Information Services

OUR POSITION

Putting evidence first

In an information landscape congested with uncertainty, we set the standard for evidence-based capabilities.

OUR MISSION

Enable informed judgment

We empower client decisionmaking with timely, relevant, and usable information resources.

OUR OBJECTIVE

Build boutique value

We deliver cost-effective, personalised, founder-led expertise, client engagement and services.

How We Help

  • Applied Research

    We undertake commissioned inquiries, monitoring and analysis activities - developing targeted responses to unique client questions.

  • Technical Assistance

    We provide supplemental research expertise and surge capacity, and serve as external advisors, reviewers and fractional CxOs.

  • Capacity Building

    We use needs assessments, requirements identification, and workshops to help clients improve in-house research capabilities.

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RESEARCH NOTES
From Manual Model Switching to Multi-Model AI Orchestration

Working with multiple, separate, individual AI subscriptions is inefficient, time consuming, expensive, and very likely error-inducing. There are better ways.

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CASE ANALYSIS
Digital Communications, Evidence and "The Locardian Threshold”
Digital Communications, Evidence and "The Locardian Threshold”

CKS Managing Director Mike Innes discusses his latest publication, on digital technologies, historians, lawyers, competing standards of evidence, and the rule of law.

Comparing AI Incident and Litigation Trackers
Comparing AI Incident and Litigation Trackers

As of August 2025, over 400 AI hallucination cases have been identified and logged in tracking databases, and the number is growing. So is the list of AI regulations. For ease of reference, we’ve curated a list of AI incident and litigation tracking resources.

New Publications on Geopolitics
New Publications on Geopolitics

A selection of newly published items in Foreign Affairs, Earth.org, National University of Singapore, RUSI Commentary, Washington Times, Financial Times, MSN, and Geopolitical Monitor.

Quick Hits on Executive Staffing for Geopolitics
Quick Hits on Executive Staffing for Geopolitics

Maybe the c-suite really does have to change and adapt to geopolitical uncertainty. Let’s assume for now that it does. There’s some prima facie logic to it.  Then who, ultimately, should carry the load?

Geopolitics and the C-Suite: The Essential Reading List
Geopolitics and the C-Suite: The Essential Reading List

A dynamic reading list of the latest articles, essays, and reports on geopolitics and the c-suite, updated and reviewed for CKS clients.

Geopolitics, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reconfigured C-Suite
Geopolitics, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reconfigured C-Suite

Should the c-suite reconfigure itself to better navigate choppy geopolitical waters? There’s more at stake than theoretical staffing requirements and new leadership challenges.

From Manual Model Switching to Multi-Model AI Orchestration
From Manual Model Switching to Multi-Model AI Orchestration

Working with multiple, separate, individual AI subscriptions is inefficient, time consuming, expensive, and very likely error-inducing. There are better ways.

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ChatGPT 4o Deep Research and Midstream No-Notice Capability Suspension

Experimental Field Notes From The End-User Frontier

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Chasing Waterfalls: Cascade Effects and the AI Competencies Debate

Experimental Field Notes From The End-User Frontier