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RIVA Webinar - Work Smarter Not Harder: Choosing Questions that Consistently Produce Rich Responses.
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
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- Moderating/Facilitation | Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Amber Tedesco
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Short Description:
- Work Smarter Not Harder: Choosing Questions that Consistently Produce Rich Responses What’s the reason at times it seems the work we put into a project takes so long? Is there a clear purpose statement? Am I asking too many questions in the guide? What should I be focusing on? This webinar will discuss those questions, and which questions produce rich responses.
- Price:
- $75.00 - Non-Member Price
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Fri, Apr 04, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm CDT - more dates
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
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- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Michele Ronsen
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Short Description:
- Data is everywhere, but without data literacy, misinformation, misinterpretation, and poor decision-making result. Researchers play a critical role in bridging the gap between data and meaningful understanding. This session explores why data literacy is essential today, how we can collectively foster a more data-literate society, and the role organizations like QRCA can play in educating the broader public. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to advocate for data literacy, empower stakeholders, and drive better, more informed decision-making.
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- $0.00 - Non-Member Price
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Wed, Apr 09, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm CDT
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- Business Practices | Communication | Moderating/Facilitation | Professionalism
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Short Description:
- If you work in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing research long enough eventually you will do research in sensitive areas like sexual health, mental health conditions, substance abuse, domestic violence, discrimination, financial hardship, political opinions, and religious beliefs. However, topics such as these can also pop in in other research when we least expect it. Let’s gather for a virtual coffee chat to share what we have learned and how we have handled these situations. Hopefully we all leave with some new way of not only helping our respondent but also ourselves.
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- $0.00 - Non-Member Price
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Fri, Apr 11, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT
Total Credits: 0 Advance Credits
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- Categories:
- Business Practices | Consulting | Professionalism
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Short Description:
- Are you a qualitative researcher looking to take your business to the next level? Join our exclusive Mastermind Group and connect with like-minded professionals to unlock new growth opportunities.
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Fri, Apr 25, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:00am PDT
Total Credits: 0 Advance Credits
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- Categories:
- Business Practices | Communication | Consulting | Professionalism
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- Location:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Short Description:
- Join your fellow Philly-area Quallies for our annual summer get-together on the Philly waterfront. This will be an informal event for networking and conversation. Each attendee will be responsible for their own tab.
- Price:
- $0.00 - Non-Member Price
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Thu, Jul 17, 2025 - 05:00pm to 07:00pm EDT
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
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- Categories:
- Moderating/Facilitation | Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Jo Ann Hairston
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Short Description:
- Moderator Neutrality: Avoiding Trigger Points When the Moderator is Emotionally Attached to the Topic. We've all heard the phrase that moderators should be neutral in their approach to the topic and refrain from letting our emotional baggage interfere with obtaining the data. But what does neutral mean? How do we maneuver around our very human traits of having a point of view about the findings or what we wish the outcome would be on behalf of our clients? What do we do when we have opinions on topics or when it is emotionally triggering? This webinar will answer those questions.
- Price:
- $75.00 - Non-Member Price
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Fri, Sep 12, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm CDT - more dates
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 11
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Chris Hauck
- Duration:
- 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 12, 2025
- Short Description:
- On March 12, QRCA member Chris Hauck will present his innovative method to conduct in-person ethnographic studies. Using discretely hidden recording equipment in public spaces, (visible only to his participants), Chris captures their reactions in a completely natural environment. This allows Chris to report on observed behavior rather than reported behavior.
- Price:
- $0.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 13
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Robert Walker
- Duration:
- 58 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Jan 17, 2025
- Short Description:
- Whether you are an experienced quantitative researcher – or just curious about how knowing more might help your qualitative practice – this one-hour webinar can make you a better researcher in both disciplines. As the Quant-lens columnist for QRCA’s VIEWS Magazine, Bob Walker will expand on his recent article on how to “Navigate Research Bias,” and then extend the discussion to topics that explore the intersection of qual and quant. He also presented at the QRCA 2024 Annual Conference (“Introduction to Quantitative Methods Seminar”).
- Price:
- $0.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 2
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Indi Young
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 13, 2024
- Short Description:
- In this thought-provoking talk, Indi will explore three paradigm-shifting reversals that challenge conventional wisdom in user research and cognitive understanding. By flipping the script, we uncover powerful new ways to gain deeper insights into people's thought processes and decision-making patterns.
