With an aim to help you partner simply, quickly & effectively, the Partnering Essentials™ suite of training courses were developed in 2009 by internationally recognised thought leader Ian Dixon.
The courses have been delivered to over 2000 participants across all sectors and industry areas including;
economic and regional development
primary health
community services
international development
education
indigenous affairs
resource development
environment
The courses have been continually reviewed and updated with new tools, information and techniques.
Our team
Ian Dixon
Founder & Partnering Expert
As an internationally recognised thought leader in the cross-sector partnering space, Ian’s work lives at the crux of transformational change. Obsessed with tackling high-impact partnering initiatives, he’s built an inimitable reputation throughout the Asia-Pacific region as the strategic advisor, executive mentor and independent mediator of choice for many corporate, government and NFP organisations.
Since 1999, Ian’s programs have built the partnering capability of countless individuals, organisations and sectors, empowering a new breed of collaborative leader, fit for the future of work.
Ian’s uncanny ability to ‘bridge the divide’ between business, government, education and community has earned him strong ties with international organisations such as The Partnering Initiative and the Partnership Brokers Association, both based in the UK. But it’s his work at home, particularly with indigenous communities throughout Australia that defines his legacy.
Kylie Cutten
Lead Instructor, Facilitator & Coach
Kylie is our lead instructor for the delivery of our suite of Partnering Essentials™ Face to Face and Facilitated Online training courses.
She is an outstanding operator who regularly facilitates leadership and strategy formation sessions to a wide range of clients in diverse industry areas and sectors.
Kylie possesses qualities of a natural facilitator, universal humour, exceptional communication skills, and thorough research and consultation skills. She is committed to delivering seamless, thought provoking, trouble-free, enjoyable experiences, that result in life changing experiences.
Prior to entering consultancy, Kylie held senior leadership positions in both the government and private sectors, where she effected positive long-term change and facilitated two award-wining partnership programs.
Kylie is an accredited practitioner in Leadership Circle Profile, Leadership Culture Survey, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and i4 Neuroleadership.
Roxanne Hodda
Instructor & Facilitator
Bachelor of Health (Health Promotion/Health Education), Graduate Certificates in Health Management; Social Impact and Community and Consumer Engagement, Internationally Accredited Partnership Broker
Roxanne has worked in partnership creation, development and maintenance for the last 15 years and her passion for partnering has seen her contribute to effective partnerships in areas including Culturally And Linguistically Diverse communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; healthy lifestyles; disadvantaged youth; cancer screening, prevention and early detection; education and training sectors and the health and community services sector.
Hailing from regional Australia, Roxanne became Central Queensland’s first internationally accredited Partnership Broker in 2010. Prior to joining DIXON Partnering Solutions as an Associate she worked in the health and community services sector as a partnership broker, with the Central Queensland Primary Care Partnership and then in the establishment of the Central Queensland Medicare Local.
She brings specialist knowledge in working with diverse stakeholders around complex issues and an intimate understanding of working in regional areas. She is committed to supporting partners to build their skills and understanding of the partnering landscape to more effectively address the issues that face communities today.
Partnership Brokering & Facilitating
DIXON Partnering Solutions
DIXON Partnering Solutions (DPS) was established by Ian Dixon in 1999 and is based in Adelaide, South Australia.
Specialising in transformational cross sector partnering throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific Region, DPS supports organisations and individuals from all sectors to work together and partner effectively through:
Brokering complex multi stakeholder projects and initiatives
Building partnering capability within consortia and organisations
Providing a suite of best practice skills development courses.
DPS developed the Partnering Essentials™ suite of courses in response to the need for greater understanding, knowledge and skills in cross sector partnering between the business, government, education and community sectors.
Our Affiliates
We work with a number of organisations to deliver our brokering, capability building and training programs across business, government, community, education.
Australian Facilitation Company
The Australian Facilitation Company (AFC) is an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional facilitation services that create psychologically safe environments to explore complex problems collaboratively and make high-quality decisions.
AFC lives by their philosophy of working collaboratively and forming partnerships. Their business model is based on a collaboration of independent consultants who work together as a "super brains trust" to design and facilitate highly successful experiences.
Linking Futures
Linking Futures strongly believes partnering is the way to go between people and their respective organisations. Our partnership tools are used to advance the current and future needs including objectives of our relationship. Our partnership agreements are created by our people and articulate the purpose, objectives, the relationships, and the boundaries. This means we know where we are going, how we are going to get there, when we arrive and how to achieve our objectives within agreed time frames and boundaries.
Partnerships assist Linking Futures to enact its logo, ‘walking between two worlds’, the world of buyers and sellers or between organisations and or between people. We have experienced partnerships between Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal owned businesses, and mainstream businesses. Partnerships are safe and transparent, and we are accountable to each other for its success.