ABOUT US
Technology is about people
We’re building a collective of extraordinary talent with shared values and a passionate commitment to deliver game-changing outcomes for New Zealand enterprises.
Reuben Dunn, DevOps Engineer
Gareth Evans, Founder & Chief Engineer
Vicky Price, Mission Control
Mat Horner, Technical Leadership
Ajay Blackshah, SAFe/Value Stream Specialist
Rob England, Associate Consultant
Davin Ryan, Coding Architect
Gillian Clark, Founder & CEO
Rick Mugridge, Yoda
Don Smith, Mentor & Coach
Manfred Lange, Coding Architect
Philip Rodrigues, Coding Architect
Jeff Gibson, Agile Trainer
Tony Luisi, Coding Architect
Noah Cantor, Technical Leadership
Paul Jacobs, Coding Architect
Blair Jacobs, Coding Architect
Anna Tyrrell, Technical Editor & Coding Architect
Benji Stephenson, Coding Architect
Laché Melvin, Coding Gymnast
Brad Rautenbach, Coding Architect
Tanya Kennard-Campbell, People & Culture
Nicky Beuker, People
The principles that guide us
Conjure moments
Strive to create the a-ha! moments that jolt, liberate and inspire you. They’ll help you discover the ‘elevation, insight, pride and connection’ that become defining memories and waypoints on your personal journey. Following these will help…
Listen and observe first
Empathy, respect and compassion start here. It’s the cornerstone of learning and shared experience that puts you into insightful territory, open to moments. It’s the thing that allows your strong opinions – however loosely held – to be heard in return and validated (or otherwise) by others who may know more. It shows you care, it brings others to your side and everyone’s wellbeing will be better for it.
Explore, experience and find purpose
Stretch your comfort levels, embrace uncertainty and be open to a journey of discovery. Take joy in the ambiguity of it all and cherish the experiences along the way – the wins, the fails and the risks that took you away from life as usual. Somewhere on this kind of journey you’ll definitely have moments. One of those might be finding your purpose.
Good things multiply
Create the things that make life better and more good things are sure to follow. Create relationships, trust, understanding, networks, diversity of thought and ideas. Create the environments that allow people to become better versions of themselves. If we do all of this together, we’ll conjure more moments for everyone.
Engage differently
We have a unique approach to thinking about your challenges and how they can be met.
Playbooks – finding a path to value
We bring systems-level thinking and a toolbox of models, frameworks and concepts to shine a light on your situation in ways that you may not have considered. Ways that help you see things through different lenses and which reveal the new paths to value that are worth exploring.
We work with...
Fidelity Life
SiteM8
Jarden
Cemplicity
BNZ
LIC
Loffty
Our partners
Tasktop
Tasktop is revolutionising Value Stream Management with a platform that helps enterprises ‘see through the black box’ of software delivery, align IT initiatives with business goals and accelerate flow. As trained Tasktop partners, we’re ready to help you see value in a whole new way.
Dev Academy
We work with Dev Academy to provide critical capability uplift for developers, helping them expand their technical skills to deliver better software. Dev Academy is where Kiwi ingenuity and values of manaakitanga and aroha collide with innovation, education and technology.
Elevate.to
elevate.to is home for some of the world’s most experienced SPCTs (SAFe Programme Trainers) and transformation consultants (including HYPR’s Gillian and Gareth). Our partnership ensures we learn, share, collaborate to ensure delivery of world-class SAFe® education.
Nomad8
Nomad8 is one of New Zealand’s leading Agile consulting, training and coaching practices. We work with Nomad8 on Callaghan Innovation’s Build for Speed programme where the engagement is targeted towards building high-performing, self-organising product and delivery teams.