Think Delus · Nairobi · Africa · 09.2026
WE TRY
TO BE RIGHT.
Before consensus.
Think Delus is an African intelligence and technology institution. We investigate complex problems, build evidence, and turn what we learn into systems that help institutions make better decisions.
AFRICA DOESN’T HAVE
A DATA PROBLEM.
IT HAS AN
EVIDENCE PROBLEM.
Institutions collect enormous amounts of information. The difficult question is whether that information can be trusted, understood and acted upon.
What we do
INVESTIGATE
- Research
- Intelligence
- Fieldwork
- Analysis
BUILD
- Data systems
- AI
- Software
- Hardware
- Decision platforms
OPERATIONALISE
- Governance
- Institutionalisation
- Deployment
- Capability
The Think Delus intelligence loop
EVIDENCE
Intelligence isn’t information. It’s information that survives scrutiny and improves a decision.
AFRICA ISN’T
OUR MARKET.
IT’S OUR CONTEXT.
We work across the institutional, technological and economic realities that shape African markets — from government and regulated industries to emerging technology and infrastructure.
How we operate
We started with one question:
how can institutions be more efficient in how they allocate resources?
Consulting & Advisory
Building analytics-driven organizations.
- Type
- ADVISORY
- Applies to
- Public sector, regulated industry
Audit
What is the problem? How can data point to the right way?
- Type
- AUDIT
- Applies to
- Governance, procurement, compliance
Field Implementation
Hardware and software tools to build analytics-driven organizations.
- Type
- SYSTEMS
- Applies to
- Infrastructure, agriculture, utilities
Market Entry
Analysis and recommendations for African markets.
- Type
- ADVISORY
- Applies to
- Investors, multinationals
Project Impact Analysis
High-risk decision analysis in retail, healthcare, agriculture and fintech.
- Type
- RESEARCH
- Applies to
- Retail, healthcare, agriculture, fintech
Training
How institutions take advantage of data to build lasting capability.
- Type
- CAPABILITY
- Applies to
- Institutional teams
We don’t just write about problems.
WE BUILD.
Products, platforms and technologies emerging from our research and field experience.
BEFORE THE DASHBOARD, THE SENSOR
Hardware layerEvidence has to be collected before it can be verified. We design, certify and deploy the sensors, meters and controllers that survive dust, voltage spikes and unreliable networks — and secure them, because every device connected to a network is also a new way in.
Device design
Hardware taken from concept to field-ready.
Advisory
IoT experts embedded in your build.
Certification
Compliant devices, locally and globally.
Deployment
Rollout, connectivity and lifecycle management.
LUMINARY
In developmentA Think Delus system emerging from our institutional intelligence work. Details published here as it moves toward release.
BUILD HERE.
GO BUILD ELSEWHERE.
We want Think Delus to produce people whose work matters long after they leave us. An institution isn’t measured only by what it publishes — it’s measured by what the people who passed through it go on to build.
Research · Briefings · Field Notes
THINK DELUS
INTELLIGENCE
Publication · Downloadable PDF · Evidence-backed
Beyond the Pilot: Building Institutional Intelligence for African Governments
Why most African public-sector digital initiatives fail after the pilot, and the TDII framework for building governed, evidence-based decision systems.
The credo
EVIDENCE OVER ASSERTION.
AFRICAN REALITY OVER IMPORTED NARRATIVE.
INDEPENDENCE OVER CONVENIENCE.
ACCURACY OVER ATTENTION.
SYSTEMS OVER COMMENTARY.
INSTITUTIONS OVER PERSONALITIES.
THINK DELUS