Crispin Beale

What does research save when it skips real people, and what does it risk? Katrina Noelle makes the case for in-person research and explains how to defend its value in your next budget discussion.

Disclosing weak data is not enough. Jordon Peugh explains why researchers need to challenge sample quality, act on fraud risks and ask whether their data can support the decision at hand.

Scale the research, keep the human judgment. Carol Fitzgerald makes the case for removing the delays around qualitative research while preserving the expert conversations that give it depth.

What can small shifts in culture and consumer behaviour tell us about where a category is heading? Anjana Pillai explores how researchers can spot early signals of change and assess which ones could shape a category’s future.

Synthetic data does not need to be perfect to be useful. Dyna Boen explains why persona bots are already finding a place in market research, while digital twins still have work to do.

What if you could place a real consumer inside the future you are designing for? Thomas Troch explores how digital twins can help innovation teams test ideas across plausible futures, rooted in human insight, consent and validation.

The Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.

The Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.

The Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.

The Insight250 spotlights and celebrates, annually, 250 of the world’s premier leaders and innovators in market research, consumer insights, and data-driven marketing.