PRESENTER, FACILITATOR
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About Kimmaree Thompson — Strategic Facilitator | Change Specialist | Advocate for Strengths-Based, Purpose-Driven Leadership
Kimmaree Thompson is an experienced advisor specialising in behavioural and cultural change. She brings over two decades of experience consulting across corporate, government, small business, and not-for-profit sectors.
Now based in Perth, Western Australia, Kimmaree is the Principal Partner at Authentically Agency and Principal Director of #thePOSITIVE Digital Business Agency. She previously led major change and digital transformation projects in Sydney and Byron Bay, with a focus on eHealth, human services, creative industries and regional development.
Kimmaree’s work is grounded in Positive Psychology and systems thinking. She uses a strengths-based, evidence-informed methodology to guide individuals and organisations through complex challenges and strategic growth.
As a Certified REASON® Root Cause Analysis Lead Facilitator and Trainer, she provides structured, solution-focused frameworks to support sustainable change. She has coached, trained, and facilitated with hundreds of business owners and executives.
An Accredited Business Advisor and Mentor, Kimmaree has worked with Sydney and Belmont Business Enterprise Centres and remains committed to ethical innovation, inclusive consultation, and regenerative business practices.
Kimmaree also brings extensive governance experience, having served as a Company Director, Company Secretary, and as a board member for several peak industry bodies, including the Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of WA Inc. and the Food, Fibre & Timber Industries Training Council (WA) Inc.
Explore some of Kimmaree’s major change project work via the Case Studies link on this page.
MORE ABOUT KIMMAREE THOMPSON
Media Interviews, Opinion & Commentary, Studies … and the quirky
Keep going on this page for detailed Case Studies For Major Enterprise Change Management Assignments.
EVEN MORE ABOUT KIMMAREE’S EXPERIENCE
Enterprise and Government Major Change Management & Cultural Change Contracts
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Small Business Training & Founder Development
Training & Development Delivery for Belmont Business Enterprise Centre and on their behalf for the WA Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) as part of their “Grow Your Skills” Regular Workshop Series
Positive Workplace Change
Design and deployment of Positive Workplace Change Focus Group consultation across the Northern Cluster at FaCS. The Focus Group consultation design was built around the Appreciative Inquiry positive change model and optimal performance research by Mihaly Csikszentmiahalyi.
Enterprise eHealth Deployment
The incident management system (ims+) to replace the current NSW Health incident management tool known as the Incident Information Management System (IIMS).
NSW Health has over 120,000 employees and contractors,
ims+ will improve the ability to effectively record, track, manage and report on clinical, Work Health & Safety and corporate incidents as well as consumer feedback, including actions taken to address issues and mitigate existing risks.
Regional Development
Major public submissions and media issued during Kimmaree’s term in the CEO contract include: REGIONAL BUSINESS PLAN, “The Numbers” Newspaper Column, REBUILDING NSW – REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, REVIEW OF REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK (NBN), THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS WHITE PAPER
Restructure: Resilience Building
The training was designed to support staff through the merger of human services departments to create what is now known as The Department of Family and Children Services (FaCS).
Statewide Project Management
Regional Managers: Statewide Bulk Recruitment. | Keep Them Safe Regional Manager roles were part of the NSW Government’s response to the Wood Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services
Organisational Redesign
Process Re-engineering, Succession Planning, Workforce Structural Map, Establishment Documented, Key Role – Salary Benchmarks
Design & Establish Assessment Centre
Front of House Staff Selection – Assessment Centre. Designed and facilitated the assessment centre process for the bulk recruitment of casual and part time customer service staff at the Museum of NSW.
4-Year Cultural Change Project
Average of 2 bulk recruitment rounds per year 2004-2008, 350+ Applicants per round, 51 Appointments in 1st round, 8-12 Days Interview per round, average 100 Referee Reports per round
Aboriginal Branch-Expansion
Statewide Restructure & Expansion of Aboriginal Services Branch. Working directly with central agency staff and Panel Independents from Land Councils and external government agencies.
Effectiveness Review
Effectiveness assessment for an earlier restructure, undertaking a performance gap analysis, determining client satisfaction levels and service delivery gaps.
Frontline Restructure
700+ Applicants, Ranked Eligibility List 150+ for on-going Appointments, 40 Days Interviews Scheduled, 2 Referee Reports per eligible applicant, Interviews held in Metro and Rural locations across NSW.
Statewide Restructure-Administration Support
Full Service Selection Panel Support and project management including scribe, contact officer, position description development, advertising, referee reports, interview and venue management, final report preparation, human resources contact.