Diagnostic

Technology gives the evidence scale.

People remain accountable for what it means.

3 min read

The people behind Search Intelligence.

Technology can detect patterns, risks, gaps, and opportunities. But software alone cannot determine which risks are material or which decisions leadership should make. That is why Search Intelligence pairs diagnostic intelligence with senior human interpretation.

SEOLensOur detection technology, observes the search environment and captures dated evidence at scale. detects. Human IntelligenceExperienced analysts who judge materiality and interpret evidence in context, technology alone can't do this. interprets. Search GovernanceThe control layer that turns evidence into ownership, decisions, action and proof. controls.

Every recommendation that reaches your organisation has passed through senior human judgement, not just an algorithm.

Roelof van Wyk. CEO and Founder

An engineering and systems background, entry into digital marketing through data analytics in 2009, subsequent SEO specialisation, and development of proprietary observation systems from 2020. Within an engagement, his role may include defining the decision question, interpreting evidence, testing materiality and preparing executive findings.

Diane Woodhouse. MD and Co-Founder

Diane jointly approves category-defining public communication, evidence-led claims, client-derived proof, numerical performance claims and canonical terminology changes.

The specialist model

SI does not claim to hold every specialist authority. Depending on the condition, the response may require SEO, Development, Content, Product, Brand, UX, PR, Infrastructure, Security, Legal or Compliance, as client employees, existing agencies, or separately appointed providers.

Conflict and independence

Independence means being willing to state that the evidence does not support the expected conclusion, that no material intervention is justified, or that the outcome remains Unknown. Material conflicts relevant to an engagement are disclosed.

What the Expert Layer is responsible for

Executive translation

Converting evidence into a decision-ready view for leadership.

Governance facilitation

Keeping ownership, decisions and escalation moving through the cadence.

Peer challenge and approval

Testing findings before they reach an executive session.

Continuity

Retaining the evidence trail and institutional context across cycles.

The team.

Roelof van Wyk
Roelof van Wyk
CEO & Founder
Diane Woodhouse
Diane Woodhouse
MD & Co-Founder
Next step

Read why we started this.

See the founder story and the belief that shaped the Search Intelligence method.