Policy research
Evidence on design, impact, and institutional consequence — written for the people who have to act on it.
Independent research consultancy
See the bigger picture
Research for institutions that need more than a brief — policy, markets, and field evidence held in one frame, and written for people who have to act on it.
Commission a study
PenumbraThe region of partial shadow at the edge of an eclipse — where a subject is neither fully lit nor entirely dark. Most decisions are made there.
How we work
Six steps, in order. Each one is written down before the next begins, so a client can see where a finding came from.
- 01
Receive
The problem arrives as it is — operational, political, or unresolved.
- 02
Frame
It becomes a research question that can be answered, bounded, and checked.
- 03
Specify
Data and methods are named before any collection starts.
- 04
Collect
Evidence is gathered, processed, and kept traceable to source.
- 05
Validate
Findings are tested against sources, gaps, and rival readings.
- 06
Deliver
The product is written: brief, paper, or synthesis the client can use.
Practice
What we are commissioned for
Market & risk briefs
Short, sourced notes on shifts, transmission, and exposure. Built to be checked, not decorated.
Field synthesis
Scattered observation and expert record distilled into a frame a board can use.
Contact
Write to us
Reach the office, the director, or the chief executive directly.
- General
- info@penumbraanalytics.org
- Director
- rlt@penumbraanalytics.org
- Chief Executive
- a.todd@penumbraanalytics.org