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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: facial harmony edition

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

  • UK Food Inflation Falls but Prices Remain High

  • Local Grocers Hold Trust Edge Over National Chains

  • Publishers Launch Substack Newsletters to Reach New Audiences

  • Explainer: facial harmony trend

  • Bots Drive 28% of Taylor Swift Backlash

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What We're Really Consuming When We Watch What They Eat

Do you watch "what I eat in a day" videos? Be honest. You've probably scrolled past at least a dozen this week, maybe lingered on a few.

On the surface, these videos look like pure lifestyle content: routine + precise macro mathematics, all performed for an algorithm that's learned exactly what keeps you watching.

Under the hood, they can be a lot more problematic – both in what they’re showing and what is missing.

I've done a deeper dive on them, including tracking conversation patterns using YouScan

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Trends & Artefacts: new year bumper edition

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

  • Tonga Proposes Whale Legal Personhood

  • Solar Buoys Reduce Sea Turtle Bycatch

  • Half of Top ADHD TikTok Content Misleading

  • Hotels Become Luxury Restaurant Destinations

  • Infrasound Technology Suppresses Building Fires

  • Streaming Subscribers Cancel and Resubscribe Frequently

  • Italian Brain Rot Memes Become Physical Toys

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Trends & Artefacts: friluftsliv edition

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

  • Filipino Coffee Shops Serve Cultural Gateway Drinks

  • Starbucks Tests Predictive AI Ordering

  • Menstrual Blood Test Detects Endometriosis

  • Explainer: Friluftsliv

  • Women Pay for Digital Intimacy in Chinese Romance Games

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Trends & Artefacts: poppamine edition

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

  • Retro Kitchen TVs Return as Antidote to Streaming Fatigue

  • Cinemas Screen Live Sports to Fill Seats

  • Clean Labels As Supply Chain Transparency

  • Explainer: Poppamine

  • Orient Express Launches Paris-Amalfi Route

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Trends & Artefacts: home swapping edition

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

  • Academic Coffee Sparks Viral Banana Latte Trend

  • AI Sorts Jumbled Lego Collections

  • Gaming and Beauty Converge Through Narrative

  • Explainer: Home Swapping

  • Cognitive Issues Double Among Under-40s

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