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SUMMARY:ICG Digital Academy Webinar: Depicting Users & Their Worlds
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is kindly sponsored by Indiefield  \n \n  \nWhat do you do with your research findings once the data collection is done? This webinar from Alicia  Dornadic\, Design Anthropologist at MindSpark Research International in Paris\, will explore different ways of representing qualitative research findings\, from personas to a-day-in-the-life studies\, customer journeys and service blueprints. \nAlicia will discuss benefits and limitations of these approaches as well as some basic visualization strategies to communicate to various audiences. If you are a user or market researcher looking for inspiration or someone who collaborates with qualitative researchers (designer\, developer\, product manager\, marketer\, etc.) then this webinar is for you. \n  \n\n				\n					\n				\n			\n  \nREGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE\n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-digital-academy-webinar-depicting-users-their-worlds-3/
LOCATION:Online – GoToWebinar
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200518T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200518T120000
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SUMMARY:ICG Webinar: Is Your ICG Member Profile Bringing You New Business?
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Teneo Translations \n \n  \nFree member webinar at 12noon on Monday 18 May 2020. \nAs a member of the ICG you can promote your business through the Directory of Members. Is your profile working hard for you? Is it attracting new business and helping you to get your message across? \nIn this webinar Chantal Cornelius from Appletree Marketing will show you how to get more from your free listing on the ICG website. \nFor this practical session\, we are looking for volunteers who would like some help with their profile. Chantal will review your profile before the webinar and then discuss with the audience\, how you can improve it. \nIf you would like to have your profile reviewed – and you’re prepared for it to be discussed in public on the webinar – please apply by 7 May 2020 to Lucie.  Chantal will select three members to have their profiles assessed and discussed on the webinar\, to help everyone who attends the session to improve their profile\, and to help you bring in more business. \nAbout Chantal \n \nChantal set up Appletree Marketing in 2000 and since then has helped hundreds of consultants to grow their businesses. She provides simple\, practical and down to earth advice to help small businesses to grow and is regularly asked to speak to groups of consultants about marketing. In the last few years\, Chantal has delivered a number of very popular webinars for ICG members. \nShe has written and published two books on marketing and business survival and has been invited to speak at this year’s ICG AGM\, to help members to get more from LinkedIn. \nPlease connect with her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantalcornelius/. \n  \nREGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE\n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-webinar-is-your-icg-member-profile-bringing-you-new-business-3/
LOCATION:Online – GoToWebinar
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200603T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200603T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
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SUMMARY:ICG 'Speed Dating' 4
DESCRIPTION:Following on from the success of our first three ‘speed dating’ events\, we are thrilled to be running a fourth one. \nOpen to the first 30 ICG members who register\, this event has two key purposes; \n\nGet to know other ICG members in virtual ‘rooms’ for 10 minutes at a time. A great opportunity to say hi\, put a face to a name\, and learn more about each others’ businesses\, personalities\, likes/dislikes….whatever!\nExperience first-hand the online research platform\, HT Face\, thanks to the generosity of ICG member Arthur Fletcher who co-owns it and is loaning this to us for this event. Note that HT Face offers ICG member a discount when hiring it.\n\nDon’t delay in registering. We usually have a waiting list. First 30 registrants only. \nA full set of instructions about how to use the software and how to navigate your way around will be sent to you a couple of days before the event . We will also be sending your room schedule around this time. Have this to hand during the session. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-speed-dating-2-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Kath Rhodes":MAILTO:kath@qualitative-street.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200604T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200604T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200429T073227Z
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SUMMARY:Making It Pop: An Introduction To Data Visualisation
DESCRIPTION:  \nICG member Soti Coker\, Data Chronicle\, will take us through how to gain a unique edge by presenting your data and insights in a way that gets noticed\, remembered and acted upon. You will also learn data visualisation best practises (both quant and qual) and tips to get you started for free. \nREGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/making-it-pop-an-introduction-to-data-visualisation-3/
LOCATION:Online – GoToWebinar
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200609T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200609T113000
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SUMMARY:ICG Bring-Your-Own Meet-Ups
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the ICG’s Bring -Your -Own Meet-Ups; an opportunity to login at specific times during the working week – every week –  and have a chat with other members who also want to chat then. No agenda\, no fuss\, just a chance to say hi to other members for whatever time you can spare. \nWe’ve set up the links\, you just bring your own drink* \n(*we’ve called the links by a different drink depending on the time of day they’re scheduled for\, but don’t let that dictate what you actually do :)) \nEach time slot has 2 possible links. We’ve done this so that if there’s more than a handful of you on at any one time\, you can try the next link. We think that 6-7 people in any one session is probably about right. \n  \nChoose to join at any – or all – of these slots\, on any week that suits you. \n  \nEvery Tuesday morning\, 10.30-11.30am: https://meet.jit.si/ICGBYOcoffee1 OR https://meet.jit.si/ICGBYOcoffee2 \nEvery Thursday afternoon\, 4-5pm: https://meet.jit.si/ICGBYOtea1 OR  https://meet.jit.si/ICGBYOtea2 \nEvery Thursday evening\, 8-9pm: https://meet.jit.si/ICGBYOwine1 OR https://meet.jit.si/ICGBYOwine2 \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-bring-your-own-meet-ups-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200610T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200610T180000
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SUMMARY:ICG Bingo Night - Knock At The Door\, Number 4
DESCRIPTION:Gather all your family members\, grab a cuppa and a pen\, and join us on Weds 10th June at 5pm for our first online bingo session. \nA lighthearted opportunity to bring members together and have a break. \nAll you need to do is; \n1. register here (so that we have an idea of numbers) \n2. print out your cards. We’d suggest printing 2 per person \n3. click on this zoom link at the time. \n  \nWith huge thanks to ICG members Deanne and Marc Gold for hosting this \n  \nDuck and Dive\, Halfway There\, Danny La Rue  – This event is definitely for you!
