It’s not easy to be a researcher today. We are often expected to simultaneously be expert storytellers, data synthesizers, and most recently graphic designers. Also, we’re being pushed to deliver deeper insights and engaging visualizations but on increasingly shorter timelines and budgets. But how do you get better and faster without a significant cost investment in technology or additional staff? You invest in training for your existing teams that immediately impact their d

The IIEX conference just wrapped, and I'm quite pleased to report that my presentation on VISUAL Storytelling was a big hit. So big, in fact, that I won the New Speaker Award! Talk about a fabulous first week officially in business. I passed out a one-page cheat sheet after the presentation. Here it is if you didn't get one before we ran out. https://bit.ly/2MrFo16 Copies of my presentation will be available from Greenbook in a few weeks. And look for a blog post from me

Over the past three months, I've had coffee, meals, calls, and Skypes with over 100 corporate researchers, former colleagues, vendors, and independent researchers. I'm incredibly grateful to everyone that took the time to share their unique perspective with me regarding the state of the research industry. In nearly all of these conversations, three key challenges came up. First and foremost was that corporate researchers are desperately trying to keep their heads above wate