We live in a data rich world where technology is enabling ever more sophisticated research techniques and machines are getting closer to mimicking human thinking.
Against this, what is the right balance of human-based and tech-enabled approaches to answer today’s business questions? When it comes to developing stories, ideas and brand communications, when does technology help or hinder?
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Technology is becoming ever more embedded and ‘natural’ in consumers’ lives so it’s important for research techniques to reflect this change. Organisations frequently spend a lot on expensive data but, without the counterbalance of deep qualitative insight, cannot turn it into action.
In this Speaker Evening, Untapped Innovation explores how to get the right balance of human-based and tech-enabled approaches to answer business problems in an agile way, looking at:
Untapped Innovation examines the role of mobile diaries, video diaries and online communities, and contrasts this with ethnographic research conducted with consumers in their environment. It considers how to co-create and evaluate prototypes, as well as assessing market products / services using humans as a proxy before fully investing in the technology. When it comes to developing early ideas, stories and brand communications, when does technology help or hinder?
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