Focused engagements / A defined brief

A defined scope for a decisive moment.

When a leadership question needs evidence, challenge or a working method, start with a bounded engagement and a clear output.

GLOBAL GROWTHAI WORKFLOWSINVESTOR VALUE

Illustrative industrial setting representing strategic change, not a client site photograph

Selected work

Strategy made tangible.

Three different decision contexts. These images are illustrations; the linked articles explain the work and its evidence.

Illustrative cosmetics packing scene for the Beauty Care case

01 / Model transformationBeauty Care (BC)From OEM supply to own offer and channel Illustrative image

Illustrative investment team for the Touchstone AI workflow case

02 / Investor valueTouchstone CapitalAI-supported investor and portfolio work Illustrative image

Illustrative venture workshop for the Oxford Venture Builder case

03 / Venture systemsOxford Venture BuilderProgramme design and commercialisation Illustrative image

How to read this page

Choose by the decision you need to make.

These offers sit alongside XiaoYu Group’s funding, infrastructure, Pitch Doctor and NED routes. Each specifies the buyer, boundary and usable output.

Fee basis. Existing numeric prices are indicative pilot tests, subject to scope and availability. New offers are quoted by scoped proposal; no outcome is promised.

01 / Growth and programme decisions

Choose the next move with a clearer basis.

For leaders weighing a new market or model, and universities reviewing venture programmes.

Flagship consultingMarket · model · AI

AI-enabled global growth

For a large company taking an existing or new proposition into an international market.

EXHIBIT 01SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Market02Model03AI pilot

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEMarket-entry decision brief

The question: Which market and customer opportunity should we pursue, what model will win, and where can frontline AI make it work?
What you get: A market and segment choice, customer value proposition, business-model options, two or three frontline AI workflow opportunities, and a pilot roadmap with owners.
Boundary: Market, segment, evidence depth, workflow testing and implementation are agreed in a proposal; this is not a general global rollout.

Fee by scoped proposalConfirmed after a brief and agreed boundary

Scope this programme

Entry diagnosticAdjacent growth

Capability-to-market diagnostic

For a company looking beyond its current customer or sector.

EXHIBIT 02SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Capability02Adjacency03Interview plan

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLECapability map

The question: Which capabilities could support a credible move into an adjacent market?
What you get: An evidence-backed capability map, three adjacent-market hypotheses and a customer interview plan to test them.
Boundary: A diagnostic and test plan, not validation of demand or a market-entry execution programme.

Fee by scoped proposalConfirmed after a brief and agreed boundary

Discuss the diagnostic

Market entryOne country / segment

Going-global entry scan

For a manufacturing business or scale-up considering one new country.

EXHIBIT 03SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Customer02Entry options0390-day plan

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEEntry-options brief

The question: Which entry route is worth testing before committing to the market?
What you get: A competitor and customer evidence scan, three entry options, candidate partner types and a 90-day plan.
Boundary: One country and segment. Partner introductions and implementation are separately scoped.

£5,000Indicative pilot fee for the defined scan

Discuss this scan

Business transformationTen delivery days

Business-model redesign sprint

For a portfolio company or family business facing growth or margin pressure.

EXHIBIT 04SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Model set02Stress test03Experiment

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEBusiness-model options

The question: Which model can create room to grow, and what would prove it?
What you get: Up to ten candidate models, two stress-tested options, one operational experiment and a financing narrative.
Boundary: A decision and test design. Raising finance or delivering the operating change would need a separate mandate.

£10,000Indicative pilot fee for the defined sprint

Discuss this sprint

University / venture programmeOne defined review

Commercialisation and programme review

For a university or education provider reviewing one commercialisation or venture-builder programme.

EXHIBIT 05SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Venture funnel02Assessment03Priorities

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEProgramme review

The question: Where is the programme losing promising ventures, and what should change first?
What you get: Portfolio diagnosis, a recruitment-funnel review, assessment redesign and implementation priorities.
Boundary: One programme design review. Running the programme or delivering a partnership is separately scoped.

£6,000Indicative pilot fee for one defined review

Discuss this review

02 / AI workflows

Turn expertise into work people can repeat.

For teams and individuals seeking useful AI workflows with explicit human checks.

Entry workshopOne real workflow

AI delegation workshop

For a leadership or specialist team deciding which work to give AI and which decisions must stay with people.

EXHIBIT 06SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Prepare02Human check03Stop / test

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEDelegation map

The question: What can AI prepare in one live workflow, and where must a person check or stop it?
What you get: A mapped workflow, delegation choices, human review points, a stop condition and one small test to run next.
Boundary: One workshop around one existing workflow. Tool deployment, psychometric assessment and organisation-wide rollout are outside scope.