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-bingo-night-knock-at-the-door-number-4-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200618T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200618T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200514T171901Z
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SUMMARY:Taking Qual Online Using Mobile Ethnography
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Particity\, the faster\, easier and more secure way to manage and pay research participants. \nPlease note that Indeemo are offering all webinar registrants  a 20% discount until the end of November 2020. Your contact details will be given to Indeemo unless you opt out here.  \nSince the start of March\, Indeemo has recorded a 100% increase in Brands who urgently need to digitise their approach to Qualitative Research. They are looking for remote\, agile\, digital solutions to help them quickly do research. \nAs the majority of these brands do not have the resources in house to run projects\, Indeemo predicts strong demand for Qualitative Researchers to run remote studies in Q3 and Q4 this year. \nIn this webinar Founder & CEO\, Eugene Murphy will introduce Mobile Ethnography and explain how you can recruit for\, incentivise set up and run asynchronous qual projects remotely. He will also share strategies on how you can pitch this remote service offering to your clients. \nThis webinar will include a demo of the Indeemo dashboard showing an example of a typical Consumption Diary / Shopper Research study and a UX Journey Mapping project that leverages their Mobile Screen Recording and Journey Mapping capabilities. https://indeemo.com \n \nRECORDING OF THIS WEBINAR IS HERE \n  \n \nPlease note that Indeemo are offering all webinar registrants  a 25% discount until the end of September 2020. Your contact details will be given to Indeemo unless you opt out here. 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/taking-qual-online-using-mobile-ethnography-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200624T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200624T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200611T170240Z
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SUMMARY:ICG Mini-Group Speed Dating
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet other ICG members in small groups\, 10 minutes at a time\, for our next speed dating event. \nWe’ve changed the format slightly to now bring together small groups rather than pairs. We hope that this will bring greater dynamism to your conversations and get you in front of more people per session. \nLogin details will be sent to you by email nearer the time. \nThis event is open to the first 30 ICG members who register. Don’t delay – these events have been popular in the past. \nREGISTER NOW \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-mini-group-speed-dating-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Kath Rhodes":MAILTO:kath@qualitative-street.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200512T202651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T202651Z
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SUMMARY:Upskill: Future-proof your market research career using semiotics
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Talkback Studios\, Nottingham – Celebrating 20 years of supporting the qualitative research industry. \nWe are delighted to have Dr Rachel Lawes presenting this important webinar. \nMarketing is changing. Market research is changing with it: this was true even before the pandemic. Clients think they can do their own research in-house. They are by-passing the traditional interviewer. They are no longer impressed with long market research reports\, they want quick answers. If you are a market researcher\, especially if you are an independent without the security of a large organisation behind you\, this can be very scary. How will you stay relevant and stay in business? \nThere are some bright aspects to this landscape. The marketing industry has become quite good at collecting ‘things’ (attitude statements\, videos of people’s homes\, photos of their possessions) direct from consumers using digital tech. But the question arises of what to do with them. Most brand owners don’t have a clue what to do with qualitative data\, especially visual materials. What’s more\, the ability to have new ideas about marketing strategy is never going to go out of style. Here is where you can solve a problem for the people who used to buy market research and are now doing it themselves. \nBut wait – where are you going to get this near-magical ability to find original insights in qualitative data that other market researchers can’t see? And how are we suddenly going to become experts on marketing strategy when the entire MR industry has traditionally been focused on discussing consumers rather than businesses? The answer is found in semiotics. It is not just a research method but a quite large set of tools for thinking and generating new ideas. Now\, for the first time\, there’s a book on semiotics written especially for marketers\, which takes you through the entire business cycle of semiotic research\, from conception to commercial application. It’s a self-contained course that anyone with a basic grasp of marketing can use to teach themselves and set themselves apart with robust skills. Best of all\, there’s no requirement to physically go out and spread coronavirus among consumers. \nAre you ready? The book “Using Semiotics in Marketing” will boost and future-proof your career in market research and this webinar\, developed exclusively for the ICG\, is where your journey begins. \nREGISTER TODAY\nAbout Rachel \n \nDr Rachel Lawes is a social psychologist specializing in the interface between individuals and consumer culture. She has supplied brand strategy and consumer insight\, using social psychology\, semiotics and discourse analysis\, to brands in 20 countries\, mainly via Lawes Consulting Ltd (established in 2002). Her academic career started with a PhD from Loughborough University’s internationally renowned Discourse and Rhetoric Group and recent academic positions include that of Principal Lecturer in Marketing at Regent’s University London. For more than 10 years she has convened the Advanced Qualitative Methods Masterclass for the Market Research Society in the UK. Her extensive publishing history includes over 40 conference papers at the annual conferences of the Market Research Society\, ESOMAR\, IIEX\, Qual360\, the Social Research Association\, QRCA (USA)\, AQR (UK)\, ASMRS (Australia)\, Social Intelligence World and many more. Her writing spans marketing industry trade journals\, academic publishing in psychology and market research\, and journalism. She is the author of some of the most well-known methods papers and case studies in semiotics\, including ‘Demystifying semiotics’ (2002)\, ‘Futurology through semiotics’ (2009) and ‘Rebranding Charmin’ (2011). She is recognized as one of the original founders of British commercial semiotics and is known for her engaging style and ability to make difficult concepts and theory accessible to non-academic audiences. Rachel is a Certified Member of the Market Research Society. \nRachel’s new book\, ‘Using Semiotics in Marketing’ (2020) is the first book to set out a step-by-step course in semiotics for marketers. It is available worldwide from Amazon and Kogan Page. \n  \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/upskill-future-proof-your-market-research-career-using-semiotics-2-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200709T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200709T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200601T112846Z
