JONATHAN O’BRIEN

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Direction and executionshould go hand-in-hand.

I undertake complex, communications-first work, to help build understanding within teams and across industries. Because people are most impactful where knowledge is both shared and accessible.

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MY WORKFLOWS/YOUR WORK --+
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RESEARCH

Rigour, refinement, and attention to detail. I build bespoke research that teams and the public can trust, and publish things that people want to read.

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STRATEGY

Changing the world is about what you say when, and to whom. I develop the frameworks and processes that help you and your team win the argument.

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COMMS + DESIGN

Bespoke reports, submissions, websites, and data journalism. If something is delightful to look at, then people will look at it.

+-- WORKSHOPS

SINGLE-DAY/SERIES --+
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AI FOR POLICY TEAMS

Cutting-edge tools for next-generation policy analysis and development. Learn to build outputs you can trust, within limits you can understand.

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THEORY OF CHANGE

Frameworks for changing the world the way you want to change it. Work within a single project, a single year, or a five-year timeline.

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DOCUMENTS AS DATA

Documents are datasets that can be read end-to-end by both humans and machines. Understanding databases today unlocks analysis tomorrow.

+-- WORK WITH ME

RATES ON REQUEST --+

Available for both engagements and workshops. Melbourne-based.

+-- PREVIOUS CLIENTS

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2026 CENTRE FOR INTL ECONOMICS RESEARCH DATA ANALYSIS ONGOING OPEN
2024–25 GRATTAN INSTITUTE RESEARCH RESEARCHER CONCLUDED OPEN
2023 LAUNCH HOUSING POLICY THEORY OF CHANGE CONCLUDED OPEN
2023 NORTH WEST MELBOURNE PHN HEALTH FRONT-END DEVELOPER CONCLUDED OPEN
2022 GRIFFITH REVIEW DESIGN DESIGN CONSULT CONCLUDED OPEN
2017 NDIS COMMS LIVED EXPERIENCE CONCLUDED OPEN
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