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- 2026Guide / toolLearning from FailureA free kit for learning from the mistakes we usually keep to ourselves — a reflection canvas, six principles, a supplement and a session outline.PDF ↓
- 2026Guide / toolThe Pig ModelA two-minute systems thinking warm-up: one thing, four observers, four realities. Printable worksheet and card decks.PDF ↓
- 2026Journal articleWhere to Start? Participatory Systems Mapping for Place-Based Service Integration in the City of CaseyHealey, Lea & Hammond · Systems (open access)Read ↗
- 2026Journal articleCommunity-Led Funding: A Process Evaluation of Participatory Grantmaking in PracticeMoselen, Miller, Cutler & Boyle · Evaluation Journal of AustralasiaPDF ↓
- 2026Journal articleThe Emergent Evaluator: Reframing the Murky Middle Between Emerging and Expert Evaluators' IdentitiesHealey · Evaluation Journal of AustralasiaRead ↗
- 2026Guide / toolThe Murky Middle CanvasA reflective practice tool for evaluators unsure of their stage of professional identity between 'emerging' and 'expert', companion to The Emergent Evaluator.PDF ↓
- 2026Guide / toolDesigning and Conducting Focus GroupsA comprehensive guide to planning and running focus groups in-person and virtually, with templates for run sheets, consent forms and technical checklists.PDF ↓
- 2026Guide / toolIntroduction to Qualitative Data AnalysisA practical guide to thematic analysis for researchers and evaluators, covering interviews, focus groups and surveys, coding, developing themes and using quotes effectively.PDF ↓
- 2026Guide / toolProblems to Possibilities CanvasA two-part systems thinking framework: map problems into patterns, then brainstorm solutions toward an optimistic new state.PDF ↓
- 2026Guide / toolMonitoring Systems HealthAn introductory resource on tracking progress in complex systems, using 'temperature checks' as a metaphor to guide systems mapping and indicator development.PDF ↓
- 2026Guide / toolSNAP Advocacy ToolkitSocial Network Analysis and systemic advocacy in rural, regional and remote Queensland, developed with the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership.Read ↗
- 2025Journal articleRedefining Strength: The Role of a Noncontact Boxing Intervention in Improving Social Connectedness, Mental Health and Wellbeing for Disengaged Young MenMoselen, Notting, Healy et al · Int. Journal of Men's Social and Community HealthRead ↗
- 2025Journal articleA Participatory Systems Inquiry into Land Use Planning in Regional Victoria: Insights from Causal Loop DiagrammingDissanayake, Faggian & Healey · Systemic Practice and Action ResearchRead ↗
- 2025Journal articleUsing Systems Methods for Systemic Problems: A Case Study of Poor Lawyer WellbeingHealey, Miller, Lea & Fraser · Evaluation Journal of AustralasiaPDF ↓
- 2024Guide / toolWhat's in a System?A four-part animated series on what systems are and why they push back — nested systems, effort, resistance and backlash.Download ↓
- 2022Journal articleConversations That Count: Lessons from Evaluating a Men's Digital Mental Health Response During COVID-19Erskine & Healey · Evaluation Journal of AustralasiaRead ↗
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