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SUMMARY:ICG Webinar: Accelerating your storytelling skills: How to transform research summaries into a captivating narrative
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Taurho Transcribes \nThis webinar  conducted by Insight Narrator\, a specialist in helping insight professionals create evidence-based stories. \n \nThe difference between insight and recommendations that stick and spread throughout the client organisation and just another interesting research report that sits on the client server has rarely anything to do with the quality of the work itself\, but the quality of how that work is communicated. That is why Insight Narrator are supporting the ICG community by providing this webinar on how to accelerate your storytelling skills. \nStorytelling regularly features on the must-have list of skills for research professionals and client wish-lists from their partners. Whilst great visualisation and use of multimedia in your project outputs can add interest and variety to keep your stakeholders engaged\, in reality it can be very time consuming to produce – time that we don’t often have if we want to meet our deadlines. \nIf you want to showcase the brilliance of your insight and grab stakeholder attention immediately\, as well as producing the story quickly\, you need to put your best story efforts into your executive summary.   In this 60 minute webinar Caroline Florence\, Founder and Director at Insight Narrator will share her secrets to creating a compelling narrative in your executive summary\, provide the anatomy of a great insight story\, and share a framework to help you to convert the narrative into engaging copy. \n \nREGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-webinar-accelerating-your-storytelling-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200723T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200723T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200602T205501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200602T205501Z
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SUMMARY:WeSeeThrough: Making The Most Of Your Video Footage
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Indiefield\, delivering great market research fieldwork so that you can use it to deliver everything else. \nLearn more about the functionality of platform provider\, WeSeeThrough\, which enables researchers to easily mark up and manage video footage\, as well as from various ICG members who’ve used it. A practical and honest appraisal of this platform. \nREGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE \n  \nNote that WeSeeThrough are offering ICG members £300 worth of tagging to get you started and 50% off your first 3 months. Contact Lucie (ICG) for more info.
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/weseethrough-making-the-most-of-your-video-footage-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200729T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200729T111500
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200707T110135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200707T110135Z
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SUMMARY:NEW AND IMPROVED: Member paired 'speed dating' on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Introducing our new and improved fifth member speed dating event. \nHURRY – WE HAVE SPACES FOR ONLY 30 MEMBERS AT A TIME. \nA great opportunity to get to know others. \nThis event will involve spending around 15 minutes with 4 different members\, each randomly assigned to you at the time\, in a ‘virtual room’ on Zoom. After the 15 mins is up\, you come back to the main room and get allocated your next partner/room. We will conclude the event all together back in the main room. \nTo join this event\, register here\n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-members-speed-dating-chat-to-other-members-virtually-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Kath Rhodes":MAILTO:kath@qualitative-street.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200806T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200806T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200603T164741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200603T164741Z
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SUMMARY:Making The Most Of Interpreters In International Research
DESCRIPTION:All too often in the market research industry\, interpreting is an underused  and undervalued tool in the market research tool box\, being seen as just a bridge to cover the language gap. The  process of finding and briefing an interpreters is also often patchy. \nIt can – and should be –  a whole lot more than this. Using the right interpreters in the right way can add significantly to your project. \nIn this webinar\, ICG member Iris Griffiths\, a qualitative market research consultant\, experienced conference interpreter and translator and a teacher of  interpreting and translation modules for universities and courses\, will take us through; \n\nhow to improve and optimise the quality of the interpreting in international research projects  when working with interpreters in-person\, remotely or in hybrid situation.\nThe best way of briefing an interpreter to make sure you make the most of the interpreter as a tool to get more insights for your market research project.\nInterpreting from the interpreter’s point of view: what impacts on the quality of the interpreter’s output.\n\nShe will also talk about  Simultaneous Interpreting (RSI)  and the changes in the interpreting industry which can be a benefit or a threat for market research projects. What are the advantages/disadvantages  of having an interpreter “live” at a viewing facility  vs. working remotely? There are many RSI platforms in the market that will enable researchers to get a bit more control of how they work with interpreters in the project. \nREGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/making-most-interpreters-international-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200820T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200820T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200722T095259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200722T095259Z
UID:30199-1597921200-1597924800@theicg.co.uk
SUMMARY:ICG Webinar: Common Mistakes That Researchers Make When It Comes to GDPR
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Field Sauce\, Global Fieldwork Providers. \nKim Smouter-Umans\, Head of Public Affairs & Professional Standards at ESOMAR\, talks us through his experiences of the common mistakes market researchers make when it comes to GDPR and how they can best navigate it going forwards. \n  \nREGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-webinar-common-mistakes-that-researchers-make-when-it-comes-to-gdpr-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200903T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200903T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200702T113653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200702T113653Z
UID:30198-1599130800-1599134400@theicg.co.uk
SUMMARY:ICG Webinar: Using Behavioural Science To Get Better Insights
