Turning Insight Into Foresight: The Great Challenge

Argues that turning quantitative data into `insight’ is no longer enough: market researchers, especially in new product development, need `foresight’, the ability to predict future trends.

Turning Insight Into Foresight: The Great Challenge

Malcolm Law FutureView International Ltd

The Issue

When I started out in the research industry, almost 20 years ago to the day, Market Research, and in particular quantitative research, was arguably far more about providing Information than it is today. In the intervening years we have all become a lot more aware of the need to provide an interpretation of...

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