Where Structure meets Culture,
resilience is built.
X28Y29 Co was founded to address the critical gap between a company’s strategic and operational plans and the complex human reality required to implement them.
We believe lasting resilience is only possible when a healthy cultural Flow energises a solid operational Foundation. Our mission is to provide the expert diagnosis and guidance required to achieve that balance, empowering your organisation to navigate meaningful and lasting change.
Our Philosophy: The Foundation & Flow Approach
For the longest time, business thinking has treated strategy and culture as separate domains. While the concept of organisational culture gained prominence in the 1980s, it continues to be frequently dismissed as a ‘soft’ concern, separate from the ‘hard’ data of strategy and finance. It is not uncommon for organisations to simplify the concept to posters on a wall, rather than treating it as the engine that actually drives performance.
We founded X28Y29 Co on the core principle that they are two sides of the same coin, an interconnected system that determines an organisation’s success and failure.
The Foundation (X): Your Operational Core
This is the visible, tangible side of your business: strategy, structures, processes, roles, and technologies, which you can see and measure. This keeps things stable and aligned. But even the best systems are inert without energy behind them.
The Flow (Y): Your Cultural Current
This is the human side: the unseen currents of trust, communication, motivation, empowerment, shared purpose, and collective psychology. A healthy flow brings a strategy to life and turns process into a productive reality.
Lasting success is found not in perfecting one or the other, but in mastering their interplay. A flawless blueprint (Foundation) is useless if the team building the house is dysfunctional. And the most skilled, cohesive team in the world (Flow) cannot thrive if the blueprint itself is flawed or the foundations are unstable.
Our approach, and our team, is uniquely built to address both, blending deep operational acumen with an expert understanding of the human dynamics that drive real-world results.
Meet your Diagnosticians
You can’t get an accurate diagnosis without seeing the whole picture. That’s why our advisors are different. We bring deep expertise in both your business’s tangible structures (your Foundation) and its complex human dynamics (your Flow). As your expert guides, we are ready to help you navigate your unique change challenges.
Dr Gabriel Enge
CEO & Principal Advisor
With years of ‘in the trenches’ experience, Dr Enge excels at translating complex, data-driven diagnoses into practical and actionable strategies. He brings a mastery of the Foundation, guiding clients through the complexities of structured change, strategic operational efficiency, and leadership development. He has a proven track record of leading critical projects through diverse challenges, from process re-engineering to culture change. Crucially, Dr Enge ensures that human-centric insights become the new operational reality, building resilient teams and confident leaders who can champion any change.
Key Qualifications:
PhD in Analytical Chemistry | Graduate Certificate in Change Management | Certified Advanced Change Practitioner (Prosci) | Lead Auditor (Management Systems)
“I believe that meaningful change isn’t just managed, it’s believed in, championed, and made real.”
Dr Ava Carter
Specialist Advisor
As a board-certified psychiatrist, medical doctor, and experienced board director, Dr Carter brings a rare and profound perspective to the challenges of organisational change. She provides the critical mastery of the Flow, deciphering the intricate interpersonal dynamics and group mindsets that underpin any complex human system. Her extensive experience on national governance bodies, particularly within the public and private healthcare sectors, has given her specialist knowledge in strategic policy and human-centric stakeholder engagement. Recognised for her award-winning work integrating lived experience into policy, Dr Carter moves beyond surface-level issues to diagnose the foundational health of an organisation, uncovering the unspoken concerns that often fuel friction and stall progress.
Key Qualifications:
GAICD | Fellow of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists | Doctor of Medicine and Surgery | Dental Surgeon | Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
“True transformation begins not in the rows of a spreadsheet, but in the hidden undercurrents of human culture, where the deepest resistance but also greatest potential resides.”
Together, we bring a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to every challenge. We are your partners in building a more resilient and effective organisation.
Let's Start a Conversation.
You've learned about our philosophy and the people behind it. The next step is the exciting step for us to learn about you.
We invite you to reach out for a confidential, no-obligation conversation to discuss your unique challenges and explore if our approach is the right fit for your organisation.
X28Y29 Co Pty Ltd
hello@x28y29.com.au
ABN 72 682 692 486
PO Box 5554
Kingston ACT 2604
Australia
X28Y29 Co acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia.
We pay our respects to Elders past and present.