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Made in Studios\, an MIS Group brand\, offering the most modern and stunning viewing facilities in Birmingham (UK)\, and across France in Paris\, Lyon and Lille. \nIn this webinar\, Phil Barden\, MD\, DECODE marketing ltd.\, and author of ‘Decoded: The Science Behind Why We Buy’ will take us on a whistle-stop tour of the principles of behavioural science and how applying them to the work that we do can help improve the validity of the insights we deliver. \nYou can expect to hear about… \n\nhow an understanding of the way humans process stimulus and information can enhance how we evaluate marketing materials\, and advise our clients on how best to convey their messages\, their brand values and their assets\nhow consumer and shopper goals\, not their emotions\, drive behaviour\nhow an understanding of System 1 and System 2 processes and roles can enhance the way we understand the roots of brand equity.\n\nREGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-webinar-using-behavioural-science-to-get-better-insights-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200909T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200909T100000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
CREATED:20200824T095845Z
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SUMMARY:The ICG's Business Ideas Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Presenting the ICG’s second Business Ideas Exchange! \nWe’re getting together on Zoom on the 9th September 10-11.30am to tackle two perennial issues that affect small businesses. \n8-10 ICGers will talk ‘solutions’ with each other using the spirit of collaboration come up with good ideas… \nBe part of the solution (and hear new solutions from fellow ICG-ers) on the following two big topics: \n\nBusiness development: best practice and easy solutions for winning new clients\nTime management: procrastination; switching off; balancing the quiet times – should I be enjoying it\, should I be doing marketing activity?\n\nWe’d like you to do a bit of pre-work before the 9th  so we’ll be sending out a pre-task… \nOur outputs will be shared amongst all members but please do sign up today to access your place. Only 10 places available. \nLooking forward to seeing you on the 9th \nREGISTER HERE. 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/the-icgs-business-ideas-exchange-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:
ORGANIZER;CN="Kath Rhodes":MAILTO:kath@qualitative-street.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200914T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200914T090000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234542
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SUMMARY:ICG Webinar (Pre-Recorded): TSAPI - Your Questions Needed!
DESCRIPTION:Calling all ICG members to send questions (however challenging) to Matt Gibbs directly\, or ICG Manager Lucie (if you prefer to be anonymous to Matt)\, in order to shape the content of this pre-recorded webinar. Final deadline for questions – Friday 4th Sept. Webinar will be available to view on Monday 14th Sept. \nThe ICG recently helped launch a new initiative to create an API standard for Transferring Survey data – TSAPI.  Since launch ICG members have asked several interesting questions and generally wanted more information about the initiative.  The launch video can be viewed here. \nThe TSAPI initiative is currently in its first consultation period\, and Matt Gibbs (ICG member and core TSAPI team) is very keen to include independents and micro businesses in that discussion.  Matt will answer any questions ICG members have about TSAPI in an upcoming webinar.  Webinar content will be defined by ICG member questions\, so please send any queries and ideas you have to Matt or Lucie (if you prefer to stay anonymous to Matt) by Friday 4th September.  No matter how general or specific\, Matt will consult with the TSAPI team and answer as best he can. \nA webinar for everyone – not just for quantitative researchers \nThis session is not just for quant techies\, but should be of interest to everyone.  It’s an opportunity for us all understand more about the non-profit initiative\, to share our ideas\, and discuss how it might influence the future of market researching practice.  As Matt says\, from coders to clients TSAPI needs your ideas and support.  Everybody’s welcome! \nThe TSAPI initiative was launched globally on the 5th of August\, via the Australian National MR Conference\, in the UK via the Association for Survey Computing (ASC)\, the Market Research Society (MRS)\, Independent Consultants Group (ICG)\, and Research Live.  Then on US time via Quirk’s Media and publicised by MRweb. \nAbout Matt Gibbs \n \nMatt is Managing Director and Founder of Bayes Price – offering data connection\, analysis\, visualisation and insight to the market research and business intelligence communities. \nHe is keen to promote innovation and collaboration throughout the industry\, not least by participating in\, and helping to organise national and international conferences.  He’s an ICG member\, part of the core TSAPI development team\, a full member of the Market Research Society\, an active member of The Australian Research Society\, and sits as Vice Chair on the committee for the Association for Survey Computing (ASC). \nMatt combines a Masters in Sociological Research Methods with over 15 years’ experience in professional Market Research.  He enjoys merging established theory with contemporary technique\, finding solutions which offer more for less\, and is very keen to add to the conversation at any industry event with a good bar.  Should that conversation move beyond data and into the realms of music and/or cricket\, more’s the pleasure. \n Presentation slides/webinar recording will be available here by Monday 14th Sept  \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-webinar-pre-recorded-tsapi-your-questions-needed-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
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SUMMARY:ICG's AGM 2020
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this important meeting\, where we outline budgets\, elect committee members and run through proposals for our forthcoming year. \nLogin is here:\nThu\, Sep 24\, 2020 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM (BST) \n Please join my meeting from your computer\, tablet or smartphone. \n https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/916893109  \nYou can also dial in using your phone.\nUnited Kingdom: +44 20 3713 5011 \nAccess Code: 916-893-109 \nMore phone numbers:\nUnited States: +1 (571) 317-3116\nAustralia: +61 2 9091 7603\nAustria: +43 7 2081 5337\nBelgium: +32 28 93 7002\nBrazil: +55 11 4118-4898\nBulgaria: +359 2 906 0606\nCanada: +1 (647) 497-9373\nChile: +56 2 3214 9681\nColombia: +57 1 600 9954\nCzech Republic: +420 2 96 21 62 28\nDenmark: +45 32 72 03 69\nFinland: +358 923 17 0556\nFrance: +33 187 210 241\nGermany: +49 892 0194 301\nGreece: +30 21 0 300 2693\nHungary: +36 1 933 3700\nIreland: +353 15 360 756\nIsrael: +972 3 376 3071\nItaly: +39 0 230 57 81 80\nLuxembourg: +352 34 2080 9220\nMalaysia: +60 3 7724 4060\nMexico: +52 55 4624 4518\nNetherlands: +31 207 941 375\nNew Zealand: +64 9 913 2226\nNorway: +47 21 93 37 37\nPanama: +507 308 4337\nPeru: +51 1 642 9425\nRomania: +40 31 780 1159\nSouth Africa: +27 11 259 4925\nSpain: +34 932 75 1230\nSweden: +46 853 527 818\nSwitzerland: +41 225 4599 60\nTurkey: +90 212 900 4812 \nNew to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/916893109 \n  \nBelow are the draft statements for your perusal.  \nFinancial Statements 2020 (For e-Approval) \n  \n  \nDon’t forget to register for our ‘Mindfulness for Researchers’ webinar at 11am\, straight afterwards.
