In August 2011, our Managing Director, Neil Butler, established XERA Consulting, initially to manage some contracting opportunities that were coming his way in the Higher Education sector. There was no great plan or vision at that stage – just a business structure that met the needs of one or two clients.

In June 2017, though, we decided that it was time to change our outlook – to embrace the way we operated and announce it to the world.

We became Untypical.

Initially, we operated under a new business name – Untypical Thinking – developing products that reflected our untypical approach to problem solving and the generation of ideas. But with the evolution of our business to include Untypical Media and Untypical Regional, we have reverted to Untypical, with a tag line of Untypical by name. Untypical by nature. We are not like the others.

So what makes us Untypical – how ARE we different to the others?

• We are not constrained by methodologies, protocols or proprietary processes. We can work within these protocols but we don’t need to.
• We don’t believe in simply stepping outside of our comfort zone – we believe in taking a flying leap out of it when we need to.
• Simplicity and pragmatism are our hallmarks
• We aren’t very good at Buzzword Bingo – we don’t talk about swim lanes, tribes, squads and net promoter scores.
• We have a particular dislike of three letter acronyms and unnecessary jargon.
• We don’t value qualifications and accreditations anywhere near as much as we value integrity, experience and imaginative thinking.
• We think that transformation without imagination is a wasted opportunity. Ask us about Transformagination^® the next time we chat.
• We love leaving our clients with a smile on their faces rather than a massive bill to pay. Sure, we need to be paid but at rates that are fair and reasonable.
• We are very big on what your business could be more so that what they should be.
• We could go on … but we won’t.

We’d love to have a chat to you about how Untypical could help you and your business to achieve the success you crave. Please reach out to us via our Contact page to set up a no obligation chat about how we can work together!