If you're not sure whether your rewards system needs a redesign, a reset, or just some refinement — or if you want sharper strategic footing before investing in a full engagement — these four standalone research products are a good place to start. Each delivers a concrete report, a scored assessment, and a 60-minute readout. Any of them can be applied as a credit toward a full design engagement.
Competitor Incentive Systems Analysis
($4K–7K)
If you're operating in a competitive market, copying surface features rarely creates advantage. This research examines how competing systems motivate participation, shape behavior, and retain engagement — and where strategic gaps may exist.
You'll receive:
- A comparative analysis across key behavioral dimensions
- A clear view of where competitors are strong, weak, or vulnerable
- Opportunity areas your organization may already be positioned to exploit
- Prioritized recommendations ranging from quick wins to long-term strategic advantages
This is often a strong first step before a larger redesign or product strategy engagement.
Rewards Logic Audit
($3.5K–7K)
Many organizations know their engagement, incentive, or rewards systems aren't performing — but not why.
This audit diagnoses whether the issue is:
- underlying system design,
- operational execution,
- incentive misalignment,
- or strategic misuse of existing assets.
You'll receive:
- A structured scorecard across key behavioral dimensions
- Identification of major friction points and failure risks
- Prioritized recommendations by impact and implementation difficulty
- A strategic readout session discussing likely causes, risks, and next steps
For many clients, this engagement prevents expensive redesign mistakes by clarifying where the real problem actually is.
Underutilized Incentive Asset Diagnosis
($4K–10K)
Organizations often possess valuable motivational assets they are not fully using.
This engagement identifies overlooked opportunities within your existing systems, including:
- achievement structures,
- status dynamics,
- environmental controls,
- social relationships,
- progression systems,
- and sources of perceived value.
Typically, clients bring a strategic challenge or engagement problem they want examined through this lens.
You'll receive:
- Analysis of underused incentive assets
- Opportunity areas worth leadership consideration
- Strategic concepts for applying existing leverage more effectively
- Executive summary and discussion session
This offering is particularly useful for organizations seeking leverage before investing in major new systems or initiatives.
Systemic Incentive Risk Audit
($7.5K–14K)
Some incentive failures don't merely reduce performance — they destabilize entire systems.
This audit examines whether your current structures create hidden risks such as:
- stakeholder extraction,
- coordination breakdowns,
- trust erosion,
- reward hacking,
- governance capture,
- or long-term participation decline.
You'll receive:
- Analysis across major systemic risk vectors
- Bull and bear cases for likelihood and severity
- Strategic guardrail and countermeasure recommendations
- Executive briefing and discussion session
This engagement is especially valuable for platforms, communities, marketplaces, loyalty ecosystems, tokenized systems, or organizations dependent on long-term participation dynamics.