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icgs-agm-2020-3/
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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SUMMARY:ICG Webinar: Mindfulness For Researchers
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services \nJoin us for a one hour workshop to explore the world of mindfulness and how it can support your role as a researcher. Through a mix of theory and practical exercises\, the session will cover: \n\nWhat mindfulness is\nHow mindfulness can support your wellbeing\, creativity and empathy as a researcher\nAn introduction to meditation\nAdvice on starting a mindfulness practice\n\nYou’ll leave with practical tips to start applying right away and a new understanding of how you can optimise your brain and body for wellbeing and insight. \nYour speaker\, Sam Toon \n \nSam was previously Research Director at Trinity McQueen and is now a freelance Research Professional and ICG member. After practicing mindfulness for some time\, she trained to teach mindfulness during a career break and set-up her own consultancy teaching mindfulness workshops and courses. She now runs this alongside her research work and enjoys bringing calm to the sometimes hectic world of Insight. \nWebsite: https://www.mindbrilliance.co.uk/ \n \n  \nREGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE \n  \nJOIN US FOR 30 MINS BEFORE THIS WEBINAR FOR THE ICG’S AGM TO HEAR MORE ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR OUR FORTHCOMING YEAR. \n  \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-webinar-mindfulness-for-researchers-3/
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201001T110000
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SUMMARY:Using reporting innovations to come out of Covid stronger and with greater profit margins
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services \nWith thanks to E-Tabs for running this webinar. \n \nThere is an increasing demand for interactive access to survey results\, and many clients are asking for secure and instant visualization of their data online to complement or even replace static reports of their survey results. There are many online dashboard platforms\, mostly built for the BI (business intelligence) industry\, but these tend to be expensive to deploy and require significant project setup time.   We will explore Iris – designed specifically for MR\, and ideally suited for making a big impact on results delivery without impacting on budget. \nSpeaker Bio \n \nBenjamin Rietti is the CEO of E-Tabs. His innovative approach has seen the company provide reporting services and solutions to the MR industry for over 25 years. With over two decades of industry knowledge\, Benjamin is a talented entrepreneur who recognises the integral role technology plays in market research. A doting family man\, he enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren\, and has a passion for skiing. \nICG Member rates: \n\n\n\n \nICG Member\nNon ICG Member\n\n\nMonthly\n£400 per month\n£500 per month\n\n\nAnnually\n£3500\n£4000\n\n\n\n  \nTHE RECORDING OF THIS WEBINAR IS HERE  \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/using-reporting-innovations-to-come-out-of-covid-stronger-and-with-greater-profit-margins-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201015T110000
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SUMMARY:ICG webinar: How To Sweat Your Insight Assets: Get Smarter Without Spending A Lot Of Money
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Accu-Scribe\, for all your transcription needs \n \nWe are frequently asked to do more with less.  This is especially true in the insights world where our jobs include not only turning information into knowledge but then communicating knowledge to others.  One obvious but sometimes overlooked money-saving tactic is “sweating your assets”\, i.e.\, getting as much use as possible out of what you already possess. \nICG member Curtis Arthur\, founder of KnowledgeActiv8\, will share practical tips for sweating insight assets by using simple\, low cost templates and tools.  These include: \n\nThe advantages of building and maintaining a knowledge system that can be searched\, skimmed\, and quoted easily by anyone in the organisation\nA framework to create a one-page abstract of projects that includes relevant findings as well as links to the source materials and contact details\nA What We Know summary which ensures baseline knowledge\, shuts down factual misrepresentations\, and provides a context for future learnings\nA What We Don’t Know summary which identifies knowledge gaps vis-à-vis your customer strategy and allows you to develop and prioritise upcoming projects.\n\nPlease join us… \nREGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE.  \n \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-webinar-how-to-sweat-your-insight-assets-get-smarter-without-spending-a-lot-of-money-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201029T110000
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SUMMARY:Understanding and mapping omnichannel user and shopper journeys
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Perspective Research Services  \nIn the new normal\, “online” has rapidly evolved to omnichannel. In this presentation\, Eugene Murphy\, Founder & CEO of Indeemo will share remote qualitative research strategies on how you can use mobile diary studies to understand\, map and quantify user experiences and shopper experiences for omnichannel user and shopper journeys. This  webinar will be relevant to anyone in Qualitative Research\, UX or CX. \nSpecifically\, Eugene will cover: \n\nSome context on what we’re seeing recently\nWhat you can use Indeemo for i.e. how you can use this presentation to evolve your service offering to their clients\nWhat a typical project timeline / workflow looks like e.g. recruitment\, task design etc.\nQuick introduction to Indeemo and the capabilities (app and dashboard)\n2 sample projects / scenarios.\n\n \nREGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/user-and-shopper-journeys-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201112T110000
