Strategic uncertainty infrastructure

A system for organizing uncertainty.

Crene turns strategic questions into inspectable assumption maps. Track what matters, where models disagree, and what evidence would change the view.

AI displacementDollar dominanceDemographic collapseFiscal stress
Example map preview
US default power through 2050
4 model ensemble
Strategic question
Does the United States remain the default center of global capital, technology, and strategic power?
Economic scale
Hinge family
GDP share, productivity, fiscal capacity
Capital dominance
Model disagreement
Dollar role, market depth, reserve demand
Strategic capacity
Update conditions
Technology lead, alliances, military reach
Output
Assumptions that matterWhere models disagreeWhat would change the view
How Crene works

From question to assumption map.

Crene turns a strategic uncertainty into a structured object: assumptions, observable components, model disagreement, and update conditions.

01
Frame the question
A decision-relevant uncertainty with no clean market price.
02
Decompose assumptions
Break the outcome into drivers, components, and pathways.
03
Score disagreement
Compare model consensus, spread, and conflicting views.
04
Monitor change
Surface the evidence that would update the map.
Live uncertainty maps

Active strategic questions.

Scenario maps track long-horizon uncertainty through structured pathways, assumption families, and observable update conditions.

All scenarios →
Evidence discipline

Calibration, disclosed in tiers.

Crene separates what has resolved from what is still accruing. The strongest benchmark validates the ensemble, not the product layer.

0.2304
Macro Brier
n=262, ex earnings. Modest skill over base rate.
0.114
External benchmark
Market-priced questions, n=811. Validates ensemble quality.
accruing
Product layer
Scenario, cluster, and factor records resolve over longer horizons.
Thesis decompositions

Track the structure under a thesis.

Binary questions broken into observable components, model consensus, disagreement, and resolution criteria.

All thesis maps →
Disciplined use

Built for structured judgment, not black box signals.

Crene is designed for teams that need inspectable assumptions, model disagreement, and update conditions before evidence is complete.

Not market predictions
Crene does not claim to forecast traded prices or replace market signals.
Not investment advice
Outputs are research infrastructure for internal analysis and decision support.
Not a black box signal
Every map is organized around assumptions, disagreement, and what would change the view.
Access

License the dataset.

Resolved event archive, four-model breakdowns, calibration history, scenario maps, thesis decompositions, and factor maps.

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API

Build with live endpoints.

Probability endpoints for live and resolved events. JSON responses, rate limited tiers, hashed API keys, and decision tooling support.

API documentation

Built by Stephen Lee. Seven years in institutional finance at Goldman Sachs and Credit Agricole, now building Crene for institutional data buyers.

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