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The beauty and the beast

As open as qualitative research is, it is hard to take a really good look with an open mind, without any presumptions. On top of that, for clients it is difficult to see their own hidden views, the ‘prejudice-without-knowing’. We present a...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2013: Brilliant Transformations

Authors: Jochum Stienstra, Tibor van Bekkum

Company: Ferro Explore!

June 15, 2013

Why ditching depth is dangerous

Qualitative research is one of the most effective ways of understanding the major issues facing society. However, in the race to generate instant insight and technological solutions, researchers are at risk of overlooking the fundamental strengths of...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2013: Brilliant Transformations

Authors: Michael Thompson, Michael McLean

Company: Opinion Leader

June 15, 2013

Leveraging predictably irrational decisions

Last-minute travel is a market defined by low prices and discounts. At first glance, it may seem utterly ludicrous to offer anonline function that tells your own customers if a competitor is offering the same product at a cheaper price. Although...

Catalogue: Congress 2013: Think Big

Authors: Florian Bauer, Rüdiger Peters

June 15, 2013

Creating a new playbook

The biggest challenge to the future of qualitative research is that more and more people who do not understand the qualitative paradigm are able to conduct projects, using sophisticated tools, without the knowledge of how to conduct and analyse...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2013: Brilliant Transformations

Author: Ray Poynter

June 15, 2013

Feel nothing, do nothing

We know now more than ever about what people do online, but very little about why, and how it makes them feel. MasterCard approached BrainJuicer to help them better understand on-line purchasing and payment behaviour. What we learned deepened and...

Catalogue: Congress 2013: Think Big

Authors: Orlando Wood, Koen De Vos

June 15, 2013

Error and innovation

Introduction to programme and opening keynote speaker.

Catalogue: Congress 2013: Think Big

Author: Tim Harford

June 15, 2013

Organizational research reinvigoration

As a top five Internet company, AOL has historically struggled with the role of research, analytics and insights. In the past two years, however, the company re- oriented itself around the voice of the consumer. In doing so, research became a...

Catalogue: Congress 2013: Think Big

Authors: Christian Kugel, Cortney Henseler

June 15, 2013

Let's go game!

Gamification is normally associated with technological tools and there is little guidance on its use regarding face-to-face quali surveys. A comparative experiment with gamification versus the traditional qualitative approach is addressed in this...

Catalogue: Qualitative 2013: Brilliant Transformations

Author: Luzia Celeste Rodrigues

June 15, 2013

Beyond dollars and dirhams

Naata – The Bond"‘I don’t have a single American friend. I don’t understand them’ - Tamerlan Tsarnaev, suspect of the Boston Marathon Bombs on April 15, 2013. While these statements, along with his YouTube links splashed all...

Catalogue: Congress 2013: Think Big

Author: Nandita Mary Thomas

Company: Kadence International

June 15, 2013