Our Mission
At Talisman, we believe real transformation happens when people feel empowered — not displaced.
Our mission is to help SMEs adopt AI with clarity, confidence and control, guided by structured thinking, sound judgment and human-centred design.
We exist to bring calm to complexity.
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To replace noise with coherence.
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To turn AI ambition into intelligent, working systems.
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To ensure technology strengthens people, rather than sidelines them.
The Wayfinder Principles
Everything we do is grounded in the Wayfinder approach:
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Clarity before capability — understand the landscape before building solutions.
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People before platforms — design around how your organisation truly operates.
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Structure before scale — embed governance and workflow logic early.
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Capability over dependency — strengthen your internal judgement and confidence.
AI should augment leadership — not overwhelm it.
How We Work
We combine strategic change leadership with technical delivery capability, supporting the full cycle from exploration and sense-making through to orchestration and operational embedding.
Through Playbooks, Workshops, Wayfinder Academy™, Wayfinder Orchestrate™ and tailored strategic engagements, we build belief as well as systems.
No hype. No automation theatre.
Just structured progress, steady leadership and AI that works, because it was designed to.
"AI finally feels like a tool for our people, not something done to them.
We now have clarity, confidence, and a roadmap that works for us and our goals"
“The process was clear, collaborative, and completely tailored to us.
We finally understand where AI fits in our business - and where it doesn’t. The 'flash to bang' was really quick"
“We moved from talking about AI to delivering real results in weeks.
The Lite Playbook was our start point and the Accelerate Edition helped us progress quickly"
Why Choose Us?
We help collect the dots, to connect the dots...
Most AI firms start with tools.
We start with judgment.
Talisman was built by people who have led complex transformations in environments where clarity, governance and human trust were not optional, they were mission-critical. We understand how organisations actually function: where decisions stall, where workflows fracture, and where ambition quietly exceeds operational reality.
That experience shapes everything we do.
We combine strategic change leadership with hands-on technical capability, supporting the full cycle from sense-making and strategy through to workflow design, automation, orchestration and operational embedding.
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Strategy and build.
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Clarity and execution.
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People and systems — aligned.
We are not a tech-first agency pushing platforms. And we are not generalist consultants offering theory without delivery.
We design intelligent operating models and help you implement them — responsibly, coherently and at the right pace.
Our ethos is simple:
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Integrity over exaggeration
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Capability over dependency
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Structure over noise
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Human judgement at the centre
Founder-led and supported by a trusted network of technical specialists and delivery partners, we bring depth without bloat, senior thinking without corporate drag.
No hype. No disconnected builds. No automation theatre.
Just calm, structured leadership and AI that works in the real world — because it was designed to.
Our Story
Talisman AI is proudly led by Founder, Roger Wilson
"I founded Talisman because I could see a growing gap.
AI was accelerating, full of promise, pressure and noise, while many organisations and individuals were left cautious, curious and unsure whom and what to trust.
I’ve spent my career leading change in complex environments, where clarity matters, people matter, and confidence is built through honesty, not hype.
Real transformation only works when it’s grounded, transparent and genuinely collaborative.
Talisman is built on those same principles. I believe in integrity over exaggeration, candour over complexity, and steady progress over rushed decisions. We start with your context, your people and your goals, and we work through it together.
My role isn’t to sell you AI. It’s to help you think clearly, decide wisely and build capability that lasts.
Calm. Structured. Human. Collaborative. With Impact
That’s how AI should be adopted"
Roger Wilson
Founder - Talisman AI
