Hikma Strategies

We distill complex ideas into language that is both accurate and accessible.

We help scholars and specialists bring their ideas to new contexts. From physicists, to art historians, to startup founders, academics and entrepreneurs are trained to thrive in uncertainty and understand their knowledge gaps even as they make new discoveries. In a world that often seems hungry for easy fixes, it can be difficult to craft a research message that is both accurate and easy to read. This is where we come in.

We offer content development, strategic advice and training to help researchers clarify their messages and identify efficient ways to deliver them. We see communication as a way to build trust, develop partnerships, and inform decisions at all levels.

Bayt al-Hikma, Arabic for “The House of Wisdom,” lives in the cultural imagination as a library in medieval Baghdad that drew together scholars across languages and disciplines to translate Aristotle, invent algebra, develop medicines and write literature. As is often the case when cultural events become popular myths, the historical reality is a bit more complicated.

At Hikma Strategies, we prefer the messier, more decentralized story of a network of scholars navigating societal, cultural, and political circumstances across space and time. Creatives and inventors have the greatest capacity to create change when they engage with new contexts. We can help you chart new pathways for your discoveries.