Intersectionality, equity and safety advisory
We don't tick boxes. We transform systems.
For three decades Myriad Global has advised governments, courts, police, national bodies and community organisations on the hardest problems in Australian public life: family violence, discrimination, settlement and safety at work. We work with the communities those systems most often miss, and we produce evidence that holds up in front of funders, boards and government.
Safe and Inclusive Sport Community of Practice, delivered with Sport and Recreation Victoria at Ikon Park, Melbourne.
Trusted by government, the justice system, national bodies and community organisations.
See the workWho we are
Where policy meets people.
Myriad Global is a strategic advisory and transformative learning practice. We apply intersectional analysis to real problems and turn it into strategy, programs and evidence that change how institutions behave.
Our team has led national inquiries, shaped legislation, built coalitions and advised governments at the highest levels. We have done that work with refugee and migrant communities, faith communities, survivors of violence and frontline workers, often on issues people would rather not talk about. That is where our methods were built, and it is why they hold up.
We work with clients who are ready to move past rhetoric. Every engagement is led by senior people, tested with the communities affected, and designed to leave the client with capability it keeps.
Expertise
Four areas where we have changed what happens next.
Each one is backed by national programs, published research and long relationships with the people they affect.
Gender equity and violence prevention
Whole of community prevention models, national consultation for Australia's primary prevention framework, and accredited family violence training for frontline workers.
Multiculturalism, settlement and social cohesion
Programs, research and policy that respond to the lived realities of migrant, refugee and culturally diverse communities, from settlement reform to access to justice.
LGBTIQ+ inclusion and justice
Inclusive policy, governance reform and organisational change that embeds LGBTIQ+ equity, working alongside leaders and with community knowledge.
Safe and respectful workplaces
Psychosocial risk assessment, positive duty and Respect@Work compliance, and response systems for discrimination, harassment and bullying.
Our intersectional lens
Intersectionality is not a shopping list of identities. It is the way racism, sexism, ableism, class and migration status stack up over time to shape who gets access, who carries risk and who is heard. We build that analysis into governance, policy and service design, not just training.
Capabilities
What we do
Nine capabilities, delivered alone or together, and always scoped around the decision the client actually has to make.
Advisory and leadership support
Working with executives and boards to embed intersectionality into strategy, risk, governance and culture change.
Research and social policy analysis
Policy relevant research that informs program design, legislative reform and strategic investment.
Evaluation and impact measurement
Theories of change, impact frameworks and qualitative evaluation that show what works, what doesn't, and why.
Consultation and community engagement
Ethical, trauma informed engagement that reaches people mainstream consultation misses.
Training and capability building
Practical programs for frontline staff through to executive teams, including nationally accredited training.
Facilitation
Structured sessions for strategy, difficult conversations, conflict resolution and community dialogue.
Campaign research
Message testing, cultural insight and behaviour mapping so campaigns land with multicultural audiences.
Strategic brokerage
Connecting organisations with the right partners, voices and networks to build coalitions that last.
Inclusion and safe workplaces
Inclusion strategy, psychosocial risk and Respect@Work programs that make workplaces safe for everyone in them.
Our work
Selected engagements
Twelve projects from three decades of national and international work. Select any project for the full story.
Further engagements
- NSW Police: review of two multicultural and Aboriginal community liaison programs
- Domestic violence law reform and policy in Fiji, Kiribati and Vietnam
- National consultation on perpetrator intervention standards under the National Plan
- Heart Foundation: heart attack warning signs campaign for culturally diverse communities
- Child Support Agency: engagement and communication with newly arrived communities
- Emergency management communication research with culturally diverse communities
- Victorian Government evaluation of child sexual assault counselling services
- Victorian Law Reform Commission, Department of Justice and Victoria Police
- Australian Civilian Corps gender equality training framework for post conflict settings
- More than 20 councils, including Melbourne, Greater Dandenong, Hume, Casey and Yarra
In the room
From Ikon Park to the United Nations.
Approach
Methods built in the field.
Four proprietary models developed by Myriad's founders, built on human rights, critical thinking and systems expertise. Every engagement begins by listening, and every consultation is trauma informed: people choose if, how and when they take part.
The Myriad Method™
Real insight. Real strategy. Real change.
- SeeUncover structural inequities and system barriers
- NameFrame the problem through lived experience and evidence
- ShiftDesign intersectional, fit for purpose interventions
- EmbedMake change stick across governance, policy and operations
Myriad Voices™
Not just heard. Held.
- RespectCentre access, safety and cultural intelligence
- ReachEngage networks with inclusive design and multilingual tools
- RespondFacilitate safe, informed and inclusive dialogue
- ReflectReturn insight to communities and support implementation
Myriad Compass™
For leaders who want to orient to justice, not just manage risk.
- NorthPurpose and equity
- EastSystems and culture
- SouthImpact and accountability
- WestPeople and power
Myriad Exchange™
From knowledge to traction.
- InterruptSurface bias and challenge dominant assumptions
- InformBuild understanding through stories and evidence
- IntegrateApply insight through participatory learning
- InfluenceEquip leaders to embed and sustain reform
Retained advisory
Long term strategic guidance for executive and governance teams.
Project based delivery
Targeted initiatives with defined milestones and measurable impact.
Co delivery partnerships
Working inside client teams and communities to co create and embed reform. We also offer pro bono and low bono support to initiatives led by under represented communities.
Training
Programs that change practice.
Nine programs built on adult learning principles and real scenarios, from nationally accredited family violence training to advanced intersectionality for leaders.
Leadership
Georgia Prattis
Principal and Chief Executive
Georgia joined Myriad in 2006, co founded Myriad Global and leads it today as an independent practice. She brings nearly 30 years of experience across executive management, governance, people leadership and national policy delivery, and leads teams that regularly exceed 20 people on nationally significant projects.
Before Myriad she spent six years in the Office of the CEO at the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, advising the CEO and Board across a workforce of more than 2,000. She developed the first gender equality strategic plan in an Australian fire service, later adopted as a national model, and the organisation received the Victorian Premier's Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs.
- Master of Educational Studies, Adult Pedagogies, Monash University
- Endorsed Workplace Equality and Respect Trainer, Our Watch
- Panel Provider, Victorian Gender Equality Commission
- Transformative Scenario Planning, REOS International
Qualifications
- Board Director, Qumra
- Board Director, Wellsprings for Women, and Chair of its Policy Review Sub Committee
- Board Member, Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre
- Council Member, Reconciliation Victoria
Governance
Myriad Consultants is founded by Maria Dimopoulos and Rhonda Baker.
Georgia Prattis joins Myriad Consultants.
Work expands internationally as Myriad International Consulting Services.
Myriad Global is established.
Myriad Global operates as a fully independent practice, led by Georgia Prattis.
Work with us
If you are ready to do this work properly, talk to us.
Every engagement starts with a scoping conversation about the decision in front of you.