Participation strategy
Design a delivery-grade participation plan for a major project or program.
Legacy
Weave participation into outcomes that last.
A practical framework for embedding Indigenous participation into long-term project outcomes — not as an add-on, but as part of the fabric.
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Commit
Set clear, credible participation intent.
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Participate
Open genuine procurement and employment.
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Build
Grow supplier and workforce capability.
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Embed
Weave outcomes into delivery and operations.
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Legacy
Enduring benefit beyond the project.
Purpose
Legacy is woven, not bolted on
The Woven Pathway to Legacy™ translates good intent into structure — a practical sequence for building Indigenous participation into a project so it endures long after delivery. It connects commitment, participation, capability and outcome into a single pathway, so legacy is designed in from the start rather than hoped for at the end.
The challenge
Participation on paper rarely becomes legacy
Major projects routinely set ambitious participation commitments, then struggle to turn them into outcomes that survive the life of the project.
Procurement that does not endure, employment that does not progress, and relationships that fade at completion leave communities — and organisations — with little to show.
The missing piece is rarely intent. It is a practical pathway that weaves participation into how the project is actually delivered.
Applications
Where it's applied
Primary application — Designing enduring participation on major projects.
Legacy planning
Define the enduring outcomes a project will leave behind, and how.
Commitment delivery
Turn RAP and participation commitments into structured, measurable action.
Benefits
What it makes possible
The outcomes leaders see when the framework is applied with discipline.
A clear pathway
A practical sequence from commitment to enduring outcome.
Genuine participation
Procurement and employment that are real, progressive and measurable.
Outcomes that endure
Legacy woven into the project so it outlasts delivery.
Demonstrable impact
Participation outcomes you can evidence to boards and communities.
The framework
How it works
A practical operating model — designed to be understood, applied and repeated.
- 1
Commit
Set clear, credible participation intent.
- 2
Participate
Open genuine procurement and employment.
- 3
Build
Grow supplier and workforce capability.
- 4
Embed
Weave outcomes into delivery and operations.
- 5
Legacy
Enduring benefit beyond the project.
Related solutions
Where this framework does its work
The advisory engagements that put this intellectual property into practice.
Related capability
Building the capability to apply it
Programs and workshops that leave your people able to run the framework themselves.
Workforce Programs
Employment pathways and cultural capability that create real progression.
Leadership Workshops
Building the cultural capability that lasting participation depends on.
The platform
Framework thinking,
made operational
The Claypan Business Manager™ turns this framework into a living system your organisation can act on every day.
Timeline™
A live view of participation milestones across the life of a program.
Business Blueprint Score™
Measurable tracking of participation outcomes against a baseline.
Related insights
Read the thinking behind it
Perspectives and research that inform how this framework continues to evolve.
FAQ
Questions, answered
The things leaders most often ask about this framework.
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