Consultant Playbooks
Using Cogliva before a client workshop
The best workshops start with a strong hypothesis. Cogliva helps you walk in with a structured diagnosis to test, rather than a blank page to fill.
Build the hypothesis
Run a diagnostic using everything you know about the client before the session. The resulting diagnosis becomes the backbone of your agenda and a clear position to validate or challenge with the room.
Prepare the right questions
Use the diagnosis to identify the assumptions you most need to test. Bring those to the workshop as focused questions rather than open-ended discussion.
Design the session around decisions
- Open by aligning on the problem definition.
- Test the key assumptions behind the diagnosis.
- Prioritise recommendations against real constraints.
- Close with owners, actions, and dates.
Stay flexible
The hypothesis is there to be challenged. If the room surfaces context the diagnosis missed, capture it, adjust the inputs, and regenerate after the session.
How to use this in Cogliva
- Run the diagnostic with all known client context beforehand.
- Generate a workshop agenda directly from the report.
- Update inputs and regenerate after the session with new insight.