A one-day masterclass with ImpactInstitute, led by Dr Tim Tompson, Dr Leanne Sobel (Snowmelt Expert Collaborator), Paula Cowan (impactInstitute), Royden Howie (ImpactInstitute). Sydney, Wednesday 30 September 2026. Limited seats.

After almost two years on the Snowmelt team, Leanne is stepping into a new role as an expert collaborator. We sat down to reflect on her time with us and what's ahead.

We sat down to welcome Darrel and learn more about his background and perspective.

As we look ahead to 2026, we first wanted to pause and reflect on last year – our wins, our challenges, and what we learned. Let’s look at the year that was: 2025.

We welcome Berne as an expert collaborator. Learn about her background and perspective.

We welcome Anne as an expert collaborator. Learn about her background and perspective.

Snowmelt is proud to host the Pacific Edition of RSD14 (Relating Systems Thinking & Design Symposium), running October 3–11, 2025. This series brings systemic design conversations to our region, with sessions scheduled in Pacific-friendly time zones (UTC+8 to UTC+11).

Systemic design approaches in strategy are about more than building maps; it's about actively stirring the hidden currents of culture, relationships, and everyday materials towards long-lasting change.

We welcome Chloé as our newest Systemic Design Analyst. Learn about her background and perspective.

We welcome Callan as our newest Systemic Design Analyst. Learn about her background and perspective.

As we look ahead to 2025, we first wanted to pause and reflect on last year – our wins, our challenges, and what we learned. Let’s look at the year that was: 2024.

We welcome Leanne as our Director, Strategic Design. Learn about her background and perspective.

A business is not a static entity. It’s a living, breathing organism; prone to flux and growth. So, how can we best understand a business as a whole? We've developed a new frame of reference we call the ‘Fractal Market Map™️’.

As we look ahead to another exciting year in 2024, we first wanted to pause and reflect on last year – our wins, our challenges, and what we learned. Let’s look at the year that was: 2023.

This article explores snowmelt as a transitory and catalytic state that occurs in nature. It provides us with a powerful metaphor for understanding human systems.

Snowmelt represents a change of state—the transition from solid to liquid. For us, it’s more than just a name; it describes how we think and work.

At Snowmelt, we consider systemic design as a mindset and process. Rather than rushing into ‘solution mode’, systemic design moves thinking and conversations upstream.

Systemic design is an approach developed to help people—designers, practitioners, strategists and others—to better handle uncertain and complex challenges.

The promise of ‘network effects’ is a common feature in startup pitch decks, explaining how a platform-based product will grow.