The Research Method Studio helps people turn questions, ideas, and business challenges into useful research. We provide end-to-end research support, from research design and data collection tools to data analysis, interpretation, and reporting. We also train small and lean teams to conduct better research themselves, giving them practical methods they can apply in their day-to-day work.
Whether you need research conducted for you, support in making sense of your data, or training for your team, the aim is the same: to help you ask better questions, gather useful evidence, and make sense of what you find.
We help businesses answer the questions that sit behind their biggest decisions, using research and data.
We work with organisations, SMEs, and individuals who need to conduct better research, understand their data, or build their own research capacity.
End-to-End Research: Need research but do not have the time or internal capacity to do it yourself?
We support the full research process, from defining the research question and designing the study to analysing the data and producing a clear report.
Support may include:
Research can help you understand customers, test assumptions, explore a market, evaluate a service, or gather feedback from the people you serve. We help SMEs and organisations identify what they need to know, determine how best to find out, and turn the findings into something they can use.
In addition, we also provide the following custom research services for businesses using human-centred design (HCD) research design and methodology
Your team does not necessarily need a dedicated research department to conduct useful research. We provide practical training for small and lean teams covering areas such as:
Training can be delivered as a focused workshop or structured programme for your team.
Our goal is simple: equip your team to ask the correct questions, collect data, make sense of it, and move forward with clarity.
Not sure what research your organisation needs? Answer a few short questions about your business, the problem you are trying to understand, the information you already have, and the decision you are trying to make.
The check looks at five areas where research can help organisations make better informed decisions:
At the end, you will receive one research direction based on your answers, along with a question worth asking and a practical next step.
The check will help you identify where research could be useful and what your next step could be. Take the 5-minute business check
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We offer a complimentary 15-minute project-scoping call. This call aims to understand your research needs and the type of support you require. After the 15-minute call, we will recommend the product that best suits you. Take the 5-minute business check here and book the call here.
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1:1 thesis coaching
Personalised support at any stage of your research process, from refining your research question to reviewing your data collection tools. The one-on-one sessions are focused on helping you move forward with clarity and direction.
Small group boot camp
These are focused, interactive sessions designed for up to 5 participants, covering areas like methodology and tool development. The boot camp is ideal for people undertaking research in a group or people who favour peer learning.
Thematic Analysis
This is for those struggling to make sense of qualitative data. We offer personalised guidance through coding, theme development, and presenting findings in a way that responds to the research question.
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We offer a complimentary 15-minute project-scoping call. This call aims to understand your research needs and the type of thesis support you require. . Fill out this form and book the call here.
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Research Templates and Practical Tools
These are ready-to-use tools that help you plan, collect, and analyse data with clarity. They are ideal for businesses and students who need support in conducting rigorous and methodical research. The templates and tools include:
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Fiona Waithira Nduati, a research and training consultant with experience across research, programme learning, digital governance, entrepreneurship, and public sector innovation, leads The Research Method Studio.
Fiona has designed and supported multi-country research projects across different sectors, producing outputs including white papers, case studies, user insight reports, and learning products. She is adept in research methodology: qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, human-centred design (HCD), and policy research
Some of her key work includes research on female entrepreneurship and access to digital finance, climate resilience, digital finance adoption at the last mile, digital government across Africa, economic and social empowerment of adolescent girls and young women in East and West Africa, and entrepreneurial successes and challenges in Kenya. She has worked with partners such as the Mastercard Foundation, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Plan International Kenya, Future Female Economic Initiatives (FFEI), Act!Kenya, SEMA East Africa, and Mercy Corps Ventures
She holds a Master’s in Politics and Governance in the Digital Age from the University of Tartu, Estonia, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Nairobi. She also holds a Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation from the Kenya Institute of Management.
Her approach combines sound research methods with practical thinking. She is particularly interested in helping organisations and lean teams ask better questions, design useful research, understand their data, and communicate findings clearly.
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Book an appointment with me on Calendly today, and let’s solve your research problems together.
Reach out to me on WhatsApp or give me a call between 0900hrs and 1700hrs EAT on +254721705181
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