- Price:
- $0.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: .5 Advance Credits
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- Not yet rated
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Henrique Savelsberg | Brian Loeb
- Duration:
- 35 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Nov 27, 2024
- Short Description:
- This study is a truly intercultural exploration of the cultural differences between three countries: Netherlands, Spain and Thailand, with deep dives on how consumers get informed about cannabis rules and regulations, and their knowledge, feelings and opinions about cannabis.
- Price:
- $0.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- Not yet rated
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Henrique Savelsberg | Brian Loeb | Lara Fordis | Bronwen Ward
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Nov 15, 2024
- Short Description:
- QRCA’s November Qcast will feature three qualitative research experts from around the globe (U.S., Netherlands and Spain), as well as the Canadian moderator of this panel. This fast-paced discussion will cover some of the larger issues, such as the market size, regulatory problems, and product segments, as well as specific qualitative concerns, such as recruiting research participants, handling sensitive topics, and risk exposure. This topic will be of great interest to North American researchers who will learn how the experience of early-adopting countries might apply to their own country.
- Price:
- $25.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 3
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Rich Thau | Susan Davis
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Oct 18, 2024
- Short Description:
- **Read Rick Weitzer’s interview with Rich Thau in the Winter 2024 issue of QRCA VIEWS magazine.** As the 2024 election approaches, qualitative research has taken on a larger role in how the media understands and reports on the presidential race. Qualitative has become the go-to methodology for understanding voter behavior of a small sliver of undecided voters living in the seven ‘swing’ states. Our next QRCA Qcast will be held on October 18 at noon ET, when we will hear from two panelists who are deeply involved in the psychology of voters: • Rich Thau, president of Engagious and moderator of the Swing Voter Project, who conducts monthly focus groups with undecided voters. • Susan Davis, Washington correspondent for NPR, the media partner who sponsors – and reports on – some of these focus groups. This month’s Qcast will be a debrief of two focus groups which Rich moderated just three days earlier. He will show various video clips from his groups will give our attendees an inside l
- Price:
- $25.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 4
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Lara Nieuwenhuis | Karen Hold
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 20, 2024
- Short Description:
- In this Qcast we’ll speak with a panel of design thinking professionals who will share design thinking methodologies to integrate in your practice and enhance it. We will walk through the research process and address how each aspect can be bolstered with design thinking methodologies. We will start at the very beginning, addressing how design thinking can refine and reframe the project’s scope and connect with users in innovative ways. We’ll also discuss how storytelling can be used in presentations and explore interactive co-creation sessions. Each method will be paired with practical examples.
- Price:
- $25.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 1
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Chris Hauck | Marta Villanueva
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Aug 16, 2024
- Short Description:
- Speaking at conferences can be extremely beneficial to career development, yet many qualitative researchers newer in their careers may find it intimidating or assume they don’t have a topic worth submitting. But your voice matters, and the industry wants to hear from YOU! In this Qcast, seasoned conference speakers and industry experts Chris Hauck and Marta Villanueva will demystify the process of turning your unique ideas and new perspectives into opportunities to get your voice heard and build your visibility in the industry. Whether you’re new to the industry or looking to take your career to the next level, this session will help you discover how to turn your passions, ideas and distinctive experiences into compelling conference proposals and presentations. We’ll practice fleshing out ideas together and clearly define the "what's in it for you" of conference speaking.
- Price:
- $25.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 6
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Alexandra Jayeun Lee
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Jul 19, 2024
- Short Description:
- The recent initial surge in popularity of Open AI's ChatGPT and consequential growth of Large Language Models (LLMs) and the recently released multi-modal GPT-4o has brought the concept of prompt engineering into the spotlight, raising important questions about its potential to augment many different parts of our jobs, including some of the common applications in user research such as summarization and synthesis. In this QCast, we will delve into the world of conversational AI assistants and explore the potential biases, limitations, and characteristics of typical AI tools available in the mainstream today to offer some insights for qualitative researchers seeking to improve their interactions with these tools, and discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by these AI assistants. In this session, we’ll learn how to navigate potential pitfalls, enhance our prompt engineering skills, and discover creative ways to adapt digital assistants to existing processes. Attendees w
- Price:
- $25.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 4
- Categories:
- Professionalism | Moderating/Facilitation | Communication
- Speaker(s):
- Peter Totman
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Jun 21, 2024
- Short Description:
- Like the broader society in which we operate, qualitative research seems designed for and by extroverts. This is true in both the experiences of the research participants and qualitative research practitioners. Recent studies have shown introverts are often more thoughtful, analytical, and reflective people and as such are potential sources of insight, subtlety, and nuance. Our industry and the users of our research cannot afford to exclude the unique contributions of introverts. This session will be interactive and personal. Whether we’re an introvert, extrovert or somewhere in between, we will learn about our own personalities and working styles. We will also take a close look at qualitative research itself.
