From Merian

Articles exploring the evidence and questions that shape how organisations understand their people.

• When is disagreement a healthy sign?

  22 October 2026 · Disagreement may be healthy when people feel safe challenging each other's ideas and are willing to consider different perspectives without taking them personally.

• Is curiosity a professional responsibility?

  15 October 2026 · Curiosity becomes a professional responsibility when our confidence in an explanation could stop us from considering a better one.

• What makes employees trust their organisation?

  8 October 2026 · Trust develops through the patterns employees experience from their organisation over time.

• What's the difference between an assumption and an interpretation?

  1 October 2026 · An interpretation can include assumptions, but those assumptions shouldn’t be treated as findings.

• What is mixed-methods research outside academia?

  24 September 2026 · Mixed-methods research is about how different methods connect and inform each other.

• When should organisations investigate a problem instead of solving it?

  17 September 2026 · When the cause is unclear, investigating before acting can help organisations avoid solving the wrong problem.

• What does “good communication” actually mean in organisations?

  10 September 2026 · Communicating more does not always mean communicating better.

• Why do surveys and interviews sometimes tell different stories?

  3 September 2026 · A hypothetical Delhi case study on why surveys and interviews may show different results.

• Why do organisations keep solving the same problem?

  27 August 2026 · A hypothetical Mumbai case study on why quick fixes for a recurring problem keep failing, and what changing the underlying system actually requires.