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What a Courtroom Can't Ask: Restorative Justice, Institutional Accountability, and What It Means for Australian Sport
Sport is one of the few institutions genuinely good at collective accountability, every week, in public. So why, when something serious happens away from the field, does it reach for the one place guaranteed not to look at the system?

John McDonald
Sep 76 min read


The Difficult Conversation Nobody Can Picture
Most teams don't avoid difficult conversations because they lack courage. They avoid them because nobody can picture how to start. Richard Hart on why the barrier is choreography, not fear, and what actually shifts when people finally have the conversation they've been avoiding.

Richard Hart
Jun 185 min read


Beyond Compliance: What a Workplace Investigation Cannot Do
A fair process is not always a human one. When workplace investigations fail the people inside them, the injury is not a failure of execution. It is a failure of design.
Suzanne Stewart
Jun 157 min read


When the Investigation Becomes the Injury: Psychosocial Risk in Workplace Investigations
A workplace investigation can cause more harm than the incident it was meant to address. Canadian and Australian regulators are recognizing this as a psychosocial risk. Here is the business case for rethinking your approach.
Suzanne Stewart
Feb 137 min read


Dispute or Conflict? A 5-Question Conflict Diagnostic for Leaders
As a leader, you've likely felt that moment of hesitation: is this just a heated disagreement between respected colleagues, or is the foundation of team trust starting to shift? The Difference Between a Workplace Dispute and a Relational Conflict While a dispute is typically a surface-level disagreement over facts or tasks, a conflict runs deeper, it lives in the dynamics of the relationship itself. Put simply, disputes are transactional friction points that can be negotiated
Suzanne Stewart
Jan 231 min read


The Landmark Case Our Founder Facilitated, Cited by a Chief Judge
Our founder facilitated the landmark environmental restorative justice case cited by a Chief Judge in a foundational legal paper. See what it means for workplace conflict.
Suzanne Stewart
Oct 10, 20253 min read


A Strategic Briefing for Healthcare Leaders: Beyond Psychological Safety
Discover why healthcare psychological safety is critical for BC healthcare stabilization, balancing HPOA compliance with a framework to mitigate a 40% nursing exit intent rate.
Suzanne Stewart
Sep 4, 20253 min read


Your Biggest Risk Isn’t on the Scaffold. It’s on the Sidelines.
Punitive workplace culture doesn’t fix the problem; it just drives it underground.
Suzanne Stewart
Aug 7, 20251 min read


Our Work Inspired an Award-Winning Film. You can now watch it for free.
"Face to Face,” the acclaimed film that legendary director Michael Moore called “that rare film which grabs a hold of you at the beginning and doesn’t let go till the end.”
Suzanne Stewart
Jul 8, 20251 min read


More Than a Verdict: Forging Real Environmental Justice
This case involved a mining company that destroyed Aboriginal objects on a culturally significant site known as the Pinnacles. After a guilty plea, the court took an unprecedented step: recommending a Restorative Justice Conference before sentencing. That's where we came in.
Suzanne Stewart
Jun 3, 20251 min read


From Crisis to Trust: The Financial Case for Institutional Courage
Restorative and transformative justice provide a structured approach to acknowledge harm, repair relationships, and change systemic behaviours that perpetuate harm.
Suzanne Stewart
Apr 9, 20257 min read
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