- Price:
- $25.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 1
- Categories:
- Analysis & Reporting | Business Practices | Professionalism | Research Design | Moderating/Facilitation
- Speaker(s):
- Cary-Anne Olsen-Landis | Jasmine Walker
- Duration:
- 1 hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 15, 2024
- Short Description:
- A human-first approach should be at the core of everything we do. Yet, our relationship with research participants is often transactional, ending after they receive the honorarium. In this session, we’ll discuss how this one-sided interaction contradicts human-centered design and blurs the lines of ethical research. Our speakers will draw from knowledge gained through their combined 15+ years of conducting qualitative research studies for Fortune 500 companies to illustrate the necessity of building an ethical, trauma-informed two-way bridge between researchers and participants.
- Price:
- $25.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 5
- Categories:
- Moderating/Facilitation | Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Jo Ann Hairston
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 1 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Mar 08, 2024
- Short Description:
- What is the purpose of your follow-up questions? Are you truly interested in what the respondent is telling you or are you merely confirming your hypothesis about the meaning of their answer? Learn about this and other traps that intervene with asking the most useful follow-up questions. What are the origins of RIVA’s saying “probe till you puke?” And more about what’s so bad about asking someone ‘why’ they said or did something?
- Price:
- $75.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 6
- Categories:
- Moderating/Facilitation | Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Jo Ann Hairston
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 1 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Jan 12, 2024
- Short Description:
- What you need to explore to yield information about the drivers and motivations that influence consumer behaviors? Create questions designed to capture the language of the consumer or target population. Are you getting the actual voice of the consumer or yes/no answers? This webinar will help you create a structure to your guide that goes beyond the obvious, top-of-mind answers into the thoughtful “I never thought about this topic in this way before” responses? What are the best kinds of questions that evoke that?
- Price:
- $75.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1.5 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 7
- Categories:
- Business Practices | Professionalism | Project Management | Research Design
- Speaker(s):
- Pascal Patenaude
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 22, 2023
- Short Description:
- This interactive session will be in 3 parts: - An opening presentation by Upwords about tips for safeguarding against AI responses in asynchronous qualitative - A panel of Canadian platform providers, who will share how they are addressing these challenges, the hurdles with existing or in the pipeline solutions, including what they wish we could do (e.g. during screener or discussion guide development, onboarding participants and other suggestions to validate identity) (~30mins). Online platform providers TDB. - As a group, we would then brainstorm potential solutions and share best practices for the future (summary of the June session)
- Price:
- $30.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 3
- Categories:
- Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Diane M. Gayeski, Ph.D.
- Duration:
- 54 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 11, 2023
Total Credits: 2 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 1
- Categories:
- Business Practices | Communication | Professionalism
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 59 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 08, 2023
- Short Description:
- The Chicago Chapter is hosting a unique twin panel event with and for those who are "newer" to the qualitative role and those who are "tenured" shall we say! We have a wealth of information right within our organization, and one of the things we do best is share our knowledge. The needs of both ends of the experience spectrum vary and we can each learn from each other! We're hoping to cross pollinate and elevate all QRCs with multiple quick topic areas, Q & A, and discussion with these amazing panel members!
- Price:
- $35.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 4
- Categories:
- Moderating/Facilitation | Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Jo Ann Hairston
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 3 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 08, 2023
- Short Description:
- Definitions for Interventions/Projective Techniques. Are they the same? What is the goal when doing interventions? Tips for creating interventions and running them smoothly. How elaborate do they need to be? How to handle the time crunch and the feeling there’s not enough time to properly do an activity. Best practices for using an activity in a research interview.
- Price:
- $75.00 - Non-Member Price
- Average Rating:
- 15
- Categories:
- Moderating/Facilitation | Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Jo Ann Hairston
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 08, 2023
- Short Description:
- Join us for a 3-part webinar series hosted by RIVA's Jo Ann Hairston! Register here for all three for the best rate!
- Price:
- $200.00 - Non-Member Price
Total Credits: 1 Advance Credits
- Average Rating:
- 2
- Categories:
- Professionalism
- Speaker(s):
- Pam Ertel
- Duration:
- 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Aug 14, 2023