Wendy is the Principal of Outside the Square Creative Consulting. She has over 30 years of management experience, specialist expertise and professional qualification across the arts, community, cultural, leisure services and education sectors.
An arts, community and leisure planning consultant since 2008 and manager of a number of large, multifaceted local government arts, cultural, community and leisure strategic planning, service and facility delivery portfolios before that, she brings extensive experience, success and personal passion to consultancy projects.
Wendy is a highly energetic and creative personality. She brings a mix of humour, warmth and sharp insight to projects. Her track record includes the successful delivery of many innovative services, planning and capital projects.
She is deeply committed to delivering integrated, sustainable and achievable outcomes in all of her projects.
Areas of Expertise include…
Arts & Cultural Facility and Service Planning
- Visual & performing arts facility feasibility and business planning
- Organisational structure planning
- Service review
- Policy and strategy writing
Community & Leisure Facility and Service Planning
- Community hub and centres feasibility and business planning
- Service review
- Organisational structure planning
- Systems and procedures
Community Consultation & Engagement
- Consultation strategies
- Workshop facilitation and discussion groups
- Staff mentoring
Business Planning
- Business plan and business case development
- Service Planning
Service Driven Asset Management
- Service level policy review and development
- Asset review
- Service driven asset management plan development
Writing
- Report, policy and strategy development
- Grant and submission applications