The ICG

Innovations & Trends in Research Tech for 2025
2024-12-03 16:00 - 16:45 (Europe/London)
This Knowledge Share has been generously sponsored by Yasna.

ICG member Mike Stevens , Insight Platforms, will take us through an overview of the big themes, emerging trends and new technologies for research, analytics and insights.
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AddMaple: Live Coding and Interactive Training Session
2024-12-04 13:00 - 13:30
Want to learn how to use an AI co-pilot to tag themes in bulk, refine responses, and capture nuance?

Curious about how AI can streamline your analysis of open-ended (or even closed) responses for specific research questions? Join Ange for a free, hands-on training session where everything is set up for you. Working with real-world data, on your own laptop, you’ll work with an AI co-pilot to tag responses for themes, sub-themes, sentiment, or other questions your clients would like you to look out for. Ange will show you how to guide the AI if you want to ask specific questions.

AddMaple
AddMaple is a quant and qual data analysis tool that uses a sophisticated stats engine to turn raw data into table and graph summaries with AI for analyzing open ends into themes, segments, sentiment, intent and more.
Ange Taylor

Ange has worked across industries, from fintech to GDS until she took the leap to build the data tool she always wanted! She’ll be speaking at IIEX AI about how AddMaple brought together 12 state-of-the-art sentiment models so you can compare their output on the same text, in one go. She lives in Slovenia with her family, and can be found hiking the Julian Alps regularly! Joking. She’s building an early stage bootstrapped startup and can simply be found, founding 🙂
Join Ange for another session on the 4th of December (1-1.30pm) where we’ll tackle live coding together in an interactive session and perhaps even interactive reports if we get time!
Register for this event here (deadline for registration is Friday 29 Nov)
More about AddMaple, and the discounts Ange is offering ICG members, is here
Website: https://addmaple.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angemaple
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@addmaple
https://dev.theicg.co.uk/member/angeaddmaple-com/

ICG Christmas Party 2024
2024-12-06 12:00 - 16:30 | The Castle 33-34 Cowcross Street EC1M 6DB, The Castle, London, EC1M 6DB, United Kingdom
Looking forward to celebrating with you all. ICG members and non-members all welcome!
Hurry! Limited numbers.
The details:

Friday 6 Dec, 12 – 4.30pm
Private upstairs room of The Castle, 34-5 Cowcross St, Farringdon EC1M 6DB
Festive buffet and drinks
£42+VAT+Eventbrite fee

Special thanks to our sponsors:
Co-Sponsor: Face Facts

This event has been generously sponsored by Face Facts who are a multi award winning independent qualitative and quantitative fieldwork agency. They were winners of the Recruitment Excellence Award and finalists in the Best Data Collection (Online) category at this year’s MRS Operations Awards. They pride themselves on offering an experienced, trusted service with quality at their core – their RAS accreditation, MRS Fair data and ISO27001 certifications are testimony to this. Clients partner with them for their extensive experience, the value they add and their flexible approach so you can trust them to support your research projects, no matter how big or small.
Co-Sponsor: QuestionPro

QuestionPro offer a fully integrated experience management platform that includes surveys, research & insights, audience, communities, CX and EX software.
First Drinks Sponsor: Teneo Translations

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Knowledge Share: Why is France different?
2025-01-07 16:00 - 16:45
This Knowledge Share has been generously sponsored by Norstat

Join ICG member Katherine Passerieu who’ll take us through some background information on the French market and the French consumer, therefore outlining some key considerations when conducting qualitative market research in France.
She’ll talk about cultural sensitivities, methodological considerations, analysis and interpretation, recruitment, timings, regulatory compliance.
Katherine Passerieu

A French National, Katherine had lived and worked in the UK for over 30 years.
Before setting up Passerieu Consulting in 2011, Katherine worked as a Director in international advertising and market research companies, e.g.:
– forward thinking, a boutique strategy consultancy
– GfK NOP – Director of Brand Strategy
– Censydiam UK – Managing Director
– CRAM International – Free lance Research Director for the French market
– TNS (now WPP) Director of Qualitative and International Research
– Landor & Associates – European Research Director
– Ted Bates France – Director of Research & Planning
Katherine has used an array of methodologies online and offline for projects in all industry sectors.
Her background is Sociology and Psychology.
She’s a member of the MRS, ESOMAR, ICG, IoD and BACP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-passerieu-9054426/

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Unlocking Expert Network-Quality B2B Insights: The Power of Programmatic LinkedIn-Verified Sampling for Small Businesses
2025-01-08 13:00 - 13:30
Discover how small businesses in insights can access affordable, expert network-quality B2B sample using Emporia’s LinkedIn-verified, programmatic platform.
This Lunch&Learn will explain why manual methods fall short and how a more automated approach ensures credibility, efficiency, and impactful research results. Learn how to leverage Emporia’s award-winning mrxCore platform for reliable data collection, reducing costs without compromising on quality.
A bit about Emporia
Emporia is a leading B2B research platform that delivers LinkedIn-verified respondents through a programmatic, scalable solution. The company’s approach reduces manual effort and improves data quality, allowing businesses to focus on insights that matter. By offering affordable, verified B2B sample, Emporia helps research agencies and independent consultants streamline their research with confidence.
Michael Hess

