Kristin Spraggins & Katrina Noelle present
The Research Inclusion Project
TRIP’s award-winning podcast is dedicated to raising awareness of new research practices for inclusion, challenging the status quo, and identifying assumptions in the industry by talking to people who are pushing in the insights industry.
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S07E02: Inclusion Is Being Asked to Dance (Ashlee Edwards, Reddit)
“What are we losing and what are we gaining in AI tools? If we're gaining in speed, we're losing nuance because AI tools, especially in large scale synthesis, are often used to summarize.”
— Ashlee Edwards
S07E01: Accessible Research is Good Research (with Steve Levine and Kari Bassett-Levine)
"Accessibility gets baked in from the start, not as an afterthought. It's just part of the thought process in designing good research."
— Kari Bassett-Levine
S06E06: Beyond Words - Performance Ethnography to Understand Positionality and Inclusive Research with Dr. Jasmine Mahmoud
"Inclusivity isn’t charity—it’s intelligence."
— Dr. Jasmine Mahmoud
S06E05: Build Tools with Inclusivity in Mind with Shamsu Bhaidani of Bello
"Everyone's got some level of effort to be inclusive, to have accessibility built in."
— Shamsu Bhaidani
S06E04: Inclusivity Starts with Awareness with Michele Ronsen of Curiosity Tank
"Inclusivity in learning is not just about differences, but preferences."
— Michele Ronsen
S06E03: Creating Authenticity with Dawn V. Carr of Mahogany Minds
"We're constantly trying to understand where do we feel the missing link is to create authenticity."
— Dawn V. Carr
S06E01: Inclusion by Rapport-Building and Personalizing with Rajasi Desai of MathWorks
"You don't have to do 0 to 100 things in your first study you try, but little things can make a difference."
— Rajasi Desai
S06E02: Accessibility is Usability with Annabel Weiner of Ally
"When we improve products for accessibility,
we improve the experience for everyone.”
— Annabel Weiner
S05E07: Learn from Adult Learners; Technology Mentorship for Inclusion | Merve Basdogan (Texas Tech University)
“Inclusive insights has a fluid definition based on your population and their needs.”
— Merve Basdogan
S05E06: Merging Mentorship and "Stakeholdering" to Bring Accessible Insights to the Forefront | Claire Ferrari (Verizon)
"Finding a community of practice is key to doing this work, and through giving and receiving mentorship, we can mobilize incremental change."
— Claire Ferrari
S05E05: Methods Matter: Create with People, Not for Them | Jennifer Lu (REI)
“Don't see inclusivity as a trend or something that can be turned on or off,
but as a mindset and a way of being.”
— Jennifer Lu
S05E04: Aging: A Whitespace for Inclusion | Dana Keilman (Morning Light Strategy)
“Aging is an intersectional space of inclusion. Everyone gets older – a commonality that merges us all.”
— Dana Keilman
S05E03: Small Changes for Big Impact | Lindsay Bach-Moore (Moore Research) & Lisa Herceg (National Association of Realtors)
"Everyone on your team should have basic training on cultural competency to have understanding of the cultures included in your research."
— Lindsay Bach-Moore
S05E02: Designing for the Person, Not for the Disability | Alka Baijal (Nissan)
“The philosophy of ‘omotenashi’ – ‘offering more than expected for you at this moment in time,’ is how we think about inclusion for our customers.”
— Alka Baijal
S05E01: Bringing Inclusion from the Researcher's Voice as the Customer | Stacy Penna
"It starts by building a community; you have to research ways to engage and speak their language."
— Stacy Penna
S04E06: Getting Intentional About Inclusivity & Equity in the Workplace and Your Research | Jessica Hemenetz (Recorded at IIEX 2023)
“Diversity of voices around the table and differing opinions around the table leads to better business outcomes; so bring your best self to work and do good work.”
— Jessica Hemenetz
S04E05: I Building Inclusion: Design WITH, not FOR | Ricardo Roberts & Hung Le (BIEN)
“BIEN doesn’t have clients; we have Inclusionaries. It’s about bringing them along for business impact and accountability.”
— Ricardo Roberts & Hung Le
S04E04: Removing Convenience Bias with Behavior Learning | Anouar El Haji
“Insights are the eyes of companies. If research is focused on people's behaviors versus claims, the real impact is actualized.”
— Anouar El Haji
S04E03: The Benefits of Working with Diverse-Owned Suppliers | Wynter Blanquet-Warren
“You need someone who will pick up the torch. Set a goal, find a champion, find your allies, and be the face. Be the one who shouts from the mountaintop around the discussion.
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— Wynter Blanquet-Warren
S04E02: The Importance of Cultural Brokers | Jill Kushner-Bishop
“Always have someone fluent in the culture by your side - and on your side - helping you navigate.”
— Jill Kushner-Bishop
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Do you have an inclusive insights story to share?
Let us know if you’d like to be a featured guest on an upcoming episode of TRIP to inspire our listeners on how they can cast a wider net.
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