The Big Bet on Data-Informed Design
Part 2 of 2. Corporate real estate has no data foundation for the AI era. Microsoft may have already built one, almost by accident. Where the evidence for these decade-long bets already sits.
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Decisions by Design
Making the
Meaningful
Measurable
We help Corporate Real Estate teams turn complex data landscapes into governed, trusted insights — from portfolio analytics to occupancy reporting and beyond.
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Our approach
Principles. Framework.
Platform.
Most organisations have a data strategy. Few have a way to operationalise it. The Decision Outcome Framework closes that gap — grounded in our guiding principles and brought to life by Meridian.
01
Curate
the question
Start with the right question, not the nearest dataset
Scoped briefSuccess metricsData owners identified
Included in Starter & Plus
02
Conform
the data
Shared definitions across every source and team
Data dictionaryField mappingNaming conventions
03
Clean
the data
Quality rules that catch errors before the boardroom does
Quality rule setValidation logException report
04
Connect
the product
Package your governed data into a live data product, defined once, published, and ready for any team to use with confidence
Product definitionData catalogue entryTeam access rules
05
Certify
the insight
A formal mark of quality on every insight you ship
Certification reportStakeholder sign-off
Included in Starter & Plus
The cycle iterates. Each pass sharpens the question.
01Principles
Data Guiding Principles
Six beliefs we won't compromise on. The values behind the framework.
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02Framework
Decision Outcome Framework
A five-step method for shipping certified, decision-ready insight.
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03Platform
Meridian
The platform that operationalises the framework for your team.
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ProductsTools born
Tools born
from practice.
Every product we build starts as a solution to a real problem we encountered in the real world — born from practice, not theory.
Meridian
Dashboard certification platform
The five-step methodology, productised. Score your dashboards against design standards and the original business question. Free during the public beta; paid tiers preview at General Availability.
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SnapDeck
Slides into notes you keep
Turn the talks, lectures, and courses you sit through into clean Markdown and a searchable PDF. Point your phone at the slides and keep the content, not a camera roll of blurry photos. Your images are processed and never stored on our servers.
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Costmark
Office fit-out cost benchmarking
Know what your fit-out should cost — before the first meeting. Benchmark costs across 33 APAC cities, adjust every cost line, and get a defensible number in two minutes.
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Design Cert
Construction design compliance
Streamline design compliance reviews across your project portfolio. Flag non-conformances early and maintain a clear audit trail.
ExpertiseSectors we
Sectors we
know deeply.
Deep domain knowledge across the built environment lets us ask the questions generalists miss.
Writings
Frameworks and field notes.
Long-form writing on data strategy, governance, and what it actually takes to make BI decision-ready.
Are We Designing the Workplaces of the Future?
Part 1 of 2. Everyone is asking how much office space to cut. Almost nobody is asking whether voice-first AI collaboration means we need more, not less.
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The Vibe Coding Ladder
Six personal projects, six rungs of a ladder. Vibe coding gets you to the bottom fast. Getting further up is a different game entirely.
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Whether you're looking to govern your BI environment, benchmark construction costs, or explore AI-assisted analytics — we start with the question, not the tool.