How engagements work
The Prevention Lab supports governments, international organizations, foundations, and mission-driven organizations seeking to strengthen preventive governance, strategic foresight, and public goods. Every engagement begins with a clearly defined policy or strategic question and concludes with practical recommendations for earlier, more effective action.
Institutional Readiness Assessment
A structured assessment of an organization's capacity to anticipate risks, coordinate across institutions, invest in prevention, communicate proactively, and act before crises escalate. Assessments include a readiness score, strengths and gaps analysis, and tailored recommendations.
What you get
- A readiness score across the seven pillars of the Prevention Architecture
- A radar profile identifying your binding constraint
- Strengths and gaps analysis for a specific risk
- Tailored recommendations for earlier, more effective action
Typical engagement: 4–6 weeks. Scope and fee set against institution size and risk complexity.
Executive Briefings
Concise, evidence-based briefings for senior leaders on emerging risks, strategic trends, and policy implications to support decision-making.
Policy Diagnostics
Focused analyses of governance bottlenecks, institutional incentives, and implementation barriers using The Prevention Lab's analytical frameworks, including the Architecture of Delay.
Research & Advisory
Commissioned research, policy frameworks, measurement tools, and short-term strategic advisory support for organizations developing prevention strategies, public goods initiatives, or foresight capabilities.
Independence and method
Every engagement is grounded in the same research and frameworks the Lab publishes — the Prevention Architecture, the Architecture of Delay, and the diagnostic toolkit — so advice is method-driven, not improvised.
Our independence is foundational. We structure engagements to avoid dependence on any single client and to protect the integrity of our research and instruments.
Discuss an engagement
Tell us about the decision you're facing. We'll suggest how the Institutional Readiness Assessment and the Lab's research can help you act earlier and more effectively.