CPR-compliant ICT procurement end-to-end. Tender documentation, evaluation, contract formation, sustainable/local sourcing.
Open ↗Cybersecurity
Strategy design and governance, co-design with stakeholders, risk and compliance reviews, research translation, implementation planning.
Open ↗Risk, Benchmarking & Audit
Risk assessment and mitigation, governance/strategy development, stakeholder engagement, benchmarking, compliance and audit preparation.
Open ↗Need something off-menu?
If your problem doesn't fit a tidy service line, that's usually the most interesting problem. Tell us about it.
Get in touch ↗The track record
our people brought in.
Information Warfare Project, Gate 0 → Gate 2
One of our founding directors led the project management. A 13-person office stood up. Gate 0 achieved in 12 months. After the DSR reprioritisation, a 75% downsize and a costed Gate 2 business case delivered in two months.
Read the case ↗DISP Assurance Framework
Since 2019, one of our founding directors has been designing and running Defence's Industry Security Program (DISP) Assurance Framework — entry-level assessments, ongoing suitability, deep-dive audits. The system that keeps Defence's industry partners trustworthy.
Read the case ↗Enterprise Risk Management uplift
Co.Lab's first major corporate engagement. An ERM diagnostic for a leading Australian water and waste management group — capability baseline, gap analysis against ISO 31000, and four improvement work packages that operationalise it.
Read the case ↗Six rules
we'll die on.
They're not poster-talk. They're how we hire, who we fire, and which projects we say no to.
Lean in to the hero's journey.
Every project worth doing has a montage in the middle.
Beware Russell's chicken.
Pattern-matching kills you. Think outside the box.
Don't be a cat with your ideas.
We want the bold ones. The whole point is the bold ones.
We don't do donkeys or mediocrity.
Humility and performance. Neither asses nor average have a desk here.
Teach a person to fish.
We're generous with time and knowledge. Always.
When everyone else falls over, be the Bradbury.
Block the noise. Stay the course. Cross the line.
Got a hard problem?
Let's go.
No pitch deck purgatory. No 40-slide credentials warm-up. Just a conversation about your problem and whether we're the right team to help.
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