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How We Work

Four ways
we work.

Distinct capabilities, deeply connected. Each pillar is a complete service on its own — and each makes the others stronger. Evidence informs strategy. Advisory steadies execution. Communication makes it land.

Our approach

Most firms have one. A few have two.
We insist on all three —
academic rigour, operational depth, strategic instinct.

01 — Strategy
Strategy & Public Policy
"Decide the direction.
Shape the rules."

We work at inflection points — where priorities collide and the conventional playbook stops working.

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Strategic and policy questions don't fail because of bad analysis. They fail because the analysis doesn't account for how systems actually behave — the politics, the incentives, the institutional inertia that no consultant wants to name in a client meeting. We name it. Then we help you navigate it.

Strategy FormulationPolicy AnalysisSystem DiagnosticsReform DesignOptions AssessmentMacroeconomic AnalysisBehavioural EconomicsUrban & Regional Economics
Designed economic growth strategy for four regions — anchored by NITI Aayog, macroeconomic modelling and policy recommendations for Vision 2047
Analysed urban expansion patterns across 3,947 towns — spatial regression of India's urbanisation drivers, policy document for Government of India
Oversaw third-party assessment of 18 state government schemes — RFP design, study oversight, and report finalisation, Government of Gujarat
Applied behavioural economics to government decision-making — choice experiments and practical interventions for improving public policy outcomes
02 — Advisory
Institutional Advisory & Decision Support
"Navigate uncertainty.
Stay upright while moving."

Once direction is set, reality intervenes. We stay with organisations through execution — not as auditors, but as thinking partners.

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Most advisory is a deck and a handshake. The hard part — what happens when the recommendation meets reality — gets handed back to the client. We stay for that part.

Decision QualityRisk SensingSignal InterpretationCourse CorrectionStakeholder NavigationInstitutional DiagnosticsLeadership Support
Sustained advisory across multiple state government ministries — supporting departmental supervision and study design guidance over extended engagements in Gujarat
Programme strategy and M&E governance for CSR foundations — working alongside NGO and programme leadership on design decisions and course corrections
Mentored field teams and health workers through programme design and monitoring cycles — translating technical M&E frameworks into operational reality on the ground
03 — Evidence
Evidence, Data & Learning Systems
"Understand what's happening.
And why."

Our core engine. From CAPI systems and field operations to econometric modelling and peer-reviewed research.

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Most organisations don't have a data problem — they have a decision-quality problem. Too much data that measures the wrong things. Reports that confirm what everyone already believed. We build systems that are designed to change decisions, not decorate them.

Survey Design & SamplingCAPI / Digital Data CollectionM&E Framework DesignQuantitative AnalysisEconometric ModellingSpatial Analysis (ArcGIS)Mixed Methods ResearchData Quality ManagementSTATA · R · PythonField Operations
Evaluated a national government innovation scheme for Ministry of Defence — sampling design and quantitative analysis for the iDEX programme assessment
Nutrition baseline across 9 blocks in Jharkhand and Odisha — survey design, CAPI deployment, field data quality, analysis, and reporting
Published field research in Economic & Political Weekly — quantitative and qualitative study of groundwater governance and agrarian systems
Assessed MGNREGA climate resilience across four states — Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha — field operations at national scale
Designed CAPI-based data systems for 40+ programmes — digital collection tools, data pipelines, and reporting frameworks across six sectors
04 — Knowledge
Knowledge & Influence
"Make insights
travel further."

Evidence only matters if it reaches the right people in the right form. We close the gap between findings and action.

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A rigorous study that produces a report nobody reads is a waste of everyone's time and money. Most of them do. We treat communication as part of the methodology — not an afterthought — because evidence that doesn't reach the right people hasn't done its job.

Knowledge SystemsResearch SynthesisCommunication StrategyPolicy BriefsInfluence PathwaysData VisualisationReport Writing
Published two peer-reviewed articles in Economic & Political Weekly — field research translated into academic and policy-facing outputs
Produced urban growth policy document for Government of India — spatial research on 3,947 towns translated into actionable national planning guidance
Authored monthly economic intelligence reports — macroeconomic analysis and sector findings disseminated to industry and policymaker audiences
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How It Works Together

None of these
work alone.

01 — Strategy
Sets the question
The right question, clearly defined — before anyone picks up a methodology.
Grounds into Evidence →
03 — Evidence
Answers it honestly
Rigorous evidence that answers the strategy question, not a separate academic exercise.
Informs Advisory →
02 — Advisory
Holds the course
Evidence and strategy are only as good as the decisions they enable under pressure.
Delivered via Knowledge →
04 — Knowledge
Makes it last
The loop closes. Evidence shapes the next question. Strategy gets sharper over time.
Feeds back into Strategy →

Not sure which service fits your problem? Tell us what you're working on. We'll tell you which of these you actually need — and whether that's us.

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