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Podcast: Negotiation Illuminators
Podcast: Negotiation Illuminators

In this episode of Negotiation Illuminators, Amy Combrinck speaks with Ramona Daniel, a Cultural Insights and Strategy Consultant. Founder of Twenty3.

They explore the evolution of Negotiation practices, the importance of understanding cultural contexts and the significance of communication styles in Negotiations.

Ramona shares her journey of transitioning careers and emphasises the need for relationship building in Negotiations.

Ultimately, they conclude that Negotiation is a dynamic process akin to a dance, requiring adaptability and awareness of cultural differences.

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Prompt Design for Independent Researchers – Foundations
Prompt Design for Independent Researchers – Foundations

This training session was created for the Insight Consultant Group (ICG) as a Knowledge Share session for their independent consultants.

If you are relatively new to AI, this 45-minute session will help you get more out of the AI tools you’re already using, without needing to become a tech expert. You’ll learn:

  • What different types of AI tools (like ChatGPT or Claude) can and can’t do, and how to pick the right one for the job

  • Simple, repeatable ways to write prompts that give you better, more relevant answers

  • How to fine-tune AI responses when they’re not quite right

  • Easy ways to keep track of the prompts you’ve written, so you can reuse and improve them over time

This is a hands-on, interactive session for independent researchers who want to work faster, think more creatively, and make AI a more useful everyday tool.

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Podcast: Talking AI with Ray Poynter
Podcast: Talking AI with Ray Poynter

I had a really enjoyable chat with Ray Poynteron his 'Talking AI' podcast about using LLMs for cultural insights.
His questions made me realise how we are all moving through the GenAI adoption curve at different speeds.
Working as an independent researcher forced me to find new ways to challenge my assumption, so I accelerated my own learning to use LLMs as a thinking partner.
And I very quickly realised that using Ai isn't about replacing human insight, but amplifying your ability to ask better questions when you don't have a team around you.

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Trends & Artefacts: luteal uglies edition

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

  • Croissants Get Stuffed With Ice Cream

  • Peanut Butter Invades Every Menu Category

  • Japanese Milk Buns Surge At Waitrose

  • Explainer: luteal uglies

  • Oddbox & Fruits of the Forage Turn Surplus Veg Into Chutney

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Trends & Artefacts: main character travel edition

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

  • Teen Inventors Tackle Microplastic Pollution

  • IKEA Designs Furniture For Renters

  • Fashion's "Grandma Aesthetic" Goes Mainstream

  • Explainer: main character travel

  • "Cityboat" Trend Takes Off In China

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Trends & Artefacts: affordable indulgence edition

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

  • Fake Delivery App Sells No Food

  • Fancy Dinners Become Everyday Habit

  • Study Finds Nearly Half Show Shopping Addiction Signs

  • Explainer: affordable indulgence

  • Brand Names Matter Less Than Function

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“If this is your first time being poor...”

"If this is your first time being poor..." this is how Kiki Rough opens her "Recession Recipes" videos on TikTok: bean "meatloaf," chickpea "chicken nuggets," whatever gets a family fed on cheap ingredients and pantry staples.

It got me looking into my own childhood meals, growing up in Germany: Eintopf, Pellkartoffeln mit Quark, Königsberger Klopse. All of them are considered "struggle meals", even though I never saw them as such.

The memories sent me down a rabbit hole and I looked into YouScan Social Listening ✨ data to see how struggle meals and the nostalgia of Oma's recipes are being discussed online.

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Trends & Artefacts: DINKWAD edition

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

  • Younger Crowds Fill Art House Cinemas

  • Bleak Week Builds A Festival On Sadness

  • Cars Are Getting Older, Not Newer

  • Explainer: carspreading

  • Tech Demand Drove Car Prices Up

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Trends & Artefacts: carspreading edition

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

  • Younger Crowds Fill Art House Cinemas

  • Bleak Week Builds A Festival On Sadness

  • Cars Are Getting Older, Not Newer

  • Explainer: carspreading

  • Tech Demand Drove Car Prices Up

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