Thinking as a Service
Clarity on demand — for decisions that can’t wait.
A philosophically informed thinking partner for leaders and teams navigating complexity: strategy, AI, ethics, stakeholder tension, and high-stakes trade-offs.
- Make better decisions when the situation is messy and time is short
- Pressure-test thinking before it becomes expensive reality
- Build organisational judgment through repeatable ways of thinking
What this is
Most organisations don’t lack intelligence. They lack time and space to think well.
Thinking as a Service gives you a trusted external partner to help you:
- clarify what problem you’re really solving
- surface assumptions and blind spots
- map trade-offs, risks, and second-order effects
- align stakeholders around a clear rationale
- turn insight into action
It’s part strategy support, part decision-quality work, part intellectual sparring partner — delivered with rigour, speed, and discretion.
When it’s useful
This is designed for moments like:
- High-stakes decisions with incomplete information
- AI adoption where capability, risk, and responsibility collide
- Ethical tension (values vs incentives; people vs performance; growth vs trust)
- Cross-functional misalignment and recurring conflict
- Strategy drift (“we’re busy, but not clear”)
- Narrative confusion (what are we really doing, and why should anyone care?)
- Leadership transitions and organisational change
What you get
Depending on your needs, Thinking as a Service can include:
- Decision support: clear framing, options, trade-offs, and recommendation logic
- Pre-mortems + risk reviews: what could go wrong, and how we’ll know early
- Conceptual clarity: sharpening fuzzy terms that cause confusion (“ownership”, “strategy”, “innovation”, “trust”)
- Ethics + AI advisory: practical frameworks for responsible choices
- Workshop facilitation: targeted sessions when a group needs shared clarity
- Written outputs: decision briefs, one-page clarity docs, principles, comms narratives
How I work
A repeatable arc, used fast:
- Clarify the real question (and what’s noise)
- Map the situation (stakeholders, constraints, uncertainties)
- Surface what matters (values, risks, trade-offs, assumptions)
- Test the thinking (alternatives, counterarguments, second-order effects)
- Commit to action (decisions, owners, next steps, review points)
The goal isn’t more discussion. It’s clearer thinking that leads to cleaner action.
What this isn’t
- Not a generic consulting “deck-and-disappear” engagement
- Not coaching (though it often strengthens leaders’ thinking)
- Not therapy
- Not advice without deep work on the reasoning underneath
This is thinking with you — not telling you what to think.
Who it’s for
A fit if you:
- face complex decisions with real consequences
- want an intellectually rigorous partner who challenges assumptions
- value speed and depth
- want thinking that is philosophically grounded but commercially relevant
Not a fit if you:
- want certainty, hype, or pre-baked answers
- are looking for an off-the-shelf framework with minimal effort
- want someone to validate decisions already made
Engagement options
1) On-demand advisory (lightweight)
Quick turnaround support for specific decisions or documents.
Best for: urgent choices, risk checks, clarity edits, pre-reads.
2) Retainer (most common)
A monthly “thinking capacity” subscription: regular touchpoints + async review.
Best for: ongoing complexity, leadership teams, fast-moving environments.
3) Project sprint (2–6 weeks)
A focused deep dive into a specific question (strategy, AI policy, operating principles, narrative).
Best for: concentrated work with a clear deliverable.
What working together looks like
- Kickoff: goals, context, constraints, stakeholders
- Inputs: existing docs, assumptions, data you have (no perfection required)
- Working cadence: short calls + written synthesis + iterations
- Outputs: decision briefs, option maps, value statements, narratives
- Close: decision, rationale, risks, and next-step plan
Discreet, structured, and designed to reduce noise — not add it.
Practicalities
- Format: virtual by default; in-person for key workshops/offsites
- Cadence: weekly / fortnightly / ad hoc
- Confidentiality: high discretion; sensitive context handled carefully
- Stakeholders: individuals, leadership teams, or cross-functional groups
- Customisation: always — this is designed around your reality
If you want more thinking capacity, let’s talk.
We’ll clarify what you’re wrestling with, what “better” would look like, and what engagement format fits.