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Solution Alchemy for business leaders
SAI.NZ is a specialist Solution Alchemy practice based in Christchurch, New Zealand, working with owners, founders, directors and senior leaders across New Zealand, Australia and internationally.
Solution Alchemy is the practice of discovering what really matters and shaping the right way forward, wherever the answer leads.
What Solution Alchemy does
Solution Alchemy starts with the situation, opportunity or decision and works backwards from the outcome that really matters. SAI.NZ looks beyond the initial request, identifies the strongest point of leverage and shapes the response around the result.
The answer may involve judgement, a decision, a process change, leadership alignment, a commercial change, specialist capability or a combination of these. The answer determines the method.
Where SAI.NZ creates value
Decision clarity
Cut through options and trade-offs when an important decision does not have an obvious answer.
Problem solving
Look beyond symptoms to understand the real cause, constraints and highest-leverage intervention.
Leadership and team alignment
Create clearer direction, accountability and priorities so capable people can perform more effectively.
Growth and change
Shape strategy, operating models, processes and capability around where the business needs to go next.
The right capability
Define the real need and bring in trusted specialist capability when the answer sits elsewhere.
Evidence of commercial outcomes
Examples from work led by JJ Sainz and now represented through the SAI.NZ Solution Alchemy model include:
175%productivity increase without adding planned staff
$500K+savings delivered within FY2024
17%annual operating-cost reduction without reducing capability or service levels
$80K+annual fixed-cost savings through the right BPO solution
4%increase in overall profit in the first year following leadership alignment work
How Solution Alchemy works
1. Understand what matters
Understand the context, underlying need, constraints and what a great outcome would actually look like.
2. Find the point of leverage
Identify where the greatest difference can be made, whether that sits in a decision, process, priority, person, capability or commercial arrangement.
3. Shape the right way forward
Build the response around the need and the outcome rather than forcing the situation into a predetermined method.
4. Bring together what is needed
Work directly with JJ, change something within the business, bring in specialist capability or combine elements where that creates the strongest result.
Ways to work with SAI.NZ
- Advisory: direct access to JJ for important decisions, challenges, opportunities, strategy and leadership. From NZD 600 per hour.
- Defined engagements: focused work built around a specific important outcome. From NZD 10,000 per engagement.
- Ongoing advisory: continued access for owners, founders, directors and senior leaders. From NZD 2,500 per month.
- Partner solutions: trusted specialist capability across areas including cost intelligence, BPO and outsourcing, cloud telephony, business insurance, IT support and accounting.
Most in-person work takes place in Christchurch. Remote engagements are available across New Zealand, Australia and internationally. Sessions can also take place in Spanish.
Direct answers
What is Solution Alchemy?
Solution Alchemy is the practice of discovering what really matters and shaping the right way forward, wherever the answer leads.
Who offers Solution Alchemy in New Zealand?
SAI.NZ is a specialist Solution Alchemy practice based in Christchurch, New Zealand, led by Director JJ Sainz.
Can SAI.NZ work with businesses in Australia?
Yes. SAI.NZ works remotely with clients across New Zealand, Australia and internationally, as well as in person in Christchurch.
When is Solution Alchemy useful?
It is particularly useful when the answer is unclear, the stakes matter, or a different perspective could reveal a better way forward. Common situations include margin pressure, important decisions, complex problems, leadership alignment, growth, change and capability gaps.
How does Solution Alchemy differ from choosing a consultant or supplier first?
Solution Alchemy starts by understanding the outcome and the real need. The appropriate method, person, capability or commercial route is shaped after the situation is understood.
How do I start?
Share the situation, opportunity or decision. If SAI.NZ can create meaningful value, JJ will suggest the most useful next step and how to work together.
Start with what matters
If you are looking for Solution Alchemy in New Zealand, Australia or internationally, start with the situation rather than trying to choose the service yourself.
SAI.NZ Ventures Limited • Christchurch, New Zealand