I’M LARA, A HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN EXPERT BASED IN SYDNEY

I’m a designer, leader, strategist and facilitator dedicated to helping clients of all sizes and sectors tackle complex challenges and create meaningful, lasting change.

With over 15 years of global experience, I’ve learned the best outcomes come from bringing people together across silos, disciplines, and perspectives to co-design solutions that truly work. Whether I’m mapping journeys, shaping strategy, coaching teams or leading workshops, my focus is on building clarity, alignment and momentum so people can do their best work.

ABC

Lara facilitated a strategic goal-setting day for my team at the ABC. She guided us through a process that was both fun and well-structured, helping us clearly pinpoint our priorities for the future.

She strikes the perfect ability of warm and assertive. She created a safe, welcoming environment for our diverse staff while also keeping our robust discussions productive and on time. Drawing on her Human-Centred Design expertise, she asked the right questions - ones that helped us uncover insights for ourselves and confidently map the best way forward.
Lara’s ability to guide groups towards clarity and meaningful outcomes is outstanding. She is a facilitator I trust.
CCI

“I found Lara’s nature both engaging and professional, someone comfortable working with people at all levels. Through her approach, people tend to work in partnership with her and therefore resolution options got to at the earliest opportunity."
NBN Co.

I had the pleasure of working with Lara as she led a brilliant series of strategy alignment sessions for our employee Resource groups at NBN Co.

Lara brought clarity, structure and a genuine sense of purpose to the work - helping our ERG Leads connect their initiatives directly to the NBN’s Inclusion Strategy and the goals of our Inclusion Community of Practice. Through a human-centred design approach, she centred space for authentic collaboration and co-design, ensuring every voice was heard and opportunities linked back to real employee experiences.
Her ability to translate big-picture strategy into practicable, actionable plans made a real difference, empowering our leads to align, collaborate and drive meaningful impact across business.
Lara has that are mix of strategic insight, empathy and facilitation skills that bring people together and gets results.
Coles Financial

"Lara was brave enough to take on the challenge we set her - to deliver a piece of work that would normally take 6 months to design and build + 3 monts to launch embed.
No task was too big or small and Lara tackled everything with absolute professionalism, balanced collaboration and cut through in a very engaging way and ultimately delivering everything we’d asked for and more - across a huge and diverse stakeholder group. All whilst having a bit of fun!"
Orbit

As a new company, we were struggling with pinning down our mission, values and team goals in a succinct manner, while pursuing new work and feeling uncertain about our place in the world.

Lara facilitated a workshop for our whole team which got to the core of who we are, who we want to work with and where we’re going. This has been incredibly valuable in crafting our strategic aims and marketing material, promoting clarity in direction through our ranks and helping us put our best foot forward.

MY VALUES

I approach complexity with empathy, curiosity, and a strong sense of purpose.

My goal is to help teams untangle challenges and find clarity through through inclusive and practical collaboration. Making the work feel meaningful, energising and fun along the way.

I believe in “designing with, not for”. People sit at the heart of every challenge I tackle. Guided by empathy, curiosity, and purpose, I uncover insights that support inclusive decision-making and ensure solutions genuinely serve those who use them.
I create space where every voice is heard and valued. By embedding inclusion principles into both design and delivery, I help teams find common ground and co-create outcomes that work for everyone. Sessions are intentionally designed to build buy-in and shared ownership along the way.
Complex challenges need clear thinking. I focus on creating shared understanding, aligning goals and defining what success looks like so teams can move forward together with confidence and purpose.
I care about outcomes that last. By balancing vision with actionable steps and grounding design choices in evidence, I help organisations achieve meaningful, measurable and sustainable impact.
I take the work seriously, but not myself. Playfulness sparks creativity and connection, helping teams think differently, collaborate deeply and enjoy the process as much as the result.