Name

Cognitive Resonance Ltd.

Legal name

Cognitive Resonance

Website

https://cognitiveresonance.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cognitive Resonance is a founder-led professional services firm that helps organizations understand generative AI through cognitive science, delivering consulting, workshops, keynotes, and white papers primarily to education institutions, government agencies, and professional organizations in the US, UK, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Education Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Generative AI & LLM Solutions Services (RAG, Agents, Copilots) (BPAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI & Machine Learning (Foundations & Applied) (EDAMACAG)

Keywords

• AI education consulting
• Cognitive science workshops
• Generative AI training
• Professional speaking services
• Learning science advisory

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Tailored consulting engagements providing organizations with cognitive science expertise and AI understanding. Projects include program design, organizational strategy, and advisory services on education policy and AI implementation.
2. Workshops: Customized, interactive workshop delivery on the intersection of human intelligence and generative AI. Offered in three formats: Intersecting Intelligence 101 for general professionals, Intersecting Intelligence for Educators for education organizations, and Culture and Cognition for leaders tackling ethical and sociocultural questions.
3. Speaking & Keynotes: Keynote speeches and presentations at conferences, summits, and organizational events. Benjamin Riley has delivered over 50 major keynote speeches globally at venues including ASU+GSV Summit, SXSWedu, and TEDx.
4. White Papers & Educational Resources: Development of white papers and artifacts that translate scientific research for accessibility. The flagship resource 'Education Hazards of Generative AI' has been downloaded over 25,000 times.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cognitive Resonance provides professional services that help organizations and individuals understand how generative AI works by framing it through cognitive science. The firm sells customized workshops, tailored consulting engagements, and paid keynote speaking engagements, and it supplements these with white papers such as the 'Education Hazards of Generative AI' guide (downloaded more than 25,000 times) and a free weekly Substack newsletter.

Product overview

Cognitive Resonance offers a portfolio of educational services focused on helping people understand generative AI using cognitive science. The core offerings include three workshop formats (Intersecting Intelligence 101, Intersecting Intelligence for Educators, and Culture and Cognition), consulting services for organizations, speaking engagements, and free resources including white papers and a weekly newsletter. The company provides a specific product called 'AI Guidance for Educators' (a free guide downloaded over 25,000 times) as a flagship resource. All offerings are delivered through a virtual organization structure that partners with scientists and experts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workshops (Intersecting Intelligence workshop program) Customized, interactive workshops exploring the intersection of human intelligence with generative AI, designed for professional organizations and education institutions. The program is offered in three tailored formats: Intersecting Intelligence 101 (general professionals), Intersecting Intelligence for Educators (education organizations), and Culture and Cognition (leaders addressing ethical and sociocultural questions about AI).
• Consulting Tailored consulting support providing direct assistance to organizations to improve understanding of how generative AI works and to incorporate principles of cognitive science into design, strategy, and operations. Engagements include program design, organizational strategy, and advisory work on education policy and AI implementation.
• Speaking & Webinars Keynote speeches and presentations delivered at conferences, summits, and organizational events, providing pragmatic, pro-science perspectives on generative AI in education and professional contexts. Founder Benjamin Riley has delivered more than 50 major keynote speeches across six continents at venues including ASU+GSV Summit, SXSWedu, and TEDx.

Quantifiable outcome

• Education Hazards of Generative AI guide downloaded over 25,000 times since 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EAB: Large-scale education services and research firm providing advisory, research, and technology to schools, districts, and higher education institutions. Comparable as a broader education-services incumbent that also publishes research and delivers consulting on emerging issues including AI.
• IBM Consulting (AI Services): Global consulting arm delivering enterprise AI strategy, training, and implementation services. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering AI-literacy, AI strategy, and workforce upskilling consulting that competes for the same corporate and public-sector budgets.
• McKinsey & Company (Education & AI Practices): Global management consultancy with dedicated education and AI practices advising ministries, universities, and ed-tech clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering AI-in-education advisory at scale to enterprise and government buyers.

Others

• RAND Corporation: Nonpartisan research institution producing rigorous research on education policy and practice. Comparable as a source of credible, science-grounded research that competes for the same education-policy audience Cognitive Resonance serves.

Direct peers

• District Management Group: Consulting firm partnering with school districts on strategy, operations, and instructional improvement. Comparable as a K-12-focused consulting firm whose work overlaps with Cognitive Resonance's education-sector workshops and policy advisory.
• Tyton Partners: Education-focused strategy consulting and investment bank advising education organizations, investors, and policymakers. Comparable as a boutique advisory firm serving education-sector clients with bespoke consulting.
• Entangled Group: Education consulting firm that works with foundations, ed-tech companies, and school systems on strategy and program design. Directly comparable as a boutique education advisory practice working at the intersection of research, policy, and practice.
• Bellwether Education Partners: Nonprofit education consulting and research organization providing strategic advisory to education leaders and policymakers. Comparable as a mission-driven education advisory firm producing research and bespoke consulting engagements.
• HolonIQ: Education-sector intelligence and research firm producing research, briefings, and advisory on global education and AI-in-education trends. Directly comparable to Cognitive Resonance as a research-and-advisory firm focused on the intersection of education and emerging technology.

Emerging players

• Khan Academy (Khanmigo): Nonprofit education organization that has built Khanmigo, an AI tutor, and publishes educator-facing AI guidance. Comparable as an AI-in-education player creating both content and tools for educators, overlapping with Cognitive Resonance's AI-literacy workshops.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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