How we work
Four ways to work with us
Every engagement starts by understanding where AI puts pressure on your business. From there you can go as far as you need: a focused playbook of moves, a complete board-level strategy, or a facilitated engagement with a strategist in the room.
Talk to us about the right fit for your organisation.
Where engagements start
AI Disruption Snapshot
Your complete AI Disruption Snapshot: your AI Disruption Score, an eight-dimension breakdown, the threats you face ranked by urgency, the opportunities sized by impact, and what your peers are doing.
Your AI Disruption Score (0–100)
Where AI exposure is highest: eight pressure points scored
The threats you face, ranked by urgency
The opportunities, sized by impact and ease to act
What your sector is doing with AI right now
Named peers and what they’ve shipped (or haven’t)
Yours to download and share
Strategies to act on
Fast Track AI Strategy
The Snapshot shows where AI puts pressure on your organisation. Fast Track tells you what to do about it: a focused playbook of strategic moves built from your findings, organised across four areas of action.
Strategic moves across four areas: where to attack, defend, build and fix
Each move tied to the specific strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats you confirm
A synthesis of your most important moves to act on this quarter, with rationale
Built around the objectives you set, with AI Strategy Advisor help
Most popular
The full strategy
Complete AI Strategy
A complete AI Strategy your board can act on. Six AI Advisors work through your organisation with you, then produce five deliverables, each reviewed and signed off by a senior strategist. Cover letter and 90-minute walkthrough included.
Everything in the Snapshot, plus:
A strategy session with four AI Advisors
AI Maturity Assessment for your organisation
AI Disruption Analysis: the full diagnosis
AI Strategy Canvas: your strategy on one page
AI Transformation Roadmap with costed, prioritised initiatives
AI Executive Presentation: a board-ready deck
Chris McLaren personally reviews every AI Strategy before delivery
Signed cover letter naming where to focus first
90-minute walkthrough included
Q&A with your full Advisor Panel after delivery
6 diagnostic tools to keep working the strategy
Fast Track or Complete? Here’s how they relate.
Both build on your Snapshot. Fast Track gives you a focused playbook to act on this quarter. Complete is the full board-level strategy. Many organisations start with Fast Track and step up to Complete when they’re ready.
Fast Track AI Strategy
Strategies to act on this quarter
- Guided intake (you set objectives, confirm SWOT)
- Strategic moves across four areas: attack, defend, build and fix
- Synthesis of the most important moves for this quarter
- Best when: you want to move now
Complete AI Strategy
The full strategy your board signs off on
- Workshop with four AI Advisors
- Four full deliverables, expert-reviewed
- Costed transformation roadmap
- Board-ready Executive Presentation
- 90-minute walkthrough included
- Best when: you need board commitment
See what each one looks like: Sample Fast Track → · Sample Complete deliverables →
For organisations that want a strategist in the room
AI Strategy – Facilitated
Everything in the AI Strategy, with Chris McLaren working alongside your team from start to finish. Document intake, stakeholder interviews, a facilitated strategy workshop, annotated deliverables and a board presentation. Delivered in two to three weeks.
Document intake
We gather strategy documents, annual reports and technology inventory. The right inputs for high-quality output.
Stakeholder interviews
Two to three focused conversations with your CEO, CTO and a senior operational leader.
Facilitated workshop
Chris runs the AI advisor workshop with your team. Guiding, exploring and working through the findings.
Deliverable review
Every deliverable reviewed and annotated. Priority recommendations flagged; generic findings deprioritised.
Board presentation
Chris presents to your board, fields questions and positions next steps.
Follow-up
A 30-minute check-in two to four weeks after delivery.
Not sure which engagement fits? Book a calland we’ll talk it through.
Want to see the output first? See example deliverables for Northwind Advisory →
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