Bounded scope
Every product defines what is in scope, what is out, and why.
Evidence-led briefings for contested systems.
We turn scattered public sources into bounded dossiers, confidence labels, and practical next questions for people who need clarity before acting.
Featured dossier
North Harbour Supply Chain and Leverage Map
A bounded sample map of physical flows, operator categories, regulatory seams, and leverage points across a port-linked bulk and industrial supply chain.
View sample dossierExecutive summary
Findings, leverage points, and key uncertainties
System map
Infrastructure, flows, and key relationships
Evidence pack
Source excerpts with confidence labels
Assumptions & gaps
What is assumed, unknown, and worth checking next
Appendix
Method details and source index
Method & evidence standards
Read the methodPublic sources only
We use open, verifiable public sources. No privileged data. No anonymous leaks.
Confidence labeling
Key claims are marked High, Medium, or Low confidence with rationale.
Traceable evidence
Assertions point back to the exact source category or excerpt in the evidence pack.
Briefing formats
Briefing enquiries are open for manual scope review. Direct checkout is unavailable. Availability, price, delivery date, terms, and any payment route are confirmed in writing only after scope and capacity review. Sending a scope request does not create an order or guarantee acceptance.
Source Map
A compact map of entities, public source trails, source quality, and the next questions worth answering.
Manual scope review
- Question and scope definition
- Public-source trail and source quality notes
- Entity, infrastructure, or document relationship map
- Confidence labels and unresolved gaps
Decision Brief
A structured research brief for a live decision, claim, opportunity, vendor, market, or contested operating question.
Manual scope review
- Framed decision question
- Evidence synthesis with confidence rationale
- Competing interpretations
- Practical next questions and source appendix
Dossier Sprint
A deeper dossier sprint for power, control, infrastructure, market structure, or source-heavy questions.
Manual scope review
- Source map and evidence pack
- Ownership, leverage, or regulatory seam analysis
- Scenario and uncertainty notes
- Executive summary and appendices
Topic boundaries
Designed for systems intelligence, not sensational claims.
Infrastructure & logistics
Ports, rail, energy, data routing, industrial systems, and supply-chain chokepoints.
Markets & commodities
Supply chains, pricing mechanisms, procurement trails, trade flows, and buyer leverage.
Regulatory & policy
Rules, enforcement history, incentives, public records, and institutional constraints.
Organizations & ownership
Corporate structures, state entities, intermediaries, contractors, and control points.
Emerging risks
Systemic risks, chokepoints, weak signals, dependency shifts, and public-source uncertainty.
Mark Hay / Context Switch
Uncovered Truths is led by Mark Hay of Context Switch. It extends practical systems work into evidence-led research products for contested environments, with public-source discipline and bounded claims.
Learn more at markhay.net