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TKD advisory publishes working papers and articles on the problems faced by public and social sector organisations — and on how to approach them differently.
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Working Paper · August 2026 · 10 min read
The most expensive mistake in strategy work isn't a bad answer. It's a well-executed answer to the wrong problem.
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Article · September 2026 · 4 min read
Twenty years of research into real management decisions point to three specific, avoidable blunders — and what First Principles Thinking does differently.
Article · September 2026 · 5 min read
Most people start forming an answer within seconds of hearing a problem. Socratic reasoning is the discipline that interrupts this — and it's the way TKD advisory works with every client.
Series · 2 parts published
A series exploring the surprising assumptions and structural challenges Australian social enterprises face, and how to look at them differently.
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