How we compare
Open HUMINT and strategy consultancies.
Consultancies design and run strategy. We bring the input they rarely reach.
01About strategy consultancies
What they do well.
Management and strategy consultancies analyse a business, recommend a direction and help carry it out. Their input usually comes from data, desk research, management interviews and calls with recognised specialists, often booked through an expert network.
That covers what is documented and what senior people know. It rarely reaches the people who do the work every day, or the partners and customers around the organisation, where much of the undocumented knowledge sits.
02Side by side
Where the difference lies.
| Compare | Humint Solutions | Strategy consultancies |
|---|---|---|
| Main role | Find and verify the knowledge that was never written down | Analyse, recommend and help run the change |
| Who they speak to | Overlooked people close to the problem, at any level and outside the org chart | Management, data owners and recognised specialists |
| How | Open, consent-based interviews, each claim cross-checked | Desk research, data analysis, workshops, interviews |
| You get | A verified picture of how things really work | A strategy, a plan and support to deliver it |
| Your team learns | The method itself, through workshops and the TINO software | The recommendation and the plan |
Describes the category as a whole, from firms' public materials. Individual firms differ. Last reviewed November 2026.
03Which to call
Each is right for a different question.
Call strategy consultancies when
- You need a strategy designed, or a large change programme run.
- The input you need is in your data and your management team.
Call us when
- The plan looks right on paper but does not work on the ground.
- You suspect the answer sits with people nobody has asked.
- You want your own people to learn how to find it next time.
Many clients use both. Our findings can feed a consultancy's analysis, or test a strategy before it is rolled out.
04Questions
Common questions.
Do you replace our consultants?
No. We bring an input they rarely reach, and many clients use both.
Can you work with our existing consultancy?
Yes. We can run the research alongside their work and hand over the findings, with your agreement.
05More comparisons
How we compare to others.
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