Frame the commitment
Name the decision, constraints, and owner.
Innovation Working Session / Decision clarity
Turn a high-stakes product or AI question into a decision your team can act on.
The Innovation Working Session is a fixed-scope engagement for leadership teams facing a high-stakes product or AI decision. It starts with short pre-work and one 90-minute working session. You leave with a written decision brief and a readout for your sponsor.
Request a Working SessionThe moment to use this engagement
When to use an Innovation Working Session
Call us before the momentum becomes the decision.
- A product, AI, or roadmap bet has executive attention but no defensible scope.
- The roadmap contains competing bets and no shared decision rule.
- Leaders agree on urgency but not on the customer, business, or operating problem.
- A build decision is approaching before the evidence is ready.
Not the right fit when
If the direction is already agreed and the remaining question is how to test it, start with Validation & Prototype.
What it is
What the session includes
A focused way to change the next decision.
- A focused decision engagement that aligns the people who matter.
- A way to separate known signal from assumption and document the next move.
- A senior-led readout with a written recommendation and visible limits.
What it is not
What it doesn't include
Clear scope is part of the value.
- A broad discovery program.
- A full design sprint or technical build.
- An open-ended ideation workshop.
How the work unfolds
How the session runs
Short enough to move. Structured enough to matter.
Make assumptions visible
Separate facts, unknowns, and inherited beliefs.
Find the smallest useful evidence
Identify the test, input, or artifact that reduces the risk.
Produce the next move
Write the recommendation and sequence the path.
What you keep
What you keep
The decision remains visible after the room clears.
Opportunity map
Evidence summary
Decision brief
Prioritized recommendation
Sequenced next-step roadmap
Possible outcomes
Possible outcomes
Better evidence creates more than one valid answer.
AdvanceNarrowSequenceTestPauseDo not build
The value is not a preselected answer. It is an answer the team can explain, act on, and carry into the next decision.
Start with the decision
Bring the decision, not a polished brief.
In a 30-minute fit conversation, we will identify the commitment at stake, the people who need to be involved, and whether a Working Session is the right next move.