Fee by scoped proposalConfirmed after a brief and agreed boundary

Discuss a workshop

Team workflowOne domain

Expert-to-agent workflow sprint

For a consultancy, engineering firm or investment team whose expertise is hard to transfer.

EXHIBIT 07SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Expert input02Workflow03Evaluation

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEWorkflow library

The question: How can one team use expert knowledge more consistently?
What you get: Three documented workflows, a skill library, evaluation examples, a register and a named owner.
Boundary: One team and knowledge domain. Wider rollout or system integration needs a separate scope.

£6,000Indicative pilot fee for the defined sprint

Discuss this sprint

Individual workflowTwo-day setup

Personal AI setup

For a senior academic, partner or executive working largely alone.

EXHIBIT 08SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Recurring work02Instructions03Quality check

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEPersonal AI playbook

The question: How can recurring AI work become a reliable personal method?
What you get: Three reusable workflows on your tools, instructions, a quality checklist, a register and two 30-minute support slots within 30 days.
Boundary: A focused setup and handover, with bounded support; ongoing assistant services are outside this scope.

£1,500 pilotIndicative standard scope £2,000

Discuss this setup

Company / AI leadership90-day advisory pilot

Fractional AI strategy adviser

For a mid-market or portfolio company that needs accountable AI priorities.

EXHIBIT 09SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Roadmap02Owned tests03Board note

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEAI priorities pack

The question: Which AI work should advance, who owns it and how will the board judge progress?
What you get: One roadmap, three owned workflow experiments, a monthly review and a board note.
Boundary: Advisory over 90 days. Engineering delivery stays with the client; on-call support and an entire IT function are outside the scope.

£3,000 / monthIndicative pilot fee for a 90-day advisory scope

Discuss this route

03 / Investor value creation

From deal questions to portfolio capacity.

One connected mandate can test an AI investment thesis and identify where operating work can change.

Investor and portfolio consultingDeal to portfolio

AI value creation for investors and portfolio companies

For a fund, family office or investment team and the portfolio businesses they support.

EXHIBIT 10SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Deal evidence02Portfolio work03Pilot plan

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEValue-creation map

The question: Where does AI change the deal thesis, and where can it create useful operating capacity after investment?
What you get: An evidence and assumption challenge for the deal, a prioritised portfolio workflow map, and a pilot plan with owners and measures.
Boundary: The deal and portfolio scope is agreed per mandate. The client retains the investment decision; implementation is separately scoped.

Fee by scoped proposalConfirmed after a brief and agreed boundary

Scope investor work

Relevant XiaoYu workTouchstone · AI-assisted due diligence ↗Touchstone · Staff AI exoskeleton ↗

04 / Decision challenge

Challenge the assumptions before acting.

For investment teams and founders who need an independent, bounded review.

Investment reviewOne memo

Investment-memo red-team review

For a fund, family office or corporate M&A team preparing for a committee decision.

EXHIBIT 11SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Critical claim02Evidence03Committee ask

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEEvidence ledger

The question: Which claims are supported, contested or still unknown?
What you get: A 5–8 page challenge to ten critical claims, evidence ledger, meeting questions and a 60-minute debrief.
Boundary: One memo up to 30 pages and up to five supporting documents / 100 pages total. Full diligence or an investment recommendation is separately scoped.

£1,500 pilotIndicative standard scope £2,000

Discuss a review

Founder advisoryOne decision

Founder decision clinic

For a founder or SME managing director with one business decision to make in the next month.

EXHIBIT 12SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Options02Decision brief03Next test

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEOne-page decision brief

The question: What matters most in the options, and what should be tested next?
What you get: A 90-minute remote discussion, a one-page decision brief and one short factual clarification exchange.
Boundary: One decision and a short input. Execution, investor outreach and continual access are outside this clinic.

£750 pilotIndicative pilot fee for one clinic and brief

Discuss a clinic

Founder / ongoing decisions90-day package

Founder decision support

For a technical founder who needs regular commercial challenge.

EXHIBIT 13SCOPE → OUTPUT

01Live decision02Review03Questions

ILLUSTRATIVE DELIVERABLEMonthly decision review

The question: Which commercial decision matters this month, and what evidence would change it?
What you get: One two-hour decision session, one short written decision review and up to two asynchronous questions each month.
Boundary: A defined 90-day advisory package. Continuous access, team management and execution are outside scope; the single founder clinic is a separate offer.

£1,000 / monthIndicative pilot fee for a 90-day package

Discuss this package

Pitch preparation and capital-raising positioning remain available through the separate Pitch Doctor route on the homepage. NED appointments are discussed individually.

Start with the question

Tell us which decision is live.

Share the situation, the decision date and the output you would use. We can discuss the right scope and confirm a quote.

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