Sounding Board
Value Proposition
We provide senior leaders with a trusted, advisory partner to discuss ideas, validate decisions, and explore opportunities.
With access to world-class expertise and diverse perspectives, we help you navigate complex business landscapes and develop robust strategic initiatives.
Key Challenges
Being CEO or Founder can be a lonely place. Overcoming leadership isolation and echo chambers.
Accessing diverse, world-class expertise
Balancing short-term pressures with long-term strategic goals
No forum to freely discuss and test challenges, strategies and plans. Evaluating and refining ideas in a safe, constructive environment.
Making high-stakes decisions in a rapidly changing environment.
Gaining objective insights and feedback on strategic initiatives.
Group think or blind spots are major risks to innovation. Identifying and mitigating potential risks before they impact the business.
Our Approach
This process provides senior managers with a resource for testing ideas and exploring strategic options on complex business challenges. We provide fresh thinking and diverse perspectives to challenge ideas in a trusted, confidential environment for open discussions (“Chatham House rules”)
Preliminary research and analysis to understand the executive's specific challenges and context
We facilitate structured and engaging discussions to thoroughly explore your ideas, identify potential risks and opportunities, and provide constructive feedback.
Analysis, idea refinement and options generation
Deliver practical, actionable recommendations to guide your strategic decisions
Provide continuous support and follow-up sessions to track progress, address emerging issues, and refine strategies based on feedback and new developments.
Benefits and Outcomes
Access to fresh insights and diverse perspectives
Make well-rounded, data-driven decisions with confidence. Clients, with our help, come away with a better understanding of their challenge and a way to move forward
Strategic Validation: Receive unbiased validation of your strategic plans and initiatives, creating more robust and well-rounded strategic approaches.
Risk Mitigation: Identify potential pitfalls and develop strategies to address them proactively.
Enhanced Leadership: Strengthen your leadership capabilities through ongoing advisory support and mentorship.
Why Us
Talent: Interdisciplinary team of University of Oxford graduates & researchers and experienced professionals, bringing expertise in advanced research and analytics, plus industry-specific insights
Track record: Proven track record of creativity and innovation and acting as trusted advisors
Client centric: We tailor each session to address your specific challenges and objectives, ensuring the feedback is relevant actionable and includes different ideas & options
Innovative thinking: We challenge conventional wisdom and offer fresh perspectives to stimulate new ways of thinking.
Access: to world-leading research at the University of Oxford and extensive industry experience in innovation
Commitment: to long-term partnership and on-going support to continuously provide valuable feedback as the business evolves, pushing the boundaries of strategic thinking
In addition, we fully recognise the importance of candid and impartial advice.