Co-designing an annual work plan with 200 participants
Department of Regional NSW | Strategy co-design workshop and facilitation | NSW, Australia | 2022
Whole-of-department strategy workshop for 200 staff
Two-day co-design process with executive leadership
Clear annual priorities and implementation pathway developed
Strengthened engagement across dispersed teams
The Challenge
The Department of Regional NSW engaged Sparrowly Group to design and facilitate a strategy workshop to align priorities and actions across a 200-person department. Many staff had not previously worked together, creating both an opportunity and a challenge to build shared understanding and collective direction.
The Department required a clear, practical framework to translate its vision for economic and community prosperity into achievable priorities and actions for the 2022 - 23 period.
Key challenges included:
Aligning priorities across a large and diverse workforce
Creating shared understanding among teams
Translating vision into clear, actionable priorities
Ensuring outcomes were ready for immediate implementation
Our Approach
Sparrowly Group partnered with the executive team to design and deliver a structured co-design process that built alignment, engagement and practical outcomes.
Our methodology included:
Pre-work with executive leadership to confirm objectives and expected outcomes
Development of a workshop framework to guide priority setting and action planning
Training and preparation of internal facilitators and session leaders
Facilitation of the two-day workshop ensuring outcomes were captured and implementation-ready
Outcomes and Impact
Key Outcomes
Clear 2022 - 23 strategic priorities and activity pathway
Department-wide alignment on objectives and implementation actions
Increased internal leadership capability through facilitated sessions
Implementation-ready outputs supporting immediate action
Economic and Social Impact
Enabled execution of the Department’s strategic plan
Strengthened engagement across geographically dispersed teams
Improved internal collaboration and shared ownership of priorities
Enhanced capacity to deliver economic and community outcomes across regional NSW
