Systems Briefing
A confidential 1:1 working session on the AI-shaped pressure in your system, built around a written brief delivered before we talk.
The AI conversation in most organisations splits between hype and dread, with very little in the middle that is actually about your operation.
What is missing is a way to look at the second- and third-order effects without a workshop, a vendor pitch, or a retainer attached to the answer. The Systems Briefing is that: a one-time, structured read of the patterns running through your specific situation, delivered as a written analysis and a focused working session.
It is built on twenty-five years of forensic work inside complex human systems - resettlement, grievance, audit, ESG, social performance - applied now to AI's actual footprint on governance, decision rights, and accountability. Pattern-spotting, not prediction.
How it works
Asynchronous-first, by design. Most of the value is in the written analysis you receive before the call - the live session is where we sharpen it together, not where we start.
- 01AsynchronousBook and briefYou answer three short questions through the form below. Time on your side, not mine. The answers are what the analysis is built from - the longer and more specific, the sharper the brief. Once payment is in, the slot is secured and the analysis begins.
- 0224-48 hours beforePreliminary Systems AnalysisYou receive a 2-3 page written brief: the core pattern as I read it, hidden connections worth naming, and three strategic questions framed for our session. Yours to read, mark up, and push back on before we speak.
- 0390 minutesWorking sessionWe meet around the document, not around a blank discovery agenda. The brief is the floor. We use the session to sharpen the read, work through the calls in front of you, and define one or two next moves that do not need another meeting to begin.
A document you can show, and a decision you can act on.
- The 2-3 page Preliminary Systems Analysis - yours to keep, forward internally, or test against your own team.
- A working-session record - the agreed read of the situation, the strategic questions worth answering next, and the immediate move that does not need a follow-up meeting to begin.
- One follow-up email within five working days, capturing anything that emerged in the session and pointing to relevant existing material (frameworks, prior writing, public artifacts) where it helps.
Who this is for
Responsible for moving a tool, vendor, or rollout through an organisation that does not yet have the vocabulary to govern it.
Evaluating vendor claims, drafting policy, or signing off pilots where the second- and third-order effects are exactly what you would be held accountable for.
Under audit, reporting, or board pressure, with AI now sitting inside grievance, monitoring, screening, or community-facing systems.
Deciding whether to greenlight, pause, or restructure something that has AI assumptions baked into the business case.
Where the question that keeps you up at night does not have a clear owner internally and you do not want a vendor's pitch dressed as advice.
- - Not coaching.
- - Not a discovery call for a longer engagement.
- - Not a vendor recommendation, evaluation, or comparison.
- - Not an audit, certification, or compliance sign-off.
If any of those is what you actually need, the form can still be the start of that conversation - just say so in the third question.
$997 USD fixed price for the full process - the Preliminary Systems Analysis plus the 90-minute working session.
This is a fixed-scope, fixed-price strategic product. No hidden fees, no retainer, and no discovery phase attached to the answer. Submit the intake form below to begin. You will then receive a confirmation email with your invoice for $997 USD and simple international bank transfer details. Your payment secures the slot and initiates the analysis work.
Designed for live questions that need clarity quickly: the working session is typically scheduled within 7-10 working days of payment receipt, with the written analysis landing 24-48 hours before we speak.
Book Your Systems Briefing
Three short questions plus the basics. You will then receive a confirmation email with your invoice for $997 USD and simple international bank transfer details. Once payment lands, your slot is secured and the analysis begins. Primary and secondary time-slot options are provided so the live session remains resilient across calendars, time zones, and connectivity realities.