Want to make change?
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You need to connect, explain, inspire.
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No matter your role, project or objective, you'll be using words for that.
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Budgets may be tight, but words are free.​
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Discover how to use words strategically to create the change you seek to make.​​
This is tangible action.
This is changing my thinking on communicating with impact.
Environmental Program Manager, NRM Region, Vic.
Learn and apply the science of language-driven change
I help changemakers create language that activates compassion, connection and curiosity. Working across social, ecological and technological systems, I draw on linguistics, neuroscience and systems thinking to help leaders, researchers and advocates shift perspectives and drive meaningful change.
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I work with people, organisations and agencies creating positive change in four key areas:
Building communication capacity that fosters curiosity and compassion, strengthens social connection and builds adaptive capacity for navigating complexity and driving collaborative change.
Unearthing the language patterns that shape our relationship with ecological systems, and curious to learn how to create new narratives for change that guide science, policy and community action.
Building confidence and capacity to use AI ethically and strategically, strengthening human judgement, values alignment and communication impact.
Supporting AI systems to understand and reflect human nuance and reasoning in complex contexts through linguistic evaluation, reinforcement learning and alignment work.
Change the conversation
This work supports people, organisations and agencies driving positive social, environmental and technological change.​​​
Recent work spans:
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Social connection and inclusion
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Community leadership and changemaking
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Social resilience and systems change
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Evaluation and alignment of emerging AI systems
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Water and natural resource management
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Climate resilience, adaptation and transformation
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Nature conservation and environmental education
Why Words for Change?
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I help people understand and apply the science of language-driven change, so that they have the capacity and confidence to create meaningful, values-aligned change.
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My work draws on 30+ years of cross-sector experience spanning research, education and communication in social and ecological systems.
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I integrate insights and expertise across cognitive linguistics, marketing communication, social neuroscience and ecological science.
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My values-based approach centres compassion, connection and curiosity—foundations for individual and collective resilience and catalysts for positive change.
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I apply this lens to emerging challenges, including evaluating and aligning AI systems with human values and meaning.