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How Touchstone Renard Uses AI to Deliver Smarter, Faster, Higher-Value Consultancy
At Touchstone Renard, we see artificial intelligence as a powerful enabler of better consultancy outcomes. Used intelligently and responsibly, AI helps us work faster, analyse more deeply and deliver sharper insight for clients - while keeping experienced consultant judgement, sector knowledge and practical implementation expertise at the heart of every engagement.
The result is a more responsive, more data-informed and more efficient consultancy service across management standards, risk management, project management, performance improvement, options analysis, change management and business intelligence.
AI can create value at every stage of the consultancy lifecycle. In discovery and diagnostic work, it helps us review complex information quickly, uncover patterns, highlight risks and identify opportunities that might otherwise take much longer to surface.
In strategy development and options analysis, it supports stronger evidence gathering, clearer comparisons and more informed scenario planning. In programme and project delivery, AI can enhance reporting, track actions, monitor risks and capture lessons learned—giving clients better visibility, stronger control and earlier warning of issues that need attention.
For clients, the benefits are immediate and practical. AI allows more time to be focused on high-value consultancy activity - solving problems, engaging stakeholders, shaping decisions and driving implementation - rather than manual, repetitive tasks. It supports clearer reporting, stronger management information and a more robust evidence base behind recommendations.
In performance improvement and business intelligence assignments, it helps turn fragmented data into meaningful insight. In change and transformation programmes, it can strengthen communication, training, knowledge transfer and organisational readiness, helping clients move forward with greater confidence and pace.
Of course, the value of AI depends on how it is applied. At Touchstone Renard, AI is used with appropriate governance, confidentiality, quality assurance and human oversight. It is there to enhance professional consultancy, not replace it.
By combining AI-enabled efficiency with trusted advisory expertise, proven methods and a strong understanding of organisational context, we can help clients gain faster insight, make better-informed decisions and achieve better value from every engagement—without compromising on quality, ethics or service.
In short, AI gives Touchstone Renard the ability to deliver consultancy that is smarter, faster and more impactful—helping clients gain clearer insight, respond earlier to challenges, improve delivery discipline and focus leadership attention where it matters most. It is one more way we help organisations achieve practical, measurable and lasting improvement.
Some current AI tools we use
As the speed of AI development continues, changing, and evolving to meet new goals and targets, Touchstone Renard consultants have used or may use the following tools:
- ChatGPT (OpenAI).
- Claude AI (Anthropic).
- Google Gemini AI.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- Microsoft Power BI generative AI Copilot.
The list above can change too, as we test and use other AI tools to develop and complete each client project.
