Services and fees
Every engagement is quoted as a fixed fee, with the scope agreed in writing beforehand. Below are starting prices and typical scope; the final quote depends on the size of the organisation, the complexity of the work and its geography.
For enterprises
Kairos Diagnostic
from € 80,000
Companies above €250m revenue or 1,000 people. 4–6 weeks.
- 25–40 interviews with executives and key people, plus a review of data and documents
- A position map built on the six-lines framework: where each business unit sits on its curve
- Three or four scenarios, each with its 'timing signals'
- Two leadership-team workshops
- Board memorandum and decision-record template
Where are we on our growth curve? Is this the moment to advance, hold or withdraw?
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Compact Diagnostic
from € 45,000
Mid-market and family companies, €20m–€250m revenue. 3–4 weeks.
- 12–20 interviews
- Position map and three scenarios
- One leadership-team workshop
- Concise board memorandum
The same question, at the pace and budget of a mid-sized company.
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Decision Room
from € 38,000
A board or executive team facing one major decision. Two weeks of preparation + a two-day workshop.
- Interviews and a briefing pack on the decision
- Pre-mortem, scenario walk-through and a formal devil's advocate
- Deliberation structured by the hexagram: timing, position, change
- Written decision record: options, rationale, assumptions, review date
Acquire or not? Enter this market or wait? Change the CEO or keep them?
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Europe–China Bridge
from € 60,000
European companies entering China or partnering with Chinese firms, and Chinese companies coming to Europe. 6–10 weeks.
- Cultural and commercial due diligence (not legal or financial due diligence)
- Negotiation preparation and linguistic-cultural support at the table
- Partnership structure and communication plan
- Coordination with licensed lawyers and accountants
Is this partner reliable? What are we misreading? What are the unwritten rules at the table?
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Culture and transformation programme
€ 180,000–€ 650,000
Organisations reshaping culture, leadership or succession. 4–12 months.
- Culture diagnosis and values work
- Leadership development: a practice of 'exemplary' leadership drawn from the classics
- Governance and succession roadmap (family businesses)
- ESG and long-term thinking: narrative and implementation
The company has grown and the culture hasn't; the founder is handing over; two cultures after a merger.
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Board counsel
from € 20,000 / month
Chairs, CEOs and boards. Monthly retainer, 12-month minimum.
- One in-depth session a month
- Ad-hoc counsel within 48 hours
- Quarterly review and annual strategy session
- A short-form Decision Room before major decisions
A long-term interlocutor outside the system, at home in both East and West.
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For individuals
Founders, executives and private clients. 2 hours + written note.
- Preparatory questionnaire
- A structured conversation framed by one hexagram
- Written note with questions for reflection
Career choices, partnerships, relocation, a change of path.
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People in a major transition. 3 months.
- Six sessions
- One complete written reading
- Written exchanges in between
Leaving to found a company, taking over a family business, retirement, moving country.
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Annual private counsel
€ 48,000
Private clients who want a long-term conversation. 12 months.
- One session a month
- Priority booking
- Annual review
A long-term, confidential, cross-cultural thinking partner.
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- Fixed fee
- Quoted per engagement, never by the hour; scope changes confirmed by written change order.
- Sized to the organisation
- Scaled by revenue, headcount, business units and number of countries; simplified versions for smaller firms.
- Payment schedule
- Enterprise: 40% at signature, 30% at the interim deliverable, 30% at final delivery. Individuals: in full at booking.
- Expenses
- Travel outside Milan reimbursed at cost within a cap agreed beforehand; no mark-up.
- VAT
- Enterprise fees exclude VAT (22% in Italy; reverse charge for EU business clients; generally out of scope outside the EU). Prices for individuals are final.
- Confidentiality
- Every engagement includes confidentiality clauses; a separate NDA can be signed.
Indicative ranges by size (diagnostic work)
| Organisation | Revenue | Indicative fee |
|---|
| Mid-sized | €20m–€250m | € 45,000–€ 75,000 |
| Large | €250m–€2bn | € 80,000–€ 140,000 |
| Group / multinational | above €2bn | € 140,000–€ 260,000 |
Is this fortune-telling?
No. We use the Book of Changes as a classical framework for thinking about timing, position and change, alongside interviews, data and established management tools. We make no predictions and we do not decide for you.
What if board members are uneasy about the I Ching?
Use 'discreet mode': workshops and reports use only the questions and frameworks derived from the hexagrams, without hexagram names or texts.
Will you tell us what to decide?
No. We help you think a decision through, write it down and review it afterwards. The decision and the responsibility are yours.
How do you work with our consultants, lawyers and auditors?
Often alongside them. We do not provide legal, tax, audit, investment or psychotherapeutic services; when needed we refer you to licensed professionals.
In which languages?
Chinese, Italian and English. On site in Milan, across Europe and in China, or remotely.
How do you measure results?
By decision quality: is the question well framed, are assumptions explicit, were risks discussed in advance, is there a review date? We promise no business outcome.
Begin with a confidential first conversation
Thirty minutes, free, no sales pitch. We listen to your situation and judge whether we are the right fit; if we are not, we will say so.
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