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SUMMARY:Small Steps\, Giant Leaps : Applying Principles of Diversity and Inclusion to Our Market Research Work
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is kindly sponsored by the MIS Group. \nTheo Francis\, ICG member and co-founder of Colour of Research (CORe) will take us through the key principles of what we need to be aware of\, and best principles for\, better inclusion and diversity within our market research work. \nSpecifically\, you’ll cover; \n\nThe origin of CORe – Who we are and why it came to be\nKey CORe initiatives – What we are doing to bring about more ethnic diversity in the research industry\nBreaking down BAME – Why the term is so problematic\nRedefining Nat-Rep – Demonstrating the pitfalls of traditional nat-rep sampling\nEmpathy vs Sympathy – Why the diversity of our research teams matters\nNormalizing the conversation – Making race no longer a taboo subject.\n\nREGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/applying-principles-of-diversity-and-inclusion-to-our-market-research-work-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201118T100000
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SUMMARY:Small Business Ideas Exchange
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for another ICG Small Business Ideas Exchange – an opportunity for 10 ICG members to get together online and discuss some pressing business and professional topics. \nWeds 18th November\, 10-11am\, GoToMeeting. \nThis time we’ll be focusing on; \n\nHow to match your business service to your client’s needs (and how to pivot in response to Covid19)\nWhich methods/sectors/businesses are ‘winning’ at the moment\, and why?\n\nRegister for this free event here – first 10 people to register get places.  \nWe will then send out the GoToMeeting login nearer to the time. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/small-business-ideas-exchange-4/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201126T110000
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SUMMARY:ICG In Conversation With Dominic Proctor and Eric Salama
DESCRIPTION:This event is gener0usly sponsored by Web Creator Suite \nWe are thrilled to present our first ‘In Conversation With’ online session with Dominic Proctor\, ex-President of Group M\, and Eric Salama\, ex-CEO of Kantar\, about some broad business and research topics relevant to our Covid-19 world. \nWe invite you to send in your questions beforehand and we’ll endeavour to cover as many of these as possible. \nJoin us for what promises to be an inspiring\, thought-provoking\, and interesting session. \nREGISTER FOR THIS UNIQUE EVENT HERE  \nDominic Proctor \n \nDominic spent his whole professional career in the advertising and media business \, the last 30 years of which he spent running various agencies and groups within WPP. \nHe retired from WPP in 2017 and has spent the last 4 years consulting to  emerging businesses and helping local companies and sport . \nHe had several leadership roles at WPP including CEO of JWT UK \, founder and CEO of Mindshare Worldwide and President of GroupM \, the word’s biggest media investment group with 30% market share\, £100bn billing and over 30\,000 staff in 100 countries. \nHe is chairman of 2 national charities as well as being a trustee of Tommy’s\, a charity he helped launch 28 years ago. \nSince 2016 he has been the senior independent director on the board of the RFU and has chaired various board committees. \nHe lives in Wimbledon near his 4 children and growing list of grandchildren. \nEric Salama \n \nEric is a global business leader with a track record of transformation. \nHe is currently the Chairman of Comic Relief\, a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School and a director of Morning Consult. \nHe has recently stepped down as CEO of Kantar\, one of the world’s leading research\, insight\, data and consulting companies after leading its carve out from WPP and a sale of a majority stake to Bain Capital.  During his 18 years as CEO the business grew to over $4bn of revenue\, 30k employees\, operating in all markets around the world and working with major multinationals and local giants – clients and partners such as Google\, Facebook\,  Alibaba\, Globo\, BBC\, Yilli\, ITC\, JBS\, Coke\, Unilever\, Loreal\, VW\, Group M\, Omnicom. \nPrior to Kantar Eric served on the main board of WPP for almost a decade as the CEO of wpp.com and the Head of Strategy\, working as part of the team which built it into the largest marketing services company in the world. \nEric has served as a Trustee of the British Museum\, a Director of UK Government Department DFID and a Governor of Birkbeck College London.  He has presented extensively around the world in Government and Parliamentary forums\, public conferences and client events.  He was both a Chairman and a juror at Cannes Lions Festivals of Advertising. \nHe worked for the Labour Party Front Bench Team on Foreign Affairs 1983-6\, was appointed by Tony Blair to the UK Government Creative Industries Task Force in 1997 and served as an advisor to Gordon Brown in his roles as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister from 2000 to 2010. \n  \nREGISTER FOR THIS UNIQUE EVENT HERE  \nGenerously sponsored by Web Creator Suite  \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-in-conversation-with-dominic-proctor-and-eric-salama-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Christmas In A Properly 2020 Way
