Our Services

We Listen.
Talking With Humans Research and Analysis.
We research your problem and work with you to identify existing stakeholders and how to expand your coalition to break through your Wicked Walls of Resistance. Once we have a thorough understanding of the issues involved, we actively engage with stakeholders via in-depth 30-60-minute, one-on-one interviews.
We treat each interviewee as the owner of their own story – and place that story within a framework that is shared by all, honouring each perspective and encouraging stakeholders to be open.
Our team of journalists and researchers then analyse the key issues and identify shared values where consensus can be found and built on – all within 8 to 12 weeks so you can quickly get to work building a coalition that works.
Talking with Humans may sound simple, but we succeed where other methodologies fail because we view your problem through a journalistic lens, staying laser-focused on identifying the impact of technological, political, economic, environmental and regulatory changes on people’s lives.
Talking with Humans delivers:
- A road map to reach common ground and achieve a successful solution by dismantling your Wicked Walls of Resistance.
- Initial report based on our first round of stakeholder interviews that identifies key issues and reframing opportunities.
- Final report that:
- Provides analysis of key issues
- Identifies shared values
- Provides validated reframing to obtain stakeholder consensus and dismantle or bypass existing Wicked Walls of Resistance
- Identifies additional opportunities
- … and also includes the all-important road map to success.
- We appreciate the need to keep our clients involved through the process and so hold regular progress meetings throughout the process.

We Create.
Side Walks is our independent digital publication on Substack. We publish engaging, informative and original public interest journalism that sits at the intersection of technology, government, business and local community values.
In addition to individual subscriptions, Side Walks sells sponsorships for its story series and topics, which are managed by our business team. Sponsors benefit by aligning their brand with Side Walks’ original, locally focused journalism and fact-based analysis. Sponsors have no input on Side Walks’ editorial decisions.
Ask about our sponsorship rates.

We Partner.
Wicked Ideas Solutions Studio co-creates with partners media products designed to shift perspectives and behaviours of their intended audience. We specialize in magazines (both digital and print), podcasts and video production.
Pricing varies for each media product.
Chart a Saner Way Forward Through our Mad, Mad World
We talk with people, using our road-tested methodology based on our knowledge and experience as investigative journalists to quickly identify areas of contention – what we call the Wicked Walls of Resistance – to reframe the issue so you can move FAST towards a solution that works for everyone.
Focuses on community values, beliefs and priorities.
Amplifies fact-checked practical information, ideas and intel that pulls people together so you can fend off the forces that seek to pull you apart.
Stays in your lane.
Takes action with the people directly impacted with a solution they can trust and support.