Desirable Futures

Co-Founder

Alidad Hamidi

Alidad is an experienced consultant and enterprise coach specialising in strategy, organisational design, and transformation.

Alidad has worked with leading organisations like Aware Super, Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bulletproof Networks, Suncorp, Telstra, and Medibank Group. He has played a crucial role in enhancing their effectiveness, operating models, organisational designs, and workforce capabilities.

His philosophy revolves around enabling “Democracy at Work” and “Ecosystem Business Models,” advocating for organisations that are adaptable, worthy of their people’s best effort and suited for the challenges of the 21st century.

Alidad lives in the suburbs of Sydney with his wife and daughter, valuing quality family time, enjoying leisurely walks, and exploring new travel destinations.

Alidad is an experienced consultant and enterprise coach specialising in strategy, organisational design, and transformation. His career began over two decades ago as a software developer, where he founded his own software-as-a-service startup, utilising Extreme Programming principles. This marked the commencement of his journey into the world of technology and business innovation.

After moving to Australia, Alidad expanded his expertise by undertaking roles in project management, product management, and delivery coaching. He observed that the most significant impact on team and organisational outcomes often comes from the system of work, strategic direction, and business model. This realisation led him to transition to organisational transformation and design.

With extensive experience in facilitating organisational change across industries such as banking, telecom, insurance, superannuation, health, ICT, and cloud services, Alidad’s expertise is both broad and deep. In Australia, he continued to diversify his skill set and contributed to projects in various sectors.

Alidad has collaborated with leading organisations like Aware Super, Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bulletproof Networks, Suncorp, Telstra, and Medibank Group. He has played a crucial role in enhancing their effectiveness, operating models, organisational designs, and workforce capabilities. He employs a multifaceted approach that integrates Vertical Leadership Theory, Design and Systems Thinking, and complexity science, using methodologies like RendanHeyi, Semco Style, and Team Topologies.

Alidad has studied software engineering and marketing and has been professionally trained in Enterprise Architecture, Agile Leadership and Systems Thinking including participating in a master class on Strategic Planning and Participative Organisational Design using Open Systems Theory in 2023 with Dr. Merrelyn Emery.

Alidad lives in the suburbs of Sydney with his wife and daughter, valuing quality family time, enjoying leisurely walks, and exploring new travel destinations.aluing quality family time, enjoying leisurely walks, and exploring new travel destinations.

Co-Founder

Dave Witney

Dave coaches and mentors leaders and teams in how to change for a better future He supports people to create sustainable and lasting outcomes. Dave has worked in startups to multinationals in online retail, banking and finance, insurance, cloud tech, medical devices and telecommunications.

Dave's work anchors on the idea that when we are able to work with others to create environments for productive and harmonious work the results are often extraordinary. These environments exhibit the characteristics of belongingness, interdependence, purpose, nurturance and a hunger for learning.

Dave lives with his family in Australia, on the Central Coast of NSW, looking after 2 dog, 2 cats, 23 chickens and 2 horses, he is beginning to explore the world of growing his own greens with hydroponics.

Co-Founder

Ross MacIntyre

Ross is an experienced enterprise coach who has worked with some of Australia’s most well known companies.

“I never meet teams who aren’t doing their best. Helping individual teams won’t shift the needle for organisations. The challenges teams face are systemic. Leaders need to manage the system so teams can manage themselves and focus on delivering value to customers”.

Ross has many years software development experience and many more years in delivery and transformation. He is certified in multiple methodologies and has a Grad Cert in Organisational Coaching from Swinburne University of Technology.

Ross lives in Melbourne with his wife and 2 boys. He’s an intermediate bedroom guitarist and enjoys Shorinji Kempo. Ross is a ways of working nerd who only reads non-fiction work-related books.

The Team

The Team

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