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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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Stop Checking the Score: Why Uncertainty Is the Last Cultural Luxury

Do you ever check Rotten Tomatoes before watching a film?
I do. But I wonder how much those scores really reflect taste anymore.

When I looked at social listening data via YouScan Social Listening ✨, there was a clear debate: critics vs audiences, “overrated” vs “underrated”, people searching for validation as much as evaluation.

If ratings shape the conversation before we’ve even had the experience, are they still helping us discover culture?

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Trend Taster: google maps girl edition

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

  • Teenagers are taking control of their smartphones

  • Hermès turned shopping into a murder mystery

  • Maybelline is the first-ever official cosmetic partner of WWE

  • Explainer: google maps girl

  • NotebookLM now has featured notebooks

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Trend Taster: queenager edition

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

  • Negative age stereotypes in ads

  • Puerto Rico’s glow-in-the-dark medication labels

  • Relooted lets players steal back 70 real African artifacts

  • Explainer: queenager

  • German cities incentivise safer nighttime travel for women

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Trend Taster: messy beauty edition

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

  • Your drink choice reveals more than you think

  • Why Travellers Are Choosing 24-Hour Escapes Over Hotel Stays

  • New paint literally sweats to cool structures

  • Explainer: messy beauty

  • Africa becomes the new playground for $50,000-a-night hotels

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Trend Taster: snackification edition

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

  • What is "The Topanga" hair trend?

  • Mothers are actively trying to delay their daughters' first periods

  • 32% of pet owners skip vet visits

  • Explainer: snackification

  • What are home cafés?

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Trend Taster: bakery tourism edition

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

  • Americans are ditching fitness influencers and smartwatches

  • Fictional memories are reshaping our identities

  • What are the latest snack trends?

  • Explainer: bakery tourism

  • Solo travel is becoming mainstream

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