OUR STORY
How Stonecourt Began
Stonecourt was set up in Bangkok after years of watching organisations commission strategy work that went nowhere. The decks were well-designed. The recommendations were sensible. But very little changed — because the thinking had been done by someone outside the room, and the people who needed to own the decisions had not been part of forming them.
The practice was built around a different premise: that structured conversations with the right participants produce more durable decisions than polished documents handed over at the end of a long engagement. Stonecourt does not write strategy for clients. It runs working sessions where clients develop their own thinking, with a consultant present to shape the process, document the discussion, and produce a clear output at the end.
The name comes from the idea of a small courtyard — a bounded, considered space for concentrated work. That is what each session tries to be.
MISSION
What We Are Here to Do
Help organisations think clearly
Most organisations have the knowledge they need. Stonecourt helps surface it, structure it, and capture it in a form that can be acted on.
Produce outputs that get used
Every engagement ends with a document, a system, or a reference the client team will actually return to — not a presentation to file away.
Work at a useful scale
Stonecourt is scoped for organisations of 30 to 500 staff in Thailand — small enough to take the work seriously, large enough that the problems are real.
THE PEOPLE
Our Team
James Renwick
Principal Consultant
Has run structured facilitation and organisational design work across Southeast Asia for over a decade. Leads the Business Model Canvas and Department Charter engagements.
Nattaya Phomchan
Knowledge Systems Lead
Designs and implements the knowledge management systems Stonecourt delivers. Works closely with client teams during onboarding and the first month of use.
Warisa Suwanarat
Client Engagement Coordinator
Manages scoping calls, scheduling, and pre-session preparation. The first point of contact for new clients and the person who keeps engagements on track.
HOW WE WORK
Standards We Hold to
Defined Scope Before Start
Every engagement is scoped in writing before any session takes place. The client knows what will be delivered, when, and at what cost — before committing.
Client Confidentiality
Nothing shared in a session is used elsewhere. Stonecourt does not discuss client work with other clients, does not publish case studies without written consent, and does not retain client data beyond the engagement.
Review Cycles on Documents
For the Department Charter and Knowledge Management engagements, all documents go through at least two review cycles with the client before being finalised.
Honest Assessment
The consultant will say plainly when a session is producing something that is unlikely to be useful — and redirect accordingly. The goal is a good output, not a completed invoice.
Documented Methodology
Each engagement type has a documented methodology that has been refined over multiple client engagements. Clients can ask to see the structure before agreeing to proceed.
Responsive Communication
Stonecourt responds to client messages within one working day. During active engagements, same-day response is the norm for operational questions.
OUR APPROACH
Business Consulting in Bangkok, Done Differently
Stonecourt works with founders, department heads, and senior leadership teams in Bangkok and across Thailand. The engagements are short by consulting standards — a half-day, a few working sessions, or a multi-week implementation — and each one produces a specific, usable output rather than a general set of observations.
The three current offerings — the Business Model Canvas Session, the Department Charter Workshop, and the Knowledge Management Setup — cover different points in an organisation's development. The canvas session is useful when a team wants to look honestly at how value is created and where the model may have gaps. The charter work is relevant when a department's role within the wider organisation has become unclear — through growth, restructuring, or simply never having been spelled out. The knowledge management engagement suits organisations where important processes and institutional knowledge exist in people's heads but not in any shared place.
All sessions are conducted in English, in Bangkok. The work is scoped clearly before it begins, and the output — a written document, a one-page reference, or a structured system — belongs to the client at the end of the engagement. Stonecourt does not hold any rights over the materials produced and does not use client information for any other purpose.
For organisations considering whether an engagement is appropriate, the first step is usually a short call or email exchange to discuss the situation. That conversation is free, and it typically takes less than thirty minutes.
Start with a Conversation
Describe your situation briefly. We will suggest which engagement, if any, fits what you are working through.
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