Pre · phase 1
Phase 1 of 10

Ideation

Define concept, scope, budget, and feasibility.

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A

The intent

Why this phase exists

This is where the event gets its shape. Objectives, audience, format, budget, a provisional timeline. We're not building anything yet, we're deciding what's worth building and whether we can deliver it well.

Exit gate

The concept is approved, the provisional programme holds together, and we've flagged anything technical that could bite us later. Nothing moves to Setup until someone's signed off the direction.

B

The agent → human handoff

Every agent task runs the same governed loop. The agent is triggered, it drafts, a named human reviews, and only then does it publish. Same shape in every phase.

The governed loop
D

The work, by actor

Our people

Craft & judgement

Craft, judgement and client-facing approval.
  • Event Manager — Define objectives, audience, format, budget and provisional timeline for approval.
  • Marketeer — Test positioning, themes and channels; estimate demand and registration targets early.
  • Producer — Sketch programme flow, shortlist speakers, draft session titles and briefs.
  • Technical Production — Advise on a feasible production approach: remote guests, risks, contingencies.
  • Technical Support — Confirm platform capabilities, required features, integrations and constraints.
  • Commercial — Draft the sponsor inventory: packages, placements, deliverables.
Our agents

Scale & speed

AI drafts; a named human owns and approves.
  • Producer — Pull candidate speakers from the library and pre-fill shortlist.ownerProducer · trigger: on brief
Our platform

Reliability

Deterministic WDS behaviour, no actor required.
No system tasks in this phase.
C

What the client gets

Delivered

A clear event concept they've approved. A provisional programme. An honest early read on what's feasible and what isn't.

D

The safeguard

What could go wrong

We commit to a format that can't be delivered with remote speakers or the translation requirement.

Why it won't

Technical feasibility and risk flags are part of Ideation, not an afterthought. We say no early if we need to.

E

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