Insights Career Network News
The Community for Research and Insights Professionals
in career transition and for those who want to help them.
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Partner
Insights is at Risk. Will you meet the moment? The market research and insights industry is going through an unprecedented period of change right now. The rise of AI-driven technologies and ongoing societal changes are redefining the research and insights professional’s role at a pace and in ways not seen previously. ICN delivers support, training, upskilling, mentoring,…
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ICN 2.0
It’s official: ICN 2.0 is here! In filing for 501(c)(3) Status, ICN unveils a New Strategy and Governing Board to Meet Industry Urgency, featuring an All-Star Team of Leaders, including Simon Chadwick, Jamie Jurgaitis, Kahren Kersten, Kerry Hecht, and Dan Fleetwood. By Kahren Kersten and Brian Fowler As 2026 approaches, the ICN Leadership Team is…
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Networking for a cause
The Insights Career Network’s Executive Director Brian Fowler sat down with co-founder of EQJOY Andrew Cannon and researchers April Bell and Nicole Newton to discuss the value of volunteering your time with causes and purpose-driven organizations. Your natural research skills have value beyond insights projects. Your empathy, curiosity, and genuine interest in other people? Those…
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ICN Colorado Report: Jan 2026
Sometimes we need to see a bigger world, like the one provided by our LinkedIn feed, but with RTO being de rigueur, we need to get to know the people in our neighborhood. We’re continuing to try new things to bring the people in our profession closer together this year as we transition to becoming…
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ICN Texas Report: Jan 2026
Sometimes we need to see a bigger world, like the one provided by our LinkedIn feed, but with RTO being de rigueur, we need to get to know the people in our neighborhood. We’re continuing to try new things to bring the people in our profession closer together this year as we transition to becoming…
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ICN Chicagoland Report: Jan 2026
Sometimes we need to see a bigger world, like the one provided by our LinkedIn feed, but with RTO being de rigueur, we need to get to know the people in our neighborhood. We’re continuing to try new things to bring the people in our profession closer together this year as we transition to becoming…
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ICN Georgia Report: Jan 2026
Sometimes we need to see a bigger world, like the one provided by our LinkedIn feed, but with RTO being de rigueur, we need to get to know the people in our neighborhood. We’re continuing to try new things to bring the people in our profession closer together this year as we transition to becoming…
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ICN California Report: Jan 2026
Sometimes we need to see a bigger world, like the one provided by our LinