--- title: Strategy and design date: 2026-06-10T17:08:00+10:00 author: Portable canonical_url: "https://portable.com.au/capabilities/strategy-and-design" section: Capabilities --- ![Facilitated workshop image co-design](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/30566/28f8bdc8-41ca-44ef-b4eb-630f3a809e3e_GovMap_Co-Design-dps-page_385ba22d576e4c13723fa16e6bd5fb2d.png) ## We design what a service or product should be, so the hard decisions get made early. - Explore - [ Strategic design ](https://portable.com.au/capabilities/strategy-and-design/strategic-design) - [ Product design ](https://portable.com.au/capabilities/strategy-and-design/product-design) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/victoria-statewide-wellbeing-strategy/81323/diverse-communities-feature_385ba22d576e4c13723fa16e6bd5fb2d.png)### 600 peopleengaged to co-create Victoria's first statewide wellbeing strategy. [ How we delivered Wellbeing in Victoria ](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/victoria-statewide-wellbeing-strategy) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/victoria-university-western-health-digital-platform/12752/ZQLTwREAACkAmZls_385ba22d576e4c13723fa16e6bd5fb2d.jpg)### 8 modulesdesigned to help people with osteoarthritis manage their pain during long waits for appointments. [ How we designed Why Wait with Victoria University and Western Health ](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/victoria-university-western-health-digital-platform) ## We bring the right people together to make sense of the problems that matter. - Explore - [ Engagement and facilitation ](https://portable.com.au/capabilities/strategy-and-design/engagement-and-facilitation) - [ Design research and evaluation ](https://portable.com.au/capabilities/strategy-and-design/design-research-and-evaluation) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/education_png/9456/XxkuIxAAACYAyAnn_385ba22d576e4c13723fa16e6bd5fb2d.jpg)### 700 peopleengaged in educational technology research across schools in Papua New Guinea. [ Field research and co-design across PNG's school network ](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/education_png) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/creative-australia-scoping-study/84091/creative-workforce-scoping-study_385ba22d576e4c13723fa16e6bd5fb2d.jpg)### 13 groupsof over 100 creative sector workers, and a national workforce strategy that came out of it. [ How we helped Creative Australia hear from the workforce itself ](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/creative-australia-scoping-study) ## We lead the complex people and process work behind technology change. - Explore - [ AI adoption and governance ](https://portable.com.au/capabilities/strategy-and-design/ai-adoption-and-governance) - [ Transformation leadership ](https://portable.com.au/capabilities/strategy-and-design/transformation-leadership) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/building-trust-in-ai-for-australias-future/81369/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-2.15.44-PM_385ba22d576e4c13723fa16e6bd5fb2d.png)### Building the national framework for assessing AI's social, environmental and economic impact. [ Our work with Data61 and the National AI Centre ](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/building-trust-in-ai-for-australias-future) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/national-cancer-navigation-service-design/81326/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-1.56.42-PM_385ba22d576e4c13723fa16e6bd5fb2d.png)### 200 staffengaged to design the future national service model for cancer patients and carers. [ Kicking off a multi-year transformation with Cancer Council Australia ](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/national-cancer-navigation-service-design) ## More of our strategy and design work - ![While You Wait](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/while-you-wait-ai-mental-health-helpline-support/12835/aYwamd0YXLCxVrCJ_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.jpg)### [While You Wait](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/while-you-wait-ai-mental-health-helpline-support) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/article/designing-with-children-and-young-people-answers/2204/aMJ28mGNHVfTPBq8_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.png)### [Practical answers for co-designing with children and young people](https://portable.com.au/articles/designing-with-children-and-young-people-answers) - ![Designing with children: How young minds shape great design](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/event/designing-with-children-and-young-people-webinar/22153/aHSdYEMqNJQqH07c_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.png)### [Designing with children: How young minds shape great design](https://portable.com.au/events/designing-with-children-and-young-people-webinar) - ![Co-design with purpose report](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/report/codesign-with-purpose/30287/XtiTOBEAACEAAVAw_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.jpg)### [Co-design with purpose](https://portable.com.au/reports/codesign-with-purpose) - ![Co-Design training](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/training/70733/Thumbnail-Co-Design-Website_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.png)### [Unlock your co-design potential](https://portable.com.au/training/unlock-your-codesign-potential) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/caseStudy/queensland-court-bail-website/11714/Y4kXsBIAACgAY9Iw_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.jpg)### [Making bail information easier to find and understand on the Queensland Courts website](https://portable.com.au/work/case-studies/queensland-court-bail-website) - ![](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/article/vegkit-website-rebuild-wins-web-awards-2023/4116/ZJAn_hYAADIASoF0_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.jpg)### [Portable's secret recipe: VegKit website rebuild wins at the 2023 Australian Web Awards](https://portable.com.au/articles/vegkit-website-rebuild-wins-web-awards-2023) - ![Defining Design – Building a Stronger Voice for Emerging Occupations](https://portable.com.au/assets/_transforms/images/event/defining-design-webinar/22112/aCGJGydWJ-7kR5qs_638b64f2391dff6e364e5709b4734889.png)### [Defining Design – Building a Stronger Voice for Emerging Occupations](https://portable.com.au/events/defining-design-webinar)