Digital tools
We build interactive tools and digital resources for education practitioners and organisations. Not off-the-shelf. Not generic. Built for specific problems in specific contexts -- and designed to work without a manual.
Live tool
A web-based facilitation tool for ECE directors navigating team conversations about risk tolerance, outdoor play policy, and adventurous learning environments.
Vertex Scholars
Risky Play Team Negotiation Tool
A facilitation tool for ECE teams navigating outdoor play policy and risk tolerance
Open tool →What it does
Team facilitation
Guides ECE teams through structured conversations about risk tolerance and outdoor play -- surfacing disagreements before they become conflicts and helping teams reach shared positions.
Live data and QR access
Team members join via QR code on their own devices. Responses feed into a live shared view. No sign-up required, no app to download -- works in a staff meeting or a PD day.
Built for real settings
Designed for the messy reality of ECE teams -- mixed opinions, licensing pressures, parent concerns, and directors trying to move a team forward without losing anyone.
Who it's for
Risky play is one of the most contested topics in ECE right now. This tool is for the people who have to manage that conversation -- not just have it.
ECE directors and program managers
Leading a team conversation about outdoor play policy, risk tolerance, or a new approach to loose parts and adventurous environments.
Professional development facilitators
Running PD sessions on risky play, outdoor learning, or risk management and looking for a structured activity that generates real discussion.
Childcare networks and resource centres
Supporting multiple centres or programs across a region in developing consistent, defensible approaches to risky and adventurous play.
In development
ECE Voice Observation Tool
A voice-based app for ECE practitioners. Speak your observations aloud, receive AI-generated follow-up questions, and produce professional parent updates -- without sitting down at a screen mid-session. Designed for the reality of an active ECE environment.
Have a tool idea?
We build tools to solve real problems in real education settings. If there's something your team needs -- a facilitation tool, a decision support resource, a digital learning module -- we'd like to hear about it. The best tools start with a conversation.
We build custom digital tools and e-learning modules for education organisations. Tell us what you're trying to solve.