Policy and Strategy

Outstanding evidence-led policy development and bold strategic plans.

Policy that unlocks public value

Outstanding policy reform in today’s public purpose sector needs news ways of thinking, new ways of engaging, and new ways of collaborating across organisational and jurisdictional boundaries.

At Cube, we design innovative models of engagement that bring the right people to the policy development table. Our work includes policy review, governance review, and policy development and analysis, including: designing, modelling and formulation; stakeholder engagement & consultation; community engagement; review and analysis; defining policy problems; identifying policy instruments; addressing implementation requirements; monitoring and reporting; and designing and reviewing guides, frameworks and procedures. 

We create clear narratives, cohesive policy settings, and roadmaps for policy implementation and evaluation that cut through and win support from community, partners, stakeholders, funders and authorisers. 

Strategic planning that unleashes potential

We’re excited to work with clients who are ready to be bold, think differently, and shape their future in an uncertain world.

We develop strategic plans that tell an inspiring story about your organisation’s future, and we create business and implementation plans that bring your strategy to life. Our approach includes the use of best-practice tools including SWOT and PESTLE analyses, environment scans, benchmarking, risk assessments, and outcomes frameworks, along with effective stakeholder engagement, community engagement, and workshop facilitation. 

Experience has taught us that the key to exceptional strategic planning is engagement, and the unconstrained contribution of ideas and insights.

The better you engage within and outside your organisation, the better your strategy will be, and we’re experts at making it happen with structure, speed and authenticity.

Informed, perceptive and practical support

Projects we’re called upon to deliver

Strategic planning

  • Strategic environmental scanning

  • Board and executive leadership facilitation

  • Staff, partner and stakeholder engagement

  • Implementation planning and support

Business planning

  • Design of fit for purpose business planning processes

  • Facilitating staff engagement

  • Developing business plans

Strategic and policy reviews

  • Systematic assessments of  plans, initiatives, and goals

  • Evaluation of organisational policies

Policy design and analysis

  • Literature reviews

  • Economic analysis / cost-benefit analysis

  • Business cases

Facilitation and stakeholder engagement

  • Stakeholder mapping

  • Workshops, focus groups, interviews, surveys

  • Facilitation of forums and workshops with industry and community stakeholders, ranging from ‘town halls’ to targeted consultation

Governance advice

  • Applied governance reviews of Boards’ operations and impact

  • Development of multi-agency governance protocols

Market strategy development

  • Market analysis

  • Business development / go-to-market strategy development

Strategic collaboration

  • Supporting organisations to form strategic partnerships to work together in new ways

  • Identifying potential partners and assessing compatibility

  • Negotiation, collaboration, and drafting a Memorandum of Understanding

Some of our policy and strategy projects

  • Developing a strategic plan for the Australian Computer Society, the professional association for Australia’s technology professionals

  • Delivering the Circular Economy Policy engagement program, reaching over 500 people in person in a two week period

  • Engagement-led strategic planning for the Victorian Planning Authority, Victorian Building Authority, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Goulburn Valley Health and Ambulance Victoria

  • Strategy development for the Victorian Neighbourhood Justice Centre, Court Services Queensland and the Queensland Government Offices of Liquor and Gaming Regulation and Fair Trading

  • Engaged with Victoria’s 9 regional partnerships, and developed a suite of innovative ‘outcomes roadmaps’ to drive social, economic and environmental change for regional and rural communities

  • State-wide community engagement to develop a ‘Community Charter’ for the Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP)

  • Strategic governance reviews for the Victorian Departments of Health & Human Services and the Department of Education & Training

  • Delivery of public sector governance training for IPAA Victoria

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