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Jan 31, 2009by Jim BrysonTechniques

Narratives: Storytelling as a Research Art

Leap into Narratives Narratives, or storytelling, allow research participants to tell their story in an unstructured way that releases them from our structured questionning that sometimes suppresses key findings. Such “unstructure” can lead to powerful, unexpected insights. During narratives the participant expresses him/herself in ways that are unconventional and revealing of context, behaviour, relationships and

Jan 30, 2009by Jim BrysonHumor

Focus Groups: So Easy a Caveman Could Do It

Jan 30, 2009by Jim BrysonQualitative Industry

2009: New Methods Gain, Traditional Qual Loses

Forrester Industry Report Executive Summary From December 2, 2008 Tough economic times will actually serve to turbocharge the “faster, cheaper, better” changes that have been revolutionizing the business of market research — but expect an increased emphasis on “cheaper.” To save dollars in 2009, more firms will use online survey tools themselves instead of outsourcing