Insight Out

In this episode, we explore what it means to be a woman in 2021 and how womanhood is shaped by both a culture of gender and the larger social culture. We discuss implications for empowerment and gender balance for both brands and the workplace, and what emerging gender assets companies can tap into to move the needle. 

Our experts are Radhecka Roy, Ipsos’ Global Service Leader of Strategic Curation and Cultural Transferability, and author of a new Ipsos study, Being Women: Moving from Equality to Freedom, A Cultural Perspective of Femininity & Empowerment in China, France and USA; and Sue Phillips, Ipsos’ Global Insights for Impact Lead and Head of our Global Gender Balance Network.

April interviews Luciana Obniski, our UU Head Curator from Brazil, and discusses the importance of hearing from all voices when doing research, especially those that typically fall outside of the margins. Too often, important voices are overlooked and unseen among our blind spots or drowned out by the masses. And often its the "small" voice that can initiate the biggest change.  

Season 2 of Insight Out set out to explore cultural intelligence and ways that culture influences the things we do and don’t do, things we may not even be aware of and how that cultural understanding can help businesses as they grow and move into the future. After this unprecedented year of a pandemic, culture wars and polarization, April Jeffries and Emma Grand look back at how our understanding of culture has evolved and lessons to take into 2021. 

Menaka Gopinath, Head of Communities and Social Intelligence Analytics at Ipsos joins April in a lively exploration of  the ever evolving Digital Native culture and the role it is playing in this unpredictable year. Their discussion of key questions - What exactly is digital citizenship? How can we "mess with the algorithm"? What is the expected role of brands in creating the future? - provides insight into this emerging group of influencers.   

April and Oli discuss the how cultural differences influence our response to Covid 19 and the need to pay attention to the shifts that are happening around us. 

In this episode, Emma Grand speaks to Karina Sanmartin and Valentina Rodríguez, Curation Practice Leads from Ipsos UU Spain, about how culture intersects and underpins the post-modern world of branding and why this cultural understanding is so critical today. We explore the concept of Cultural Transferability and discuss how brands can bridge the gap between a universal brand essence and local market needs.

April talks with Monique Centrone, Head of the Ipsos UK Semiotics practice, about how semiotics can help identify the important elements of a brand's vibe and how that can be used for successful connections with the people we serve. 

ROI on research is even more important in these agile times and so there is a growing focus on the crucial step of activation.  Veronique Verellen, Ipsos UU’s Global Service Lead of Censydiam Qual and Workshops, joins Emma Grand to discuss this evolving need and shares her lessons learned on how workshops can help to action and implement research. 

April talks with Jim Legg, Global Head of Operations about the evolving need for microtargeting and the challenges of finding the perfect match who can lead you to the most relevant insights. 

Businesses, rightly or wrongly, are under extreme pressure to work at high speeds – and are implementing agile sprints and scrums and doing fast research wherever possible. Businesses also, quite rightly, want to get more involved in insight – co-creating with respondents, having ongoing dialogues with people, making products with people not for people. DIY research is growing but there is also growing unease as to the level of insights and empathy that this is producing.

In this episode, Emma speaks to Rollo McIntyre, Global Head of Innovation for Ipsos UU to explore whether it is possible to marry agility with depth in order to go beyond a minimum viable insight.

To learn more, reach out to Rollo directly via Rollo.McIntyre@ipsos.com.

#agile #empathy 

In this episode, Emma Grand interviews Global Service Leader, Insights for Impact, Sue Phillips, as they question whether or not we need to talk to people anymore to reveal insights. We’ll explore how the way we interact and engage has changed over the years and how our thinking and approaches must evolve to keep up to this new reality. 

#humaninteraction #observation

April and Cristina Craciun, Transformation Leader at Ipsos, explore the risks and rewards of having a Brand with Purpose.