Engagement Models

Flexible ways to work with Lantern Enterprises depending on scope, urgency, complexity, and continuity needs.

How We Engage

Lantern Enterprises is structured to support different kinds of work: focused projects, ongoing support, fractional leadership, enterprise-level environments, and customized engagements that do not fit neatly into standard categories.

The goal is to define the right scope before the work begins: what is needed, who is involved, what will be delivered, what is excluded, and how success will be measured.

Project Engagements

Best for defined work with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

  • Discovery projects
  • Website messaging
  • Research briefs
  • Technology implementation
  • Video or event production
  • Threadline pilot scoping

Best for: clients who know what they need and want a specific deliverable.

Retainer Relationships

Best for clients who need ongoing access, continuity, recurring support, or priority responsiveness.

  • Ongoing litigation support
  • Executive technology support
  • Thought leadership support
  • Research monitoring
  • Production planning support
  • Operational intelligence support

Best for: clients with recurring needs or complex environments requiring steady support.

Fractional Support

Best for organizations that need experienced support or leadership without hiring a full-time role.

  • Fractional technology leadership
  • Fractional discovery operations support
  • Fractional communications support
  • Fractional research and briefing support
  • Fractional production planning

Best for: organizations that need senior-level capability without full-time overhead.

Enterprise Solutions

Best for larger, more complex, or highly sensitive environments that require customized structure, staffing, systems, and governance.

  • Family office technology support
  • Enterprise collaboration environments
  • Private knowledge systems
  • Threadline private deployments
  • Multi-division support engagements
  • Custom security-conscious workflows

Best for: clients with high complexity, high sensitivity, or multi-layered operational needs.

Custom Scope

Some needs do not fit neatly into a predefined category. Lantern can scope a custom engagement based on the client’s objectives, timeline, sensitivity, budget, and support needs.

  • Hybrid advisory + research
  • Systems + Threadline implementation
  • Studio + Productions storytelling package
  • Research + legal support organization
  • Executive support + AI workflow design

Best for: clients who know they need help but need support defining the right structure.

Initial Consultation

Most engagements begin with a consultation to understand the client’s needs, urgency, complexity, and desired outcome. From there, Lantern Enterprises can recommend the most appropriate engagement model.

Discuss Engagement Options