Practice 01 — Advisory

Global risk advisory that turns change into decisions.

Advisory designed for leaders who want to adapt quickly and take action. We prepare C-suite and staff teams to make decisions — and speak knowledgeably — about how global events shift business operations.

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The approach

Read the terrain. Then choose.

We do not arrive with a template. We arrive with questions, evidence and a structured way to decide.

Global events do not stay in the news cycle. They arrive in supply chains, funding decisions, regulatory priorities and the questions your board asks next quarter.

Our advisory work connects the external landscape to your internal reality. We review what you already know, map what you do not, and facilitate the conversation that turns both into a position your organization can defend.

Two tracks — one for the C-suite, one for staff — share the same discipline but differ in altitude, materials and outputs.

Evidence-based, not opinion-led
Designed around the decisions you actually have to make
Built to leave capability behind, not dependence

Two tracks

The same discipline, at two altitudes.

Choose the track that matches who has to act on the work. Both can run together when leadership and staff need a shared view.

Track A Leadership

C-suite preparation

Incorporate global trends into decision making.

Discovery session tailored to C-suite needs

Extensive review of organizational materials, listening sessions and individual interviews with C-suite leadership to understand the organization’s position and ambitions.

Format

Virtual exchange of past and present materials — policy and global positioning documents, organizational strategy and structure, partnership agreements.

What it gives you

A comprehensive review and gap analysis report: what needs to be researched, compiled and completed before the next stage.

Research phase — external information gathering

Using advanced processes and systems to map the external environment: structures, relationships, influences, power dynamics, cultures, stakeholders and market positioning.

Format

Virtual data analysis report of global risks and the organizational landscape.

What it gives you

A global risk map and comprehensive landscape and market analysis to inform high-level decision making.

Action-oriented decision-making workshop

How to decide, decode and plan for global and organizational change — and how to incorporate global trends into public dialogue.

Format

One full-day workshop with leadership, in person or virtual. An interactive session that produces a strategy and targeted plan for your current position relative to US and global partners.

What it gives you

A clear and comprehensive strategy on how to position the organization within an evolving global landscape.

Track B Staff

Staff preparation

Understand and filter global trends into daily action.

Discovery session tailored to staff needs

Extensive review of organizational materials, listening sessions and individual interviews with staff to understand the internal position and ambitions.

Format

Virtual exchange of staffing plans, budgets, policy documents, fundraising plans, and organizational structure and strategy documents.

What it gives you

A comprehensive review and gap analysis report: what needs to be researched, compiled and completed before the next stage of internal organizational strategy.

Research and data collection phase

Mapping the external environment — structures, relationships, influences, power dynamics, cultures, stakeholders and market positioning — to support staff in preparing for next steps.

Format

Virtual data analysis report of global risks and the organizational landscape.

What it gives you

A global risk map and comprehensive landscape and market analysis tailored to staff functions.

Organizational planning and communication workshop

How to filter and understand global trends so staff can create policy-focused materials, funding plans and organizational materials that adapt to global shifts.

Format

One full-day workshop with staff, in person or virtual. An interactive session that provides organizational clarity, processes and a targeted plan.

What it gives you

A clear and comprehensive organizational plan for communication and processes that support the organization’s position within an evolving global landscape.

What you leave with

Documents your team can use on Monday.

Gap analysis report

A clear account of what is known, what is missing and what needs to be completed.

Global risk map

The external landscape — risks, actors, relationships and market position — on one page.

Positioning strategy

A defensible view of where the organization stands and where it should move next.

Workshop plan

A facilitated decision session with a targeted plan your leadership can own.

How it runs

A clear sequence, scoped to your reality.

Listen

Materials review, listening sessions and interviews with the people who hold the context.

Map

External research and data analysis to describe the landscape as it actually is.

Decide

A one-day workshop that turns evidence into choices, priorities and language.

Document

A strategy, risk map and plan your team can present, defend and act on.

Questions

Before we start.

Still unsure whether this is the right fit? A short conversation usually settles it.

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Who is this for?

Leadership teams that need to make decisions about global risk and positioning, and staff teams that need to translate those decisions into programs, policies, funding plans and communication.

Is it in person or virtual?

Both. Discovery and research can run virtually; the workshop can be virtual or in person. We scope the format around your team and the decisions at hand.

How long does an engagement take?

The sequence moves from discovery to research to a one-day workshop, with documentation after. Timing is agreed at the start and depends on how quickly materials and interviews can be arranged.

Can you work with our existing documents?

Yes. We review the strategies, policies, funding plans and partnership agreements you already have, then identify what is missing and what needs updating.

Next step

Let’s read the landscape together.

Tell us what is shifting around you. We will come back with a focused scope and the right starting point.

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