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom on Friday 4th December\, 12-2pm\, for a proper 3-part virtual shindig;\n\nJosh Horus\, 2019 Finalist of Britain’s Got Talent\, will wow us with his magic skills\nWe open the floor to 6 of our talented members for our own ‘ICG’s Got Talent’ show (prizes available)\nDeanne and Marc Gold will entertain us with a short festive quiz\n\n \n \nPre-party festive items\, generously sponsored by Prevision and Indiefield\, will be\, beforehand. \nOur magician is generously sponsored by Teneo Translations. \nTickets are £10+VAT each. Any profits made will be donated to the MRBA. \nWhat are you waiting for?\nBuy your ticket here (UK members). \nEmail to reserve your place here (non UK members). \nAnd then immediately send manager@theicg.co.uk your postal address (if UK) for your festive gift.\nYou’ll need to book by Weds 25th November latest so that you’ll be in time to receive your gift.  \nAnd your talent?\nIf you want to wow us with a short joke/poem/song/special something\, let events@theicg.co.uk know. If we’re inundated with talent we’ll pick 6 out of a hat and confirm whether or not it’s your chance to shine by Monday 23 Nov. \n  \n \n \n \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/celebrating-christmas-in-a-properly-2020-way-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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SUMMARY:Cyber Security For Your Small Business
DESCRIPTION:We are grateful to Marsworth Computing for running this webinar for us\, designed to highlight what you need to do to remain 100% cyber secure. A must for any small business owner. \n  \nMore specifically\, the webinar will cover: \n\nWhy is cyber security needed?\nWhat can be done with common-sense?\nHow GDPR relates to cyber security\nWhat to be wary of\nWhat standards to expect when working with large organisations\nWhat is best practice for cyber security?\n\nYou have the chance to ask questions at the end. \nOur presenter – Junior Murrell\, Helpdesk and Customer Liaison Manager\, Marsworth Computing \n \nWith over 30 years in the IT business looking after corporate and end user interest\, Junior has seen first-hand how failure to apply good Cyber Security practices can leave a business exposed and decimate years of hard work. He has been involved in the IT services and helpdesk delivery sector from North America to the EMEA region for two of the largest ‘Blue Chip’ Companies on the planet where he has received customer service awards for his skills. \nMarsworth Computing Ltd \nThe Marsworth Group was started at the end of 1988 and has one office location at The Sunday House\, Harrow-on-the-Hill.  Marsworth Computing Ltd was incorporated in 1996 and is owned/managed by the director and staff. \nOur objective is to provide a high quality computer management and consultancy service to professional firms\, commercial companies and schools.   Long term relationships lasting over 15 years have been built up with many of our clients\, especially in the areas of management and audit of computer systems\, the design and implementation of computer strategies and the design and management of on-premise and cloud-based computer networks. \nExpansion of the digital world has seen our expansion into provision of CCTV\, VOIP phones\, Cloud computing and cyber security\, the last item demanding higher and higher priority in the corporate spend.  The recent publication by the National Cyber Security Centre of their Cyber Essentials standard\, has set the benchmark for cyber-aware organisations.  This has been followed rapidly by those setting compliance standards for GDPR\, cyber insurance and consequently\, a higher priority in the digital services provided by Marsworth Computing. \n  \nREGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR HERE
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/cyber-security-for-your-small-business-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
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SUMMARY:ICG Training: Comfort and Delusion in Perpetuating Racism
DESCRIPTION:This session was kindly sponsored by Web Creator Suite and Teneo Translations \nTHIS SESSION TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2020. A SHORT SUMMARY OF IT IS HERE.  \nIF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THE FULL RECORDING OF THE SESSION (£10)\, CONTACT LUCIE ON MANAGER@THEICG.CO.UK \n  \nChris Arning of Creative Semiotics Ltd  and Asif Noorani of Epiphany Productions\, will take ICG members through a session to encourage better awareness and empathy when dealing with issues around racism in their work and lives. Chris and Asif are communication professionals who come with a unique background – effectively they are both inside and outside of mainstream white British culture which means that they won’t duck the issues but will come at it with a nuance and sensitivity that transcends the unhelpfully polarised nature of mainstream media discourse. \nMore tangibly\, the uniqueness of the session will the fact they will weave together and share their own experiences\, and then ground these in a specialist knowledge of Semiotics and Behavioural Economics\, finally opening up the discussion for participants’ own experiences and thoughts. \nThe session will not just be educational but should lead to commercial benefits that include: \n\nBetter\, less biased overall decision making by overcoming Comfort and Delusion\nEncourage awareness across all aspects of business (clients\, colleagues\, respondents)\nHigher value derived from more collaborative\, diverse projects and organisations.\nEnsure more inclusive communication that caters to and attracts more diversity\nCan lead to the ICG publishing a diversity policy that shows its commitment to this.\n\nOur speakers will be setting out two hypotheses about how racist thinking becomes perpetuated in well-meaning people\, each rooted in an area of expertise. The Comfort Hypothesis\, rooted in behavioural economics and The Delusion Hypothesis rooted in semiotics.   