Shama Research builds intelligence and knowledge systems, instruments for tracking situations, structuring evidence, and thinking clearly under uncertainty.
Geopolitical and epistemic intelligence. Independent, non-commercial.
Geopolitical intelligence platform, coming soon
Track evolving situations as structured objects, with signals, actors, and forces measured over time, and a quantitative layer for reading momentum and stability.
Coming soon. Interested in early access? Get in touch.
Wisdom Journal Manager, coming soon
A system for building and organizing a body of research, with sources, notes, and arguments held together in one structured, searchable workspace.
Coming soon. Interested in early access? Get in touch.
Information is only useful once it is organized. Every product turns raw material into structured objects you can reason with. Claims trace back to sources, so conclusions can be examined rather than asserted. The studio develops durable instruments carefully, as an independent, non-commercial effort rather than a commercial launch cycle.
The studio designs and maintains software for situation tracking and research synthesis. ARGUS is for geopolitical intelligence. WJM is for structured knowledge work.
Products are offered without charge. Shama Research is independent and non-commercial, not a registered nonprofit. Work is developed as long-term instruments rather than commercial launches.
Shama means lamp, a light to see by. The work does what a lamp does, making it a little easier to see in a complex world.
It is also the name of Maaz Ahmad's mother, Shama Yasmin. The studio is named for her.
Maaz Ahmad, founder. Zachary Adam, cofounder.