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How to use crowdsourcing to get the insight you need

22 May 2017

Crowdsourcing is perfect for market research, as no matter what type of information you’re looking to gather you’ll find that the people you engage with - both inside and outside your social network - are more than willing to help.

The challenge is making sure that you present your research in a clear way, so that those participating in your campaign can give you the information that you need.

Here are our tips for running a successful research crowdsourcing campaign:

What skills do creative employers want?

15 May 2017

The creative industries is the fastest growth sector in the UK so it's increasingly important for young people to understand what creative skills employers are looking for.

At Co-relate, we're excited to be running a Creative Digital Careers pilot project to map East London's creative sector for the Creative and Cultural Skills Council. Working with a small group at Chobham Academy, we are helping year 10 students research the creative careers landscape in their local area to create an infographic on the creative industries.

What 4IR is all about and why everyone needs to know

27 Apr 2017

Jessica Rose

If you're in primary school today, there's a 65% chance that you will end up doing a job that does not yet exist.* The reason for this is the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known (especially on social media) as 4IR. It's receiving unprecedented attention in the UK right now, as well as across the globe - here's why.

Technologies that have been bubbling away for decades and incrementally changing the way we live and work are now developing at speed, with fundamental consequences for our working and personal lives.

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Jobs of the future and the creative mindset

6 Apr 2017

Jessica Rose

We're in a period of interregnum Robert Phillips, co-founder of Jericho Chambers and author of Trust me, PR is Dead, told a conference last month. "The old is not yet dead and the new is yet to be born." He was speaking at Changeboard's Future Talent conference where business leaders from HR, resourcing and talent heard from speakers ranging from authors and academics to philosopher Alain de Botton and paralympic swimmer Lord Chris Holmes MBE.

Social impact across sectors: who's doing it well?

25 Mar 2017

Jessica Rose

Social impact is now everyone's business. Over the last few years it has become increasingly apparent to me that it's not just social enterprises that need to measure, report and communicate their social impact. The need to account for how donations, public money and, increasingly, commercial activities and spend contribute to communities is strong for commercial and reputational reasons.

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The Social Value Act has been an excellent catalyst for this. A report from Social Enterprise UK (SEUK), Procuring for Good, found that 33 per cent of councils are now routinely considering social value in their procurement and commissioning.