Transforming systems of care

At Compassion Revolution we are building and transforming systems of care across Australia. We’re not a big consulting agency. We don’t have a set of templates that we overlay onto your organisation.

We work with great care and skillful intention though a framework of compassion and codesign to reimagine service delivery, policy development, organisation-wide culture and patient experience.

Now, more than ever, compassion needs to be the core value of efficient and safe systems of care nested into cultures of respect, creativity and innovation.

The role of compassion in healthcare is receiving increased attention as emerging research demonstrates how compassionate patient care can improve health outcomes and reduce workplace stress and burnout.

Compassionate care becomes an organisational norm only when health leaders create and nurture a “culture of compassion” that actively supports, develops, and recognises the role of compassion in day-to-day management and practice; models of care, design of infrastructure and patient involvement in service planning and delivery.

We have worked with health and social care organisations all over Australia to embed compassion into their Values DNA. Our greatest skills are in connecting with people, understanding the healthcare policy and clinical environment, bringing transformative creativity to the work of co-design, in ways that are practical and long lasting.

At the heart of our approach

Compassion

Compassion makes it possible for all things to thrive. We embed compassion and kindness into everything we touch.

Human-centred

We prioritise dignity and respect and celebrate everyone’s capacity to grow and develop. We look for solutions that value the beauty of being a human with feelings and emotions.

Creativity

Our discipline brings play and exploration to find possibility beyond logical, rational thinking. We believe work can be beautiful.

Build Community

We break silos and mobilise cross-disciplinary and cross-boundary connections to build shared vision. We recognise that we all live in complex systems and we celebrate our connectedness.

Our Principles

In our work we follow the same model we use to support others to develop their capacity for compassionate action: SUMA.

We show up with courage, understanding and a commitment to hope

We show up with courage, understanding and a commitment to hope

We prioritise deep listening as the foundation for relational and values-based work

Our partnership co-design practice is inclusive, respectful, participative, iterative and outcomes focused

Our trauma-informed workshop practices embrace safety and support reflection and truth telling in difficult conversations

Our commitment to a more compassionate future is resolutely person centred and leads to action.