Compare · Consulting
A deck that ends vs. a capability you keep.
A foresight consulting engagement gives you senior thinking and a polished deliverable — once, on their timeline, then it's over. Signals gives your team the same structured method as software they own, run again whenever they like, and that gets sharper every Session.
Reach for a consulting foresight project when
- You need outside senior judgment and facilitation in the room.
- It's a one-time, high-stakes strategic set-piece with executive air cover.
- You specifically want an external party to own and present the conclusion.
Reach for Signals when
- You want the capability in-house, not rented for one project.
- You'll need to refresh, extend, or re-scope the research repeatedly.
- Six-figure budgets and multi-week cycles don't fit the cadence of the question.
| Consulting foresight | Signals | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A bespoke deck and a final readout. | A reusable research method plus every signal, source, and report behind it. |
| After delivery | The engagement closes; refreshing it is a new statement of work. | Reopen the Project and start a new Session anytime. |
| Cycle time | Weeks to months. | A grounded starter run in well under an hour. |
| Method | Lives in the consultants' heads and their template. | Encoded as a Playbook and Workflows you can inspect, edit, and re-run. |
| Evidence | Cited in the appendix; the live research trail rarely transfers to you. | The full sourced, verdict-graded, grounded record is yours from day one. |
| Cost | Project fees, typically five to six figures per engagement. | A subscription plus credits — orders of magnitude less per question. |
A question you'd actually bring
“What weak signals of change should our 2027 product strategy account for?”
Run this as a free scan →Hire the consultants when you need a person in the room. Run Signals when you need the method to stay in the building after they leave.