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RECORDING: AI in 2026 – What’s The Wider Industry Saying About It?
This Knowledge Share is presented by ICG member Diana Hilty-Vance and is generously sponsored by Liveminds In this Knowledge Share, Diana Hilty Vance will feedback on what she heard at the Qual360 Berlin Conference this year, which focused...
RECORDING: AI for Depth, Not Just Speed: A Platform Built by Researchers, for Researchers
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ICG Membership Criteria and Principles of Membership
May 2026 ICG Principle of Membership The ICG is a professional network that supports freelancers, consultants and micro-businesses who work within the research industry. Our intention as a membership organisation is to support individual and very small businesses. ...
The Award for Independent Consultants 2026 – OPEN FOR ENTRIES
Now in its 11th year, the Independent Consultants Award (part of the MRS' Awards programme) allows you showcase your work and demonstrate the brilliance of insight consultants. The ICG has some of the most talented, versatile and experienced researchers and research...
RECORDING: The Human Advantage in a Digital World
How to navigate the tension between convenience and connection This webinar has been generously sponsored by Babble Research, Research, Meeting and Training Facility in Solihull Birmingham In a world which is increasingly digitised, and in...
What “Q” Reveals About Texture in Asia
Article by |ICG member Felicia Schwartz, China Insight I still remember that “Aha” moment. I’d been living in China for a while, working on food projects and eating my way through markets and restaurants. And I kept noticing something distinctive. It wasn’t...