About us

We want all organisations to be able to see, understand, and act in complex systems.

Two members of the Snowmelt team in the studio

Who we are

Snowmelt exists because the hardest problems don't respect org charts. We're a small senior team, working with a network of expert collaborators, helping organisations work through problems they couldn't move alone.

Snowmelt partners with organisations and communities on their greatest challenges. Together, we build the capabilities, relationships, and practices needed to start and sustain change.

We work best with leaders who want their people in the room, who are honest about what isn't working, and who intend to build capability rather than rent ours. We take on a small number of deep partnerships at a time.

Delivery partners

The firms we deliver with.

  • The Upfront Thinking Company
  • Weft Strategy
  • Fleming Job Hall & Associates

Collaborate with us

Collaborate with us. We would love to. We love meeting new people.

Collaborate with us

How we work

We specialise in increasing participation and learning for those involved in and affected by our work.

  1. 01

    We work with you as one team

    We immerse ourselves in your knowledge and context and combine this with our own. The combination of perspectives is what creates strength. We leave you better equipped, with new capabilities for your next challenge.

  2. 02

    We enable the potential of people

    People are the power of every system. We open possibilities by engaging them on their terms on the issues they care about.

  3. 03

    We expand and challenge thinking

    Complexity requires a learning disposition. We take a novice mindset to new spaces, but move with conviction when clear choices emerge.

  4. 04

    We bring the discipline of design

    We make progress through structured process and conversations. Asking the right questions enables breakthroughs.

  5. 05

    We create impact that lasts

    We are pragmatic. We balance ambition with what's possible, tailoring our engagements to fit constraints.

Newsletter

Once a month: one systems idea you can use, one thing we learned in the field, no announcements.

Our next event

Executive wargame

Sydney, late February or early March 2027

Date to be confirmed

Rehearse decisions under pressure with an adversary pushing back.