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The Listening Project

The Listening Project

Immersive insights into Kiwi's challenges, motivations, values and visions

Health, fitness, experientialism and millennials

Health and wellbeing have become ingrained into our daily lives. In a nutshell Millennials are driving the cultural transformation…

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Antonia Mann

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Partners not customers

Small businesses often have a strong emotional connection with their customers.  In a nutshell Small businesses often have a strong…

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Colleen Ryan

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New Zealand’s super diverse future is already here

It’s our responsibility to understand, welcome and connect with new migrants.  It is a certain type of person who decides to leave…

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Vanisha Narsey

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The SME conundrum

SME business owners know they have to spend more time on the business and less in the business.  In a nutshell The key struggle for…

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Colleen Ryan

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Millennials, work and success

Millennials have undeservedly earned a bad rep when it comes to workplace behaviour.  In a nutshell Measuring millennials'…

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Antonia Mann

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A generation that thinks differently, but doesn't act it

What millennials think doesn’t always translate into how they act. In a nutshell There aren’t any drastic differences between…

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Colleen Ryan

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Who do SMEs listen to?

SMEs trust radio, but are wary of social media. In a nutshell SMEs most trusted information source is the radio.  Blogs and trade…

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Colleen Ryan

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Makers of the new millennium

A lot has been made of the rise of maker movement.  In a nutshell Millennials are at the helm of the marker movement, driven by a…

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Antonia Mann

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Kiwi customer service through the eyes of new migrants

There isn’t much that falls below the high expectations of new migrants about New Zealand. In a nutshell New migrants are taken aback…

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Colleen Ryan

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When not to target new New Zealanders

“I never thought of myself as ‘Asian’ until I moved to New Zealand, I’m not Asian, I’m Chinese, and I’m not just Chinese, I’m…

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Carl Sarney

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New migrants' culture is not what you think

On a trip to Wellington recently I happened to share the flight with an overseas politician. In a nutshell People don’t arrive in New…

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Colleen Ryan

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Digital marketing - Holy Grail or sword of Damocles?

The ability for a small business to broadcast their product online and translate that into sales is game changing.   In a nutshell…

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Colleen Ryan

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Staying small and growing slow

Many innovative Kiwi SMEs aren’t future global giants – nor do they want to be.  In a nutshell Many SME owners have no desire to turn…

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Colleen Ryan

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