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With the evolution of ‘big data’ managing business intelligence can mean dealing with a variety of information sources: customer databases, external data sources and research results. Integrating these streams of insight and intelligence can expose new understanding and strategic direction to provide deeper levels of insight and intelligence for your organisation or client.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Understand and apply appropriate data collection methodology(s) using research techniques, internal or external data sources, etc

2. Understand and establish relevant data protocols, understand client data needs, implementing relevant data legislation (e.g. Data Protection Act 1998) and/or quality requirements

3. Evaluate and select appropriate quantitative or qualitative data collection tools

4. Understand and apply quantitative statistical and data modelling techniques and/or qualitative techniques

5. Understand and apply data and/or customer segmentation techniques

6. Understand and apply data techniques for the analysis and interpretation of multiple data sets and/or data sources

7. Understand and deploy appropriate techniques for the interpretation of findings e.g. visualisation, storytelling, etc.

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People Power: The Original Research Tech

Webinar

Understanding social and business phenomena means humans understanding humans, both what’s expressed and what’s unspoken. In this sense, the human brain is the original research tech.

Apr
15
2026

Wednesday
14:00–15:00

The future of AI in research: Sustainability, cost, and responsible scale

Webinar

The future of AI in research is often portrayed as a race for larger models, more GPUs, and faster infrastructure. Success is commonly measured by computational scale. Yet this narrative overlooks a growing structural challenge: the financial, environmental, and operational costs of AI systems are rising faster than their practical returns.

Apr
16
2026

Thursday
11:00–12:00

The Alchemy of Insight: Technology, Hype, and the Search for Truth

London

The market research industry has spent 80 years rapidly reinventing itself, engaging in a form of modern alchemy, chasing the dream of turning messy human behaviour into clean, predictable data, hoping each new technology will be the magic solution.

Apr
20
2026

Monday
14:00–16:00

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