Michael Hess is the CEO and co-founder of Emporia Research. Prior to starting the company in 2020, Michael managed teams within global marketing at Marriott International and led large-scale database consolidation projects at Fortune 500 companies as an information systems consultant at Baker Tilly. Drawing from years of experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings, Michael brings a wealth of knowledge in leveraging innovative technology to improve data quality and research efficiency. Now leading Emporia, Michael is dedicated to helping businesses access high-quality, affordable insights to drive smarter business decisions.
www.emporiaresearch.com
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Insights Ignite: Cultivating a Growth Mindset
2025-01-09 11:00 - 12:00
This webinar has been generously sponsored by Norstat

Join ICG member Lara Meyer in this webinar designed to kick-start your new year.

In this session, we’ll dive into the power of a “Growth Mindset” and why it’s a game-changer for both work and life! Lara will reveal simple, actionable ways to nurture your growth mindset while uncovering those sneaky traps that can pull you back into a fixed mindset (without you even realising!). Get ready for inspiring case studies and real-world examples that will spark fresh ideas and show you exactly how to apply this mindset shift to supercharge your success.
Why you should attend:
If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in a loop of ‘I can’t’ or ‘I’m just not good at this,’ then it’s time to break free! Join this session to discover how you can transform obstacles into opportunities for learning and growth. It’s not magic – it’s science!
Lara Meyer
Lara is a researcher turned coach for leaders in the insights industry, helping them and their teams find the sweet spot between high performance and happiness. She offers 1:1 and team coaching, training and motivational talks to support positive wellbeing.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-biddiscombe-meyer/
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Book Club: "Fluke" by Brian Klaas
2025-01-15 12:00 - 12:45
Feeling stuck or overwhelmed?
‘Fluke’ by Brian Klaas might just be the read you need. It challenges the idea that success follows a set formula and reminds us that life’s chaos brings endless opportunities.
ICG member Steph Holland will lead a discussion about this book.
What really hit home for Steph from the book was: You matter. What you do matters. And only you can do it. Every small action counts, and this book is a powerful reminder that you have the ability to shape your own path. Join us for a discussion on how Fluke inspires action and optimism in uncertain times.

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The Segmentation Playbook: From Analysis to Execution
2025-01-16 11:00 - 12:30
This training session has been generously sponsored by E-Tabs

A successful segmentation should be at the top of every Insights team’s list of priorities. But the landscape is littered with expensive, unloved & forgotten segmentation studies. How can you avoid this?
Paul Carney of ClearCut Insights will share his experience from over 25 years of analysing and implementing segmentations, including:

What makes a good segmentation?
How to work with segmentation data
Pros & cons of different segmentation approaches
Demystifying some of the terminology – Personas, Demand Spaces, Audiences, Needstates etc.
Top tips for successfully landing a segmentation with clients

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carneypaul/
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Award for Independent Consultants 2024: Finalists Share Their Submissions
2025-01-30 11:00 - 12:00
This webinar has been generously sponsored by Norstat

Come and hear from our 4 Award Finalists from last year about their submissions. Hear more about how they approached their work, the hurdles they overcame, what worked well and less well, and why they chose to enter the Award.
A great opportunity to learn from other consultants and ask them questions. Also an opportunity to find out more about the Award for 2025.
Our Finalists

Citrine Research: Kate Turner and Julie Irwin:
Breakthrough Research Rapidly Enhances Customer Experience

Citrine Research undertook powerful, in-depth research that went viral across Legal & General. The results were actioned at unprecedented speed delivering an immediate positive impact on customer outcomes, as well as boosting the profile of the internal Legal & General insight team.
Kate Turner (CMRS) | LinkedIn Julie Irwin (FMRS) | LinkedIn
Futuresight: Rob Waddington:
Exploring experiences of communications services amongst consumers, citizens and microbusinesses in the UK.

Futuresight documented the experiences of these audiences in 3 ethnographic short films – from inner city estates to the wilds of the Shetland isles. The films helped the Communications Consumer Panel (CCP) connect the individuals and communities they represent more directly with industry, civil society and government, resulting in the CCP having to do less to initiate policy change.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-waddington-2348b04/
The Word Is Out: Dan Parker-Smith:
Customer Closeness Videos

Dan started working with Futures Housing Group (FHG) on a four-month customer closeness project, bringing to life existing segments of customers living in FHG properties. The project evolved into a near 20 month deep dive into peoples’ lives delivering our insight using a selection of short-films. The outcome was transformative for FHG, as the films got the emotion of living in social housing across, leading to positive change for their customers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danparkersmith/
Wren Insight: Hannah Beech and Jude Terry:
The power of closeness-led insight to build influence in businesses

Wren use interactive experiences, events and customer story films to create big shifts in customer EQ, giving Insight teams wider reach and greater influence to create change. Their projects help clients give insights a louder voice, and have lead to greater investment in seasonal marketing and retail transformation at the John Lewis Partnership and changes to working culture at Penguin Random House.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-beech-9bb60752/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jude-terry-b68b6914/

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