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Sheshi Research

Understanding how finance
actually works.

Original research built from direct conversations with practitioners — not surveys, not questionnaires, not secondary analysis.

The approach

Research built on direct conversations,
not surveys or secondary data.

01
Direct conversations only
100 conversations with practitioners. Not a survey. Structured, in-depth conversations about how finance actually operates.
02
Findings published accurately
Including findings that are inconvenient, surprising, or that challenge received wisdom. Research integrity is not conditional on the findings being convenient.
03
Participants receive the report first
Every participant receives the published findings before anyone else — before public release. No exceptions.
04
No commercial use without consent
What participants share is used for research only. Nothing is used commercially without explicit consent. This is not a lead generation exercise.
Research studies

Active and upcoming studies.

In progress · 2026
The Numbers Story
A structured research programme examining how financial data moves through organisations from close to published result, and what that process actually costs.
100
Conversations
3
Communities
0
Commercial agenda
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Future studies will appear here — The Numbers Story is the first in a continuing research programme.
Why Sheshi researches

Built on understanding
the problem, not assuming it.

Sheshi builds infrastructure for financial governance. Before we build, we need to understand the problem as finance leaders experience it. Our research is independent. Sheshi funds it. No external body commissions it or influences its findings.

Research enquiries
[email protected]
For questions about participation, methodology, or the published findings.
Independence
Fully independent
Sheshi funds this research. No external body commissions it or influences its findings. Participants are never solicited commercially.