Scoped to your work, not sold in packages.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Most of our client relationships span years; the work shifts as the kaupapa develops. These are the four ways we usually work together.
Whatever the depth, what you are buying is one thing: a Whakapapa Economics impact assessment, scoped to you. The four engagements below are a ladder into that one method — and it starts with a free conversation, no commitment.
First kōrero
A kōrero is a conversation. The first one is free and needs no preparation. Tell us what you are working on, what decision is coming up, and what evidence you already hold. We will tell you honestly whether we can help and what the sensible next step is.
Pathway Scan
A short fixed-fee piece: a workshop plus a written summary, delivered in one to two weeks. The scan maps what value is being created and what evidence exists before you commit to a full assessment.
Sometimes the scan shows a full assessment isn't the right next step. That's a good outcome.
Impact assessment
The core work, described in full on the Impact page. Six to twelve weeks, from $20,000 for a desktop assessment or $35,000 with valuation. Fixed fee once scoped.
Ongoing relationship
Annual measurement cycles, advisory work, and strategy and decision support as it arises. This is where most of our work sits: clients we have measured with for years, where each cycle builds on the last.
How we think about fees
Fees are fixed once scoped. We would rather spend a free conversation confirming fit than start work that doesn't serve your decision. Cost is driven by the number of material outcomes, counterfactual complexity, stakeholder groups, primary research needs, and the level of assurance required. Where relational and intergenerational value is material, we scope the pathway work in from the start.
Who we are not a fit for
- Organisations that want a headline ratio regardless of what the evidence supports. Our claims are conservative and our assumptions are published.
- Projects where there is no realistic access to the people or data the outcomes depend on.
- Marketing-led impact reporting where the number matters more than the method.
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Start with a first kōrero.
The first kōrero is free, with no preparation needed. Tell us what you are working on and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
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