Ask
Define the uncertainty, the people to learn from, and the decision the inquiry should inform.
MindShapes / Inquiry & intelligence
What do you
need to know?
Bring the uncertainty. We begin with the question—and the people who may see something worth understanding.
Inquiry & intelligence
From perspective
to understanding.
MindShapes Inquiry connects people and institutions who need to know with people who have a perspective.
The developing approach combines precise question design, participation, interpretation, and useful expression. The aim is to understand what people think, what they value, and what may move them to act.
Inquiry is part of MindShapes. We are currently inviting conversations about initial inquiries and participation.
Discuss an inquiryThe developing model
Ask. Participate. Watch.
Participate
Invite relevant perspectives through polls, explanations, analysis, or perspective reports.
Watch
Follow what emerges, publish appropriate findings, and learn from movement over time.
Commission an inquiry
For an organization or individual with a defined question. Scope, participant compensation, analysis, deliverables, and use of findings are agreed before work begins.
Start a conversationSupport a public inquiry
Help investigate a question with public value. A funded scope should specify what will be shared, the participant budget, and the intended output.
Explore supportPublic Assignment
Notice a signal.
Develop a question.
Public Assignments are planned open invitations to contribute observations. A useful signal can become the starting point for a more formal inquiry.
Support funds the work of asking and understanding. It does not purchase a preferred finding. Public reporting and any commercial use of contributions must follow the terms communicated to participants.
I have a perspective