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A New Leash on Life: How Dog Aide Transformed Their Volunteer Program Through Research

|Andre Barroso

A New Leash on Life: How Dog Aide Transformed Their Volunteer Program Through Research

We caught up with the team at Dog Aide one year after we helped them understand their volunteer experience to find out how they’ve used the insights from that research to make changes and impact their organization.

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Emotional Availability: The Overlooked Variable in Qualitative Research

|Justin Sutton

Emotional Availability: The Overlooked Variable in Qualitative Research

How emotional availability, not better questions, shapes the difference between data and insight in qualitative research.

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Why System 1 Insights Are Becoming the New Competitive Advantage in Market Research

|Justin Sutton

Why System 1 Insights Are Becoming the New Competitive Advantage in Market Research

Why System 1 insights are reshaping market research. Learn how intuitive, emotional decision making creates a competitive advantage for brands.

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The Case for System 2 Thinking: Why Deliberation and Logic Are Essential in Design Thinking

|Justin Sutton

The Case for System 2 Thinking: Why Deliberation and Logic Are Essential in Design Thinking

Explore the power of slow, deliberate, and analytical System 2 thinking in refining ideas, validating assumptions, and making data-driven decisions in design thinking. Structure meets strategy here.

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The Case for System 1: Why Intuition and Speed Matter in Design Thinking

|Justin Sutton

The Case for System 1: Why Intuition and Speed Matter in Design Thinking

Discover how intuitive, fast-thinking processes, known as System 1, fuel creativity, empathy, and rapid ideation in design thinking. Learn why trusting your gut can lead to breakthrough innovation.

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Thinking Fast and Slow in Consumer Research: A Market Researcher’s Guide to System 1 and System 2 Thinking

|Justin Sutton

Thinking Fast and Slow in Consumer Research: A Market Researcher’s Guide to System 1 and System 2 Thinking

Discover how market researchers can harness the power of System 1 and System 2 thinking to design more effective consumer research. We explore the psychology behind fast and slow thinking, offer practical strategies for engaging each system in study design, and provide a dual-lens framework for analyzing instinctive vs. reflective responses.

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Connecting with Consumers: The Role of Insights in Shaping Brand Stories

|Jill Miller

Connecting with Consumers: The Role of Insights in Shaping Brand Stories

Catapult Insights explores how human insights can transform brand narratives from generic to unforgettable. Learn how understanding consumer motivations, emotions, and lived experiences can help brands create authentic and resonant stories.

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Understanding Human Behavior – a Q&A with Catapult Insights and expert, former Amazon researcher Debbie Hovies

|Jill Miller

Understanding Human Behavior – a Q&A with Catapult Insights and expert, former Amazon researcher Debbie Hovies

Catapult Insights’ Jill Miller recently sat down with Justin Sutton and Debbie Hovies to talk about the interesting and unexpected world of human behavioral insights, including the real-world anecdotes, lessons from the field, and what it takes to turn insights into action.

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Tales from the Road: Petaluma Reuseable Cup Project

|Justin Sutton

Tales from the Road: Petaluma Reuseable Cup Project

Reflections on our recent time in Petaluma where a Reusable Cup Program was being tested.

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