Where systems thinking meets impact thinking

What if you could use impact thinking to maximise your influence?

Presented by ImpactInstitute and Snowmelt

Event details
Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm AEST
Location: Victoria Room | ImpactInstitute
Available Places: 12 people
Presented by: 
Dr Tim Tompson, Co-Founder & Principal, Snowmelt
Dr Leanne Sobel, Director Strategic Design, Snowmelt
Royden Howie, Director and Head of Impact Advisory, ImpactInstitute
Paula Cowan, Managing Director, ImpactInstitute

Many leaders feel like they’re constantly responding to forces outside their control: policy shifts, funding pressures, stakeholder expectations and changing community needs.

If that sounds familiar, don’t miss this opportunity think differently about the challenges you’re trying to solve and turn insight into action.

On Wednesday 30 September, ImpactInstitute and Snowmelt are joining forces to deliver a full-day, in-person ImpactLab Masterclass designed to help you understand the systems shaping your work, and give you the tools to maximise your influence.

Bringing together expertise in systems thinking, impact strategy, measurement, storytelling and influence, this hands-on workshop will help you uncover new opportunities, tackle complex challenges with greater confidence, and create a clearer pathway to change.

With only 12 places available, you will benefit from rich discussion and dedicated time to apply tools and frameworks directly to your own work.

The Masterclass will explore:

  • How to understand your challenge within the context of a wider system
  • Where the greatest opportunities for influence exist
  • How to create a clear pathway from vision to action
  • What evidence matters most when measuring progress and impact
  • How to tell a compelling story that brings others with you
  • Practical tools in impact measurement and storytelling

The Masterclass is suitable for:

  • CEOs and Founders
  • Board Members
  • C-Suite Executives
  • Impact Leaders

NOTE: No technical background is required.

Presented by

Dr Tim Tompson, Co-Founder & Principal, Snowmelt

Tim Tompson is Co-founder and Principal of Snowmelt, a systemic design consultancy that helps organisations tackle complex, multi-stakeholder challenges across public services, entrepreneurship, the built environment, and healthcare. Tim brings deep expertise in design-led and systems-based approaches, drawing on his consulting practice, university teaching positions, and PhD in planning and urban development.

 

Royden Howie, Director and Head of Impact Advisory, ImpactInstitute

Royden is a big picture thinker who believes we all have a role to play in shaping a better, fairer world.
As Head of Advisory, Royden is exceptionally skilled at bringing together people, data and insights to drive better decision making and unlock meaningful impact in communities. Royden holds a Masters Degree in public health and spends his free time planning his next cycling adventure across some of the most remote and spectacular countryside in Australia.

 

Dr Leanne Sobel, Director Strategic Design, Snowmelt

Leanne Sobel is an expert collaborator with Snowmelt, working as a consultant and educator. As a strategic designer, researcher and educator, she draws on design practices to understand complex problems and articulate strategic directions. Leanne recently completed a PhD exploring the role of design in strategy, and is driven to apply design to complex problems across corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors.

 

Paula Cowan, Managing Director, ImpactInstitute

Paula Cowan is a strategic communicator, project manager and capability builder with experience in government, education and community sectors. She leads the firm’s operations, oversees client engagements and works with senior executives across a range of sectors.
An expert in change management, communications and organisational transformation, she helped establish and maintain the Redesign Network for NSW Health.

Pricing

General Admission

Investment: $895 + GST

General registration

Not-for-profit (ACNC registered)

Investment: $695 + GST

Not-for-profit (ACNC) registration