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Shorts · Thinking Partner

Someone experienced to think out loud with.

Thirty seconds on playing every big decision out alone, and who to play it out with.

What the short says

  1. You play every big decision out alone.
  2. Walking around the board to play the other side.
  3. Everyone works for you, so nobody argues back.
  4. We sit across the board from you.
  5. We say the awkward move out loud, before you make it for real.
  6. And you make the big move in the morning, sure of it.
  7. We are Subversive. Someone experienced to think out loud with.

The problem

What goes wrong

The big decisions land on you. Everyone in the business works for you, so nobody argues back, and you end up playing chess against yourself, walking around the board to take the other side.

What we do

How we fix it

We sit down opposite you, across the chess board. We say the awkward move out loud, before you make it for real, so you make the big move in the morning, sure of it.

What you get

  • Someone to play against

    Experienced, on your side, and free to disagree.

  • The awkward question

    Said out loud, before you make the move.

  • Time to think

    Time set aside for the big decisions.

  • The decision, written down

    What you chose and why, to come back to.

How we start

Start with a day.

A workshop or a discovery day, and you keep the written notes whatever you decide next.

Then a first piece of work. Or keep us on: three months to begin, then month by month.

We quote for the job, once we know what it is.

A larger organisation? Start here.

On your own? Your first hour is free.

Talk to Dave

What are you deciding on your own right now? Let’s talk it through.

Confidential. No sales theatre. The reply costs nothing and comes from Dave.

Write to Dave

A few quick questions, and we write the email for you. It opens in your own email, so nothing goes until you send it.

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