Smashing the Mould of Qualitative Research
Jem WallisHeartbeat Trends Pty Ltd, AustraliaNeil Brooks-JonesConsumer Insight & Planning, Nestle Australia, Australia
The agenda at all qualitative conferences around the world over the last five to ten years have one dominant characteristic. Whether you're in the United Kingdom or the United States, Europe or Latin America, Asia or Australia you will find any conference you attend peppered with the theme of innovation. Conference organizers call for submissions using phrases such as 'strong and practical demonstrations of multi-disciplinary, multi-methodological work' (MRS, UK, 2005), or 'repositioning of qualitative research to keep it...