Request a Decision Clarity Audit Conversation

A short conversation to establish whether an audit is the right engagement.

Use this form to describe the consequential decision or decision environment you want examined. You do not need to diagnose the problem yourself. A concise account of what is being decided, what has changed and why the situation matters now is sufficient.

I review every enquiry personally. If the situation appears suitable for an audit, you will receive a response within 1–2 business days to arrange an initial conversation. That conversation establishes fit and scope; it is not the audit.

Please do not submit confidential, regulated or commercially sensitive material through this form. Detailed evidence is requested only after the scope and confidentiality arrangements have been agreed.

Email: office@lifelaboratory.co.uk

Life Laboratory is selective by design.

Before You Enquire

These questions explain the audit's scope, evidence requirements, outputs and boundaries before you request a conversation.

What situations are suitable for a Decision Clarity Audit?

An audit is suitable when a consequential decision or decision environment can be defined and there is reason to question whether the organisation is still reading the situation accurately. Common triggers include rapid change, artificial intelligence or automation adoption, growth, restructuring, major platform rollouts, conflicting metrics or advice, repeatedly reopened decisions, and outcomes that no longer match reasonable expectations. The audit requires a genuine diagnostic question. It is not designed to validate an answer that has already been chosen.

Is the audit only for decisions involving artificial intelligence?

No. Artificial intelligence is an important current application because capabilities, system behaviour and organisational expectations can change quickly. SOC applies more broadly wherever the environment is changing faster than the assumptions guiding consequential decisions. Life Laboratory examines the organisation's interpretation of the environment and the way the decision is forming. It does not inspect source code, test cybersecurity, certify technical performance or provide legal and regulatory assurance.

What happens after I submit an enquiry?

I first review whether the situation appears sufficiently defined and potentially suitable for an audit. If it does, the next step is an initial conversation to understand the decision, why it matters now, what access may be available and whether an independent diagnostic is appropriate. The conversation does not provide a diagnosis or constitute the audit. If both sides decide to proceed, Life Laboratory provides a written proposal setting out the diagnostic question, scope, participants, materials, confidentiality arrangements, delivery schedule, deliverables and fee. No audit work begins until these terms have been agreed.

What information and access does the audit require?

The scope depends on the decision environment. It may include interviews with the decision owner and relevant senior stakeholders, together with decision papers, strategy documents, policies, risk registers, dashboards, performance measures, process maps and relevant decision history. The audit may also examine outputs or measures produced by automated or artificial intelligence systems when the organisation relies on them. The required participants and materials are agreed before the engagement begins. A credible audit cannot be conducted without reasonable access to the evidence and people shaping the decision.

What does the organisation receive?

The organisation receives an Executive Calibration Brief and a defined correction plan. The Executive Calibration Brief maps how the decision is actually forming, identifies the signals and assumptions influencing it, shows where authority and responsibility sit, and records points of distortion or unresolved uncertainty. The correction plan prioritises what must be re-examined, clarified, reassigned, stopped or safeguarded. It also defines ownership, sequencing and any evidence or thresholds required before the next commitment.

Does Life Laboratory implement the correction plan?

No. Life Laboratory presents the findings, delivers the correction plan and clarifies its reasoning. Implementation remains with the client, using its internal teams or separately appointed providers. The Life Laboratory engagement does not include project management, embedded delivery, fractional operating support or ongoing executive support.

How is confidentiality handled?

Information submitted through this enquiry form is processed in accordance with the Life Laboratory Privacy Policy. Highly sensitive, regulated or commercially confidential material should not be submitted through the form. If an audit proceeds, the scope, confidentiality obligations, permitted use of information and relevant data-handling arrangements are agreed in writing before detailed materials are shared.

When is an audit not the right engagement?

A Decision Clarity Audit is not suitable when: the primary need is coaching, emotional support or stress management; the required correction is already known and the organisation needs someone to implement it; ongoing executive, operational or project-management support is required; the requirement is technical artificial intelligence assurance, cybersecurity testing or legal or regulatory certification; the purpose is to validate a predetermined decision; relevant evidence or decision-makers cannot be made available.

A Defined First Step

The initial conversation determines whether there is a sufficiently defined decision environment, reasonable access to evidence and a genuine diagnostic question.

Submitting an enquiry does not create an engagement or constitute an audit.