Business
Engagement planning, relationship building, partnership discussions and cross-cultural communication.
Services
Consulting that connects people, purpose and context.
Gongan provides Indigenous engagement advice, consultation, workshops and strategic business planning.
Gongan Consultancy Services
Four core areas of support.
Services are shaped around the people involved, the project goals and the cultural and business factors that may affect the outcome.
Indigenous Engagement and Advice
Gongan helps government and business build and strengthen relationships and partnerships with Indigenous organisations and communities. Advice can cover how to approach communities, communication methods, sensitivities that can lead to conflict, conflict-resolution strategies, different cultural views and attitudes, and the use of cultural and economic management models.
Consultation and Facilitation
Gongan supports government and private business to consult and liaise with Indigenous people, communities and organisations. Rod can communicate industry and business concepts clearly and explain Indigenous groups’ cultural views and concerns to non-Indigenous organisations.
Workshops
Rod delivers workshops for different client groups, including business-readiness workshops for Indigenous business partners, cultural diversity workshops for government and business, and facilitated workshops and conferences covering Indigenous business, issues and culture.
Business Planning for Indigenous Organisations
Rod’s planning approach considers both business and Indigenous cultural perspectives, focusing on the cultural fit and corporate fit. Gongan has prepared business plans for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations in remote, regional and urban locations across Australia.
Who we work with
Four perspectives. One relational approach.
The home-page model continues here: business, government, community and universities each bring different priorities to the same work.
Government
Consultation, facilitation, communication planning and engagement with Indigenous organisations and communities.
Community
Strategic and business planning, organisational communication, business readiness and development.
University
Course and unit context, research, education and training, and engagement at the cultural interface.
The Gongan approach
Making the Paradigm Shift
The paradigm shift is a shift from transactional and individualistic ways of thinking to a relational model grounded in connection, reciprocity, and shared responsibility. Within the Gongan Cultural and Spiritual Paradigm, relationships with people, Country, culture, spirituality, and future generations become the foundation for leadership, governance, and decision-making, recognising that sustainable outcomes emerge through respectful relationships rather than isolated actions.