Translating lived experience into systems level impact

Training, coaching, participatory design and facilitation to support the integration and translation of lived experience and expertise for:

Individuals

We support and partner with people with lived and living experience of social and systemic exclusion to build their power to drive change.

Teams

We advise and partner with organisations about how to authentically and ethically engage and embed lived experience inclusion and expertise.

“Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to transform it.”
– Ella Baker

Offerings

Led by founder Morgan Cataldo, morgan&co helps organisations understand the value and purpose of lived experience and expertise and how to work with it in considered and intentional ways. Think of it as support with translating abstract concepts to applied everyday practice.

Advisory, strategic support & facilitation

Build capacity, capability and competency to meaningfully partner with the people and communities you support and work alongside.

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Ethical storytelling & messaging

Reimagine how stories are told and shared in media and communications in ethical, inclusive and systems-focused ways.

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Workshops

Learn from the wisdom of lived experience and expertise, and how to better partner with those who are most affected. Understand how to use and translate your own lived experience into expertise.

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Coaching & peer support

Supporting people, teams and groups with systems advocacy, service design and participation, supervision, and community engagement and development practice.

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Meet the founder

Morgan Cataldo has over 15 years of experience collaborating with individuals, communities and organisations to reimagine the role those who are systematically excluded play in social and systems change. She is particularly interested in how valuing the lived experience of those whose voices aren’t traditionally heard can – and does – affect systems transformation.

Morgan is working to weave lived experience practice and inclusion, social advocacy and activism, and systems thinking together.

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Definitely one of the best pieces of professional learning I’ve undertaken.

“I highly recommend this thoughtful and practical course to anyone who wants to improve their approaches to engaging people with lived experience. Over four workshops, Morgan created a brave space for us to explore and understand theory, examine our own practices, learn from each other and fill our tool belts with evidence-informed tools and resources to utilise in our work. Definitely one of the best pieces of professional learning I’ve undertaken.”

- Simon Crabb, Social Ventures Australia

Morgan and her work give me hope for change in the world.

“Morgan and her work give me hope for change in the world. The way she meets people exactly where they are, staying grounded in her values around dignity and care, and communicating in a way that is understandable and deeply humanising, is remarkable… The way she embodies what she brings to her work with others in her own life… continuously teaches and anchors me to some of the ways I want to show up in the world and in my work.”

- Sarah Mariann Martland, Founder and Director of Trauma & Co.

Remarkable humility and wisdom, along with honesty and humour.

“Morgan is a joy to work with – someone with remarkable humility and wisdom, along with honesty and humour. As both a facilitator and/or an advisor, she will undoubtedly provoke new, exciting and hopeful perspectives in any organisation or group she works with.”

- Melanie Poole, The Justice Map

The way Morgan delivered the training took the learning to a whole other level.

“Morgan’s training is excellent. While I found the content to be incredibly rich and stimulating in ways that pushed my thinking and practice, it was the way Morgan delivered the training that took the learning to a whole other level. The training is so well held, deeply respectful and yet seemed somehow effortless by Morgan, which I know is not the case. Morgan truly lives and models how to work with people with lived experience.”

- Kerry Graham, Collaboration for Impact

Morgan did an excellent job of creating a safe learning environment.

“Morgan was incredible – she really nailed the complexity/difficulty of the content. I really appreciated her frequent use of examples, how she shared her own stories of lived experience, and how she handled talking about more confronting topics like power and privilege – these things all really added to my understanding. I liked that the workshop was structured in chunks/parts – this helped to give the day structure and help me understand what was coming up next.”

- For Purpose workshop participant

Some of the most important learning curves and innovations in my work have been influenced by Morgan’s approach.

“I honestly can’t recommend Morgan enough. She brings a grounded, sensemaking thread to discussions about complexity and nuance that ultimately help navigate you to where you need to go. She’s collaborative, respectful and gentle while bringing an unapologetic sociopolitical and socioeconomic lens to the work. Her mind, her deeply considered thinking, and her curious and humble openness to learning with you are authentically powerful tools.”

- Lauren Oliver, Youth Engagement Innovator