Diversity is only the beginning.
Cohesive communities are connected communities.
Intercultural work focuses on interaction between First Nations Australians and first, second and 3+ generation Australians.
We design intercultural interactions with you that build positive relationships, create trust, inclusion, participation and social cohesion in your communities.
Little individual or community interaction creates fear, resentment and fertile ground for populism.
Diversity isn't social cohesion. Positive interaction is.
Connection across communities does not happen by itself.
Council policies, programs, grants, places and engagement can create opportunities for people to come together - or leave communities where they don't feel they belong.
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Are people meeting and building relationships?
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Who do you see sitting, walking and talking together in public places?
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Who has fewer opportunities to participate?
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Who attends council events?
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Who doesn't? Why? Who should?
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Are the policies, program design and implementation strengthening or weakening Council's commitment to community connection?
Mosaic helps councils turn these questions into practical policies, programs and community action.
Practical ways to strengthen social cohesion
Intercultural policy and program design
Build belonging and interaction across difference into Council policies and programs.
Executive and Councillor briefings
Build shared understanding and prepare leaders for difficult community conversations.
Community co-design workshops
Bring residents and Council together to shape practical strategies, policies and solutions.
Hear, here community listening
Private interviews reveal experiences and concerns that ordinary consultations may miss.
Why choose Mosaic?
Since 2025, Australian governments and inquiries have recognised the importance of intercultural outcomes. Lynda has been working interculturally for more than two decades. and has deep practical, policy and program design experience and understanding of community and political imperatives and risks.
She knows what's she's doing.
Internationally recognised intercultural expertise
Lynda is the only internationally recognised intercultural practitioner and policy designer in Australia. She has deep practical, policy and program design experience and understanding of community and political imperatives and risks. She knows what's she's doing.
Team of highly skilled and respected associates
Interculturalism in every day life needs a range of excellent facilitators. Mosaic's associates have skills covering intercultural conflict resolution, cultural competence, group facilitation and policy formulation.
Practical, project-ready outputs
Lynda and Mosaic's associates have many years experience working in government, corporates and not for profits. We bring that, and our particular expertise, to every project. We work smart, and understand your social, financial and political constraints. Due to our model of associates, you always have the best person for the job on your project.
What councils gain
Stronger policies and programs
Greater success for belonging and interaction built into Council's work.
Councils never have enough money to do the things they want. Yet, some social and economic policies and practices inadvertently work against against each other. Duplication can be reduced and alignment of policies and programs improved across Council.
Better value for money
Earlier awareness of community concerns
Intercultural and interfaith tension is inevitable in super-diverse Australia. An intercultural way of working helps your team develop strategies for positive relationship building