Decision-grade consulting, grounded in evidence
Consult Lab turns discovery into recommendations, options, governance-ready decisions, and implementation-ready plans. This is consulting without theatre. Clear advice, backed by evidence, built for execution.
Consult Lab is the delivery engine of Ministry of Insights
Why this exists
Most consulting outputs fail to land because they’re too vague, too abstract, too political, too optimistic, or too
disconnected from delivery realities.
So organisations end up with decks nobody owns, decisions that drift, roadmaps that collapse under operational
load, and accountability that disappears when pressure arrives.
Consult Lab exists to produce outputs leadership can actually use.
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Powered by the MOI Decision Framework
Consult Lab is where the MOI Framework becomes most visible. It enforces traceability from evidence to recommendations, explicit trade-offs not hidden compromises, clear assumptions and risk logic, decision records that survive leadership change, and governance pathways that prevent decision drift.
AI may accelerate synthesis and comparison, but recommendations remain human-accountable, governed, and
defensible.
What it does
Consult Lab provides structured recommendations with clear trade-offs, options appraisal with risk assessment and constraints mapping, decision records that increase confidence and reduce regret, governance pathways and decision requirements, realistic roadmaps that account for capacity and dependencies, and procurement readiness when needed.
We don’t just provide advice. We provide decision clarity with accountability built in.
How it works
Evidence Ingestion
We consolidate inputs from Insights Lab, Engage Lab, Civic Lab, and Change Lab. This becomes the foundation for recommendations that hold up under scrutiny.
Options and Trade-offs
We develop option sets and evaluate each against feasibility, risk, cost, operational fit, stakeholder trust dynamics, and implementation readiness. Because there’s rarely one right answer, just trade-offs you need to understand.
Recommendations and Decision Pathway
We provide a recommended pathway, decisions required (and by who), safeguards and governance controls, and
what must be true for success. You get clear advice, not hedged equivocation
Roadmap and Implementation Plan
We translate recommendations into delivery phases and sequencing, resourcing requirements, capability needs,
risk management approach, and measurable indicators with governance cadence. This is where strategy
becomes implementable.
What it doesn't do
Consult Lab does not hide uncertainty, recommend what’s trendy, produce vague strategic themes, oversimplify risk, or assume delivery capacity exists when it doesn’t.
Problems this solves
You have insights but no clear decision. Leadership is stuck in debate cycles. You can’t justify investment
properly. You need options, not a single answer. You need to brief the board. You’re struggling to align delivery and governance. Everyone wants transformation but nobody owns the risk.
What you get
- Recommendations Pack (decision-grade)
- Options appraisal framework and scoring
- Trade-off analysis
- Decision record and governance pathway
- Implementation roadmap
- Procurement readiness pack (when required)
Consult Lab FAQs
Is Consult Lab just project management
No. We focus on governance, phasing, decision rights and learning, working alongside your internal teams or delivery partners rather than trying to manage everything ourselves.
Do you stay involved during implementation
We can remain involved as long as you need us to help monitor impact, adjust plans and capture lessons.
Can you work with our existing PMO or transformation office
Yes. We often plug into existing structures, providing an additional layer of insight and assurance rather than replacing them.
What types of artefacts do you produce
Typical outputs include roadmaps, governance charters, decision frameworks, monitoring dashboards and post implementation reviews.
Can Consult Lab support smaller, focused initiatives
Yes. The same disciplines can be scaled down for targeted projects where governance and learning still matter.