Think Tank
Thought Leadership

Investment. Business. Government. AI
Best Management Practices

Government and business leaders leverage the Institute's decision support services to help them identify and respond to emerging challenges and opportunities.

One of the most critical tasks of a CEO is to make the right decisions at times of uncertainty. In rapidly changing market conditions, a single investment or strategy error can damage the company and the executive's career. According to Med Jones, the president of the Institute, "Wrong decisions are based on lack of information, misinformation, or inaccurate decision models." Our independent advisors can protect the leadership team against management blind spots, internal biases, and groupthink.

While the executive team is busy running the business, our consultants will research emerging opportunities and risks, validate forecasting models, review planning assumptions, and provide external independent insights on complex issues. The research results are disseminated in the form of private strategy papers, strategic retreats, best practices training, consulting, and executive support services.

Think Tank Research Areas

Investment Best Practices

Business Best Practices

Government Best Practices

AI Management Best Practices

Top Client Challenges

Challenges commonly faced by clients include:

Limited time or resource hindering strategic focus
Too much noise, conflicting public research and biased financial or political advice
Operational inefficiencies impacting strategic execution

Examples of Top Government Leaders and CEO Challenges Questions

Trusted Advice

The institute's independent strategic review services help clients uncover misinformation, potential blind spots, unproductive political or ideological biases or incentives. Our independent consultants provide fresh-eyes analysis offering creative and unique insights to help the leadership team avoid groupthink and potential costly decision errors before implementing a major policy change or embarking on a major development and investment project.

Support Services

The think tank support services can assist the clients in the entire business development lifecycle, from research and analysis through implementation and operations improvement. The services cover the following:

Analyzing emerging forces, trends and their potential impact on investments and business operations
Assessing and validating opportunities and risks
Evaluating strategy and policy choices
Evaluating operational best practices and recommending improvements
Supporting change programs
Training the workforce and building capacity

Example Think Tank Research Projects and Support Services

PESTEL (Political Economic, Societal, Technological, Environmental, and Legal) research to uncover emerging risks and opportunities
Analyzing industry, trends, risks & opportunities research
Analyzing business and enterprise risks & opportunities research
Analyzing government policy risks & opportunities research
Analyzing macro economic and financial markets risks & opportunities research
Analyzing equity risks & opportunities research
Investment portfolio optimization for higher returns and/or lower risks
Projects and deals screening, due diligence and audit
Country competitiveness research, industrial planning and capacity building
Strategic economic development planning & validation
Strategic business planning facilitation & validation
Strategic governance policy planning & validation

In addition to individual consulting projects, the institute offers Strategic Retreats to help CEOs focus their teams on desired strategic planning outcomes and direction

Thought Leadership and Social Impact: