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RECORDING: Powering Up Your Research in 2026
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RECORDING: AI beyond chatbots and prompts
This session was generously sponsored by Indeemo This intermediate session is for researchers who want to move beyond basic prompting and explore the less visible capabilities of AI. We’ll look at different types of AI, what they can do, and how to use...
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Join us for this informative webinar run by Accountant Jai Haran (husband of ICG member Aakanksha Haran). Based on the topic areas that many of you requested, Jai will talk about business compliance requirements for Accounting and Corporation Tax VAT essentials PAYE...
QualMinds and the rise of Ai moderation – part 2
By ICG member Hugh Carling Hot (ish) on the heels of the ICG's fascinating panel on AI, QualMinds was launched. Expert views on hot topics QualMinds is a small panel of expert independent researchers who each month will be sharing their views on a topical question...
Christmas Traditions in Behavioural Science Terms
Written by ICG member Iona Carter, as part of a series of posts she's writing on LinkedIn. Phil Barden (of DECODE marketing) and I teamed up this year to look at 12 Christmas traditions through the lens of behavioural science. I’ve selected a couple here to...
The Symphony Within the Data – Composing Insights with AI
Article by ICG member Arthur Fletcher Using Collaborative AI* to produce a research report is, in many ways, like composing a beautiful symphony. It begins with the interviews themselves: the raw...