The Insights Career Network will be on site and on stage October 5-7 in Denver at TMRE 2026 to deliver community, connectivity, and career guidance to all. ICN leaders Kahren Kersten and Z Johnson will lead a discussion on the skills gap in Insights and several Insights Allies will be ready to help in the ICN’s mobile Insights Career Center.
ONE volunteer seat remains in the ICN’s mobile Insights Career Center, too!
If you are ready to connect with hundreds of top-shelf insights professionals from all over the globe and get free, full access to conference sessions, volunteer to be an Ally at TMRE below. Who can be an Ally? Anyone can!
Members in Colorado are encouraged to apply. Alas, we have but one pass to give, but at least all ICN members SAVE 20% on registration!
ICN Live at TMRE 26
Monday, October 5, 11:30 am
ICN Investigates the Widening Skills Gap: Help Shape Our Next Steps
With Speakers: Kahren Kersten, ICN Chair of Research-on-Research & Z Johnson, ICN Head of Learning and Research
View this session on the TMRE 2026 agenda
The insights profession is evolving faster than our talent systems can keep up, and many organizations and individuals are feeling the strain. This year, the Insights Career Network is launching a multi‑phase research initiative to understand what we and others are observing: a widening gap between the skills insights professionals possess and the skills leaders urgently need. Adding to the challenge is how those skills are (or aren’t) reflected, assessed, and prioritized in the hiring process. In short, why is it so hard to find the people we need when we have so many talented people available?
This session will share early intelligence from a series of conversations with industry organizations, hiring leaders, and insights executives. These discussions surface real‑world challenges, reveal what leaders most want answered in the research, and help shape the direction of ICN’s 2026 Hiring & Skills Study.
But this session isn’t just about what we’ve learned — it’s about what you are experiencing. What questions are keeping you up at night? How should teams evolve? What skills matter most now? What’s the right balance between AI and human capability? What does “the right team composition” look like in 2026 and beyond? Join us to hear early signals from our inquiry and contribute your perspective as we shape where this research goes next.
Thanks to a great relationship with Informa, the organizers of The Market Research Event (TMRE), a crew of Insights Career Network volunteers will be operating our Mobile Insights Career Center at TMRE 2026. And we have room for one more Insights Ally at the table!
Alas, we have but one pass to give, but at least all ICN members SAVE 20% on registration!
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