SAFE + BRAVE
SAFE gives us grounding. BRAVE takes us forward.
SAFE gives us grounding. BRAVE takes us forward.
At Buneen Group, every pathway we build, through Consulting, Employment, and Dreaming Futures, is grounded in the SAFE Method and guided by the BRAVE Framework.
SAFE creates stability. BRAVE drives transformation. Together, they close the gap between safety and growth, between surviving and thriving.
“The SAFE Method and BRAVE Framework were born from Indigenous cultural safety frameworks and my own lived experience. I realised that the key to growth and change — both personally and in business — is people feeling safe: safe to speak up, safe to challenge, and most importantly, safe to be themselves. But safety alone does not create change. It is the starting point. To truly grow, we must also be BRAVE. That is how we challenge ourselves and transform our workplaces moving forward.” Shawn Andrews Buneen FounderThe SAFE Method – Our Foundation
Lasting change begins with safety. SAFE provides the conditions for trust, healing, and stability — so individuals, families, and organisations feel grounded enough to grow.
elf – identity, reflection, healing. Safe people create safe systems
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ction – commitments into measurable change and accountability
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amily – kinship, belonging, and intergenerational strength.
nvironments – workplaces, systems, and Country designed for cultural and psychological safety.
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SAFE ensures that people are supported, systems are stable, and environments are ready for transformation.
The BRAVE Framework – Our Aspiration
Safety alone isn’t enough. To create real impact, we must be BRAVE. BRAVE represents the courage and accountability it takes to lead, to grow, and to transform.
elonging – spaces where identity is celebrated.
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espect – cultural authority, protocols, and difference upheld with dignity.
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ccountability – actions matched with commitments; leaders and systems taking responsibility.
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oice – truth-telling normalised and diverse voices heard.
mpowerment – people and communities equipped and confident to lead.
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BRAVE ensures that safety leads to action, accountability, and empowered futures.
SAFE + BRAVE Together
SAFE makes brave spaces possible.
BRAVE makes transformation real.
In Consulting – frameworks that move from cultural safety audits into accountable governance.
In Employment – workplaces where First Peoples feel safe to belong and brave enough to grow careers.
In Dreaming Futures – young people in care who are reconnected to identity and empowered to step into leadership..
This dual model is what makes Buneen Group unique. It provides
Programs alone can’t close the gap. Policy shifts can’t heal trauma on their own. True change comes when people and organisations feel SAFE enough to begin, and BRAVE enough to follow through.
That’s why SAFE + BRAVE is more than a framework. It’s the heartbeat of everything Buneen does.
