A list of AI ideas. Which ones are worth it?
A hands-on session on the challenges in front of you. Up to five, or one to go deep on - you leave with a straight call on each, and tips and tools you can use that week.
Best first step if you have a list of AI ideas and no way to rank them.
- Two hours, hands-on, with our senior team
- A ruling on up to five of your challenges
- Credited in full toward what you build next
You don't need more ideas. You need to know which ones pay.
Everyone has a list. The hard part is knowing which ideas are worth the money and which will quietly waste a quarter - and a vendor will say yes to all of them. A Review gives you the honest read.
Your list today
After an AI Review
A backlog of ideas and no way to rank them.
The few that matter, ranked by what they're worth.
Every vendor says their thing is the answer.
An honest read, credited toward whatever you build.
Credited in full, so the advice is never the upsell.
You can't tell a quick win from a year-long project.
Each one sized: quick win, real project, or leave it.
A deck lands a week later and sits in a drawer.
The call and the next step, agreed in the room.
You leave with a decision. Not more homework.
Up to five challenges, and tools you can use.
It's hands-on. Bring the challenges in front of you - up to five, or one to go deep on - and we work through them with you in the room.
What you bring
The real challenges you're wrestling with - up to five, or one to go deep on. Not a maturity checklist.
- The automation someone pitched you
- The report that still takes three days
- The tool you're not sure is worth it
What we do with them
We work through each one with you and give you a straight answer:
- Whether AI actually solves it - and what to do where it doesn't
- What it's worth, in your terms
- Quick win, real project, or leave it
What you leave with
Not a report to decode later - things you can use:
- A ruling on each challenge, ranked by worth
- Tips and tools you can put to work this week
- The next step, agreed, with an owner
Straight answers, with nothing to sell you.
Two hours with our senior team, hands-on and on your real challenges. Because the fee is credited back, there's no reason to oversell - just the honest read and tools you can use.
Everything a procurement or legal team needs is in our Trust Centre
- 100% New Zealand built, Māori and Pacific owned.
- Hands-on and practical - you leave with tips and tools you can use, not just a report.
- We'll tell you where AI isn't the answer. We've turned that work down before.
RIVER learnt our business inside out, and found growth we hadn't seen ourselves. That is what changed our ability to scale.
Jay HarrisonFounder, Edison Health · 2022One price, up front. And credited back.
Send us the challenges you want to work, a line each. We spend two hours on them with you, and a tailored report follows within two days.
- A line per challenge is all the prep we need
- Up to five for breadth, or one to go deep
- Senior team in the room, hands-on the whole way
The investment
Two hours, up to five challenges.
Credited in full toward any engagement of $5,000 or more booked within 30 days.
Or start on the Retainer from $5,000 a month. If something isn’t delivered, that month is free.
Every Review includes
- A ruling on each challenge: what fits, what it's worth, what to avoid
- Tips and tools you can put to work that week
- The next step agreed, with an owner
- A tailored report, back within 2 days
The questions people ask when they’re ready to move.
The AI Readiness Check is a free, self-serve conversation with our AI - about ten minutes, and a good way to orient yourself. The AI Review is the human version, and goes much deeper.
- It's a working session with our senior team, not a chat with a bot.
- It's on your own challenges, up to five, worked in depth.
- You leave with tools you can use and a ruling on each, not a generic read.
Start with the Check to get your bearings; book a Review when you want expert hands on the specifics. And if you need a costed plan across the whole organisation, that's the AI Audit & Roadmap.
Up to five. Bring five for a broad read across what's on your plate, or bring one and go deep - some teams use the two hours to fully scope the single thing that's been stuck.
- Not sure which five? We help you choose at the start.
- Want to go deep on one? That's a good use of the time too.
Your challenges, a line each - no prep deck. The real ones you're wrestling with: the workflow that eats time, the idea you can't size, the tool you're unsure about.
A sense of what each is worth to you helps us cut to the ROI faster, but it isn't required - working that out is part of the session.
Yes, in full. The Review fee comes off any engagement of $5,000 or more you book within 30 days.
- Go ahead, and it has cost you nothing.
- Don't, and you still keep everything - the ruling, the tools, and the report.
Then we say so, plainly. Part of the value is hearing what not to do: the idea that will waste a quarter, the tool you don't need, the process fix that beats any model.
We've turned down work that AI shouldn't touch, and we'll make that call in the room if it's the honest one.
Easy to start. Fast to prove. Built to scale.
Tell us about your AI Review, and we’ll take it from there. Prefer to look first? Ask Moana, or take the free Readiness Check.
Ideas from the field.
Guides and research from a team that ships it.
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RIVER learnt our business inside out, and found growth we hadn't seen ourselves. That is what changed our ability to scale.
Jay HarrisonFounder, Edison Health · 2022We crunch through complex data to generate insights, and RIVER made it simple to work through, while keeping everyone aligned on our core value proposition.
Alex OsbornCTO, trev · 2024Our business runs on what RIVER built. They have been central to our technology and our growth, and it keeps driving results.
Mark BramwellDirector, Commercial Realty · 2024RIVER listens, understands what we actually need, and gives us our time back. That is what a good partnership looks like.
Tony NaiduDevelopment Manager, Auckland Badminton Association · 2025RIVER helped us validate our market and launch our platform, and they haven't stopped since. They've been with us every step.
Mike CollinsFounder, iMatch Sport · 2025RIVER has been a trusted partner from the start, and they exceeded what we expected. We're already seeing the difference their work is making.
Ellen LekkaProgramme Specialist, UNESCO & SVSG · 2025The team at RIVER has been an incredible partner from day one. Their ongoing support helped make our success possible.
Scott TownshendFounder, trev · 2022RIVER approached every detail with care. Every decision was made with consideration and purpose.
Daemon CoyleGM, Mental Health Foundation · 2021Our new brand is bold and effective, and customers love it. The website has driven a real increase in leads.
Marcus SinGM, Cleanly · 2020We have always been ambitious about what our site should do, and RIVER take on the hardest parts of it. They make it happen, no matter how complex.
Chris HartFounder, Real Groovy · 2021RIVER are responsive and always ready to adapt. We have never had to chase them, and their support has been critical as our needs changed.
Supriya Kulkarni-PadhyeM&E Coordinator, Oceania Football Confederation · 2020We love our new brand. It reflects who we are as a team and resonates with our customers. Thank you for bringing our vision to life.
Tracy BergeGM, Greentree Advisers · 2021