Cognosis is a business strategy consultancy which puts leading change at the heart of every assignment

Based in London but operating internationally, we partner with business leaders who want to make change happen, creating strategies to ignite growth for their businesses, brands and people.

Our approach is ‘super-tailored’ to client needs and determinedly commercial, focusing on achieving real, rapid results. By designing planning programmes that engage, align, and inspire we create strategies people believe in and want to deliver.

 

Experts in developing engaging strategy programmes that build belief and buy in:
We have conducted in depth research about strategy effectiveness within organisations like yours. We understand the benefits of building belief and buy-in through the strategy process, and are world class at making this happen – ultimately it makes our clients like Diageo and Intercontinental Hotels more effective and successful and the people we work with ‘Heroes’.

Delivers strategies that are commercial and practical:
Our business was founded in the global spirits industry where we have a proven track record of delivering multi brand, multi channel, multi market strategies that are clear simple and deliver commercially. Over the last 10 years we have successfully translated our approach to strategy to a range of new sectors and functions.

Going out of our way to ensure the programmes we develop are right for you and your culture:
Our Client testimonials illustrate that so many companies value working with Cognosis because we take incredible care to get to know their business and just as importantly their people.

Ensuring we build whole minded teams:
We have a diverse range of consulting skills, technical and analytical, creative and innovative. We build whole minded teams, because whole minded strategies are 20% more effective.

Our Story

Cognosis was founded in 1998 by Richard Brown and Michael Laird, who as clients pioneered successful new planning approaches in the international drinks industry. Today Cognosis is a successful mid-size strategy firm with a unique proposition and a proven approach that has achieved consistent growth and strong client loyalty.

Our ground-breaking EDGE research drives and supports our client work. We are committed to delivering world-class strategy- strategy that’s emotionally intelligent because it’s born of strategy-making that’s intelligently emotional.