Public consultation is becoming increasingly complex with larger engagement and shorter delivery timeframes. The tools and processes teams rely on have not kept up with the pace and needs of modern consultation processes. Subsense was built to address this gap.
Subsense is an AI-enabled analysis and reporting platform, backed by the expertise of MartinJenkins and DataSing. It takes on the time-intensive work of processing submissions so your team can focus on the thinking and decisions that only they can make.
Why choose Subsense? From the moment you start receiving submissions, Subsense makes light work of ordinarily time intensive tasks. From collating and theming to surfacing insights and making evidence-based recommendations — it’s the analysis you do today, faster, more consistently, and at scale.
What Subsense can do for your next project.
Consultation documents, terminology and theming logic unique to your context form the basis of a dedicated project knowledge base. Subsense uses this information to structure submission data and surface key content, applying the same rigour and quality to every output. As new information emerges, the primary logic steering Subsense can be adjusted and processed again almost instantly or adapted for future projects.
Subsense seamlessly identifies patterns, positions and areas of agreement or divergence across large volumes of data from multiple sources. Deep analysis of both structured and unstructured data is performed at clause, theme and subtopic levels and once organised, findings remain traceable to the original submission text. Every voice consistently accounted for, and you can evidence how conclusions were reached with remarkable speed.
Subsense has been thoughtfully designed by people who know the challenges and complexity of submissions analysis. Accessible, easy to use dashboards capture key project information while full datasets can be interrogated using natural language, the same way you might ask a colleague a question. Explore from high-level summaries down to original source text. Filter, focus, save and share important views as you go.
Subsense produces draft consultation documents aligned to your structure, writing style and tone, with report content linked directly to source submissions. The time saved here is as significant as the analysis itself. Subsense provides a new starting point for teams to review, refine and finalise reporting by condensing writing and cross-referencing activity into hours rather than weeks. Full reports, executive summaries, or partial outputs, you decide the scope.
Subsense is much more than an analysis engine, it’s a secure workspace your team can use to manage the consultation analysis process, reducing the risks that come with spreadsheets, shared folders and email trails. From coding, quality assurance, exploration and report generation, Subsense brings the end-to-end workflow into one environment. That means clearer ownership, fewer handoffs, and a stronger evidence trail from receipt to final report.
The team behind Subsense brings decades of experience in public sector policy and consultation, combined with leading-edge capability in applied AI and data infrastructure. What that means in practice is that the people helping you set up and run Subsense have a head start in understanding both the technology and the environment you are working in.
What you can expect from our people.
Subsense can be stood up quickly, either as a managed service or within your own cloud environment. Initial conversations start with understanding your consultation, your team, your timelines and where Subsense fits alongside your existing tools and processes. No assumptions, no generic playbook.
Before any submissions are processed, our specialists work with you to develop the knowledge base that steers Subsense throughout the engagement. Your terminology, policy intent, and logic for how submissions should be read and coded.
We work alongside your team through setup, analysis and reporting with step-by-step training and practical guidance that builds real capability. By the end of your first engagement, your team knows how to run the process, and the next consultation is faster and more independent.
Quality assurance is a shared activity, not a handover. Your subject matter experts stay closely involved in testing, refining and signing off outputs. You drive the interpretation and decision making of every Subsense response.
For high-risk or time-critical consultations, the Subsense team can take on more of the load. From data collation through to managed analysis, insight and advice, you stay in control of the decisions; we handle the process.
Every consultation is different, but the shape of an engagement follows a consistent pattern. We keep the process simple and collaborative – with your team, ways of working and infrastructure embedded in every step.
Project scoping
Consultation drivers, risks and timelines established.
We agree where Subsense fits alongside your existing tools and processes, and determine QA and training requirements.
Context and set-up
Evidence standards, rules and a custom knowledge base built.
Access, security and reporting templates confirmed.
Submissions received
Subsense reads, collates and logs submission data as it arrives.
Analysis
Subsense analyses by group and theme, revealing positions traceable to the original submission text.
Explore and refine
Your team interrogates findings from insight through to source.
QA shapes and refines the outputs.
Reporting
Subsense drafts documentation to review and share.
Your team applies expertise to finalise recommendations.
Subsense is the vision and product partnership of MartinJenkins and DataSing, and is grounded in the long-standing position MartinJenkins holds in the New Zealand government and consultation landscape.
Working alongside agencies on complex consultation processes, MartinJenkins observed mounting pressure: higher volumes, tighter timelines, and growing expectations for transparent, evidence-led analysis that stands up to scrutiny. At the same time, DataSing observed similar strain from a product perspective, teams needing secure, modern tooling that could scale without compromising auditability or data residency.
Modernising how submissions are processed and turned into defensible insight was the shared vision, to which the presenting opportunity became a secure, NZ-hosted platform designed for public sector realities. Subsense was the result: for faster, more consistent analysis and audit-ready reporting, building local capability and keeping value in New Zealand.
Specialising in economics, strategy, and transformational public policy, MartinJenkins is a New Zealand owned advisory firm known for contributing deep expertise, insight, and quality of advice across some of the country’s most important social and economic challenges. For more than 30 years, MartinJenkins has been trusted by clients to develop solutions that have lasting impact across both our economy, and communities.
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Specialising in decision-grade AI and data platforms, DataSing is a New Zealand based technology partner known for delivering evidence-first systems that government agencies and regulated organisations can confidently rely on. Through proprietary evidence packs, knowledge graphs and AI guardrails, DataSing keeps every output traceable, policy-compliant, and grounded in full data sovereignty that stays firmly within New Zealand.
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Pricing is typically influenced by factors such as:
Whether you’re running a single engagement project or a large ongoing consultation programme, Subsense can scale to fit your organisation.
We’re happy to provide indicative pricing and talk through the best approach for your specific needs.
Subsense is designed for any consultation process where consistency, traceability and quality of output matter, whether that’s a high-volume legislative consultation or a more contained internal process.
A 30-minute demonstration will give you a clear picture of what Subsense can do and whether it’s a good fit for your context.
No preparation required. Bring your questions and an example project if you have one.
Modern, purpose built submission analysis starts here
The Subsense offer is not only about saving time during a consultation process, though it does.
Consistent analysis, visible evidence and insight, and quality reporting allow your people to focus their thinking where it adds the most value.
Subsense elevates both the capability of your team and better consultation outcomes for all.
