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Hough and Associates is a small research practice. There is no sales team, no support queue, and no chatbot. Messages go directly to Dr. Tim Hough — author of Why Your Best People Stop Trying and founder of the Frustration Condition Tracker — and he replies personally, usually within one business day.
The three main reasons people reach out are listed below. If yours is different, send it anyway.
Platform questions
Workspace setup, plan questions, facilitation support, or anything about the Tracker itself. For urgent platform issues, include your workspace name.
Research and collaboration
Academic partnerships, joint data studies, doctoral research, or peer-reviewed publication. If you work in the structural-engagement field, Tim wants to hear from you.
Speaking engagements
Keynotes, leadership offsites, conference sessions, or executive team workshops. Most engagements run 45–90 minutes and include a live Cross-Functional Listen demonstration.
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Who you're writing to
Dr. Tim Hough
Founder of Hough and Associates, Inc. and author of Why Your Best People Stop Trying. Dr. Hough has spent two decades in operating-side roles across professional services, healthcare administration, and financial services. His doctoral research — a phenomenological study of 23 manager interviews followed by an N=331 quantitative validation — established the structural-to-state link between everyday business friction and engagement at p < .001.
He founded Hough and Associates to build the practice infrastructure that makes the research usable in a real operating environment: the Cross-Functional Listen protocol, the five Frustration Architectures, and the Three Doors decision discipline — operationalised in the Frustration Condition Tracker.
Frequently asked
Before you write.
- How quickly does Tim reply?
- Usually within one business day. Every message goes directly to Dr. Hough's inbox — not a support queue. If the question is substantive, the reply will be.
- What kinds of research collaborations does Tim take on?
- Primarily academic or practitioner collaborations that engage directly with the five Frustration Architectures or the broader structural-engagement field. This includes joint data studies, doctoral research partnerships, and peer-reviewed publication co-authorship. If you are working in this space and want to compare notes, reach out.
- What does a speaking engagement with Tim look like?
- Most speaking engagements run 45–90 minutes, combining the framework (the five Architectures and the Three Doors discipline) with a live Cross-Functional Listen demonstration. Keynotes, leadership offsites, and conference sessions. Tim adapts the format to the audience — executive, HR, consulting, or academic.
- Is there a minimum deal size or team size for a platform enquiry?
- No. The Solo plan is free and is designed for a single team. If you want to talk through whether the Tracker is the right fit for your situation — one team, one department, or an enterprise rollout — the demo call is the right first step.