What you’re getting in this session is the distillation of combined 40 years work in each of these areas. The speakers also bring their background and lived experience not only as British People of Colour\, but as private school educated insight professionals\, and self-employed consultants. Their methodology and approach will be challenging while constructive (not accusatory)\, conceptual but personal\, and above all human\, since no panaceas exist for this. \nThis will be more than just a webinar to raise awareness\, awareness is higher than it has ever been. Though there are no easy fixes though we will learn about immediate steps we can take to identify\, acknowledge and overcome the empathy gap\, address it and start to nudge behaviours. \nAbove all our speakers look forward to sharing knowledge but also learning from your experiences in and around this still taboo societal issue. \nChris Arning  \n \nChris the son of a Caribbean born mother and Anglo-Irish-German father born in Manchester. Chris is Brit-ish and grew up in London politically black but was raised culturally white\, which was confusing and which if he’d been born in another country might have led to the Presidency. In the UK he has had to settle for being a ‘poor man’s Richard Ayoade! Chris writes poetry\, does stand-up comedy\, runs Creative Semiotics\, teaches Contextual Studies and is a member of #HipHopEd. He has conducted semiotic studies on cultural identity for the BBC including for 1Xtra. He recently reviewed #BlackOutTuesday responses for trends house Canvas 8 and has been writing and blogging on race and representation since the #BlackLivesMatter movement. \nAsif Noorani \n \nAsif Noorani is the son of immigrant Pakistani Muslim parents.  Growing up in Manchester\, he managed to disappoint everyone by not becoming a doctor.  His lived experience of the  second-generation culture clash\, fed an appetite to embrace the unknown\, find patterns of meaning and share stories through film.  Asif heads up Epiphany Productions where as a behavioural economist and storyteller he has worked with organisations including NHS\, BBC\, Home Office\, Arts Council\, and the Digital Democracy Commission to explore and tackle diversity and inclusion challenges. The burning question in all his work right now is whether after the pandemic and George Floyd’s killing\, we will make good on our good intentions? \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/icg-comfort-delusion-racism-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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SUMMARY:IR35 : Concerned about your status? What are the solutions? RECORDING
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is generously sponsored by Talkback Studio\, Nottingham \nFollowing on from the success of her last webinar to us\, Liz Norman of Elizabeth Norman International (ENI)\, will take us through the latest developments in IR35 regulation and outline what this means for us as small businesses. \nAbout IR35 \nIR35 legislation already exists within the public sector.  The government intended it to include the private sector from April 2020 but postponed it because of the pandemic; it’s now scheduled for April the 6th 2021. \nLiz Norman ENI\, and Tina Holt JT HR Solutions\, will talk about what the legislation covers\, the changes to the contract market that will result and possible solutions for individual contractors. \nAs the legislation still isn’t statute there is a very small possibility of further delay\, however most think it’s inevitable.  The cost to the government of delaying is £1.9 billion a year.  So now is the time to think what this means for you and the best way to approach working as a contractor moving forward. \nWATCH THE WEBINAR HERE  \n  \nLiz Norman – ENI \n \nLiz had a short career as a ‘market researcher’\, in truth more of a market analyst – there was confusion with job titles even then!  Working first for IBM\, part of a small market research team\, looking at whether IBM should go into the PC market and then for Media Audits (then a competitor of Ebiquity) conducting campaign analysis. \nLiz then joined a small marketing recruitment firm\, setting up their market research division\, before setting up ENI specialising in recruitment across the insight industry in 1989. \nWorking across a wide variety of clients\, including large manufacturers\, advertising and media agencies and a variety of research agencies\, ENI eventually branched out into international markets with offices in Asia and Australia. \nToday ENI’s recruitment is 80% permanent\, but the 20% contract and temp market is growing steadily with our longest established contractor working for us continuously now for five years.  ENI’s continues to work across a range of clients and countries.  We currently have contractors working for Samsung\, PepsiCo\, Kantar\, Relish\, Hall and Partners\, and 2cv. \nA member of APSCO the professional body representing the recruitment industry\, Liz has taken their legal advice as well as the advice of individual lawyers on IR35 and its implications. \nTina Holt – JT HR Solutions \n \nTina Holt of JT HR Solutions Limited is an HR Expert who for 20+ years worked within two major global oil and gas/technical engineering recruitment businesses as a Global HR Director.  In 2018 Tina established JT HR Solutions to bring the HR knowledge and expertise gained in a global recruitment business into the SME market.  JT HR Solutions work predominantly within the recruitment sector\, supporting SME’s who require HR support and guidance with their people strategy as well as their people related issues. \n 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/whats-the-latest-with-ir35-regulation-and-how-will-it-affect-you-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Alsop":MAILTO:webinars@theicg.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Small Business Ideas Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Presenting the ICG’s third Small Business Ideas Exchange! \nWe’re getting together on GoToMeeting on Thursday 7th January 10-11.30am to tackle the issue of business planning and goals. Perfect for the very start of a new year. \n8-10 ICGers will talk ‘solutions’ with each other using the spirit of collaboration come up with good ideas… \nBe part of the solution (and hear new solutions from fellow ICG-ers). \nWe’d like you to do a bit of pre-work before the 7th  so we’ll be sending out a pre-task on the 4th. \nOur outputs will be shared amongst all members but please do sign up today to access your place. \nLooking forward to seeing you then. \nREGISTER YOUR PLACE TODAY – ONLY 10 PLACES AVAILABLE 
URL:https://theicg.co.uk/event/small-business-ideas-exchange-2-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ICG Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kath Rhodes":MAILTO:kath@qualitative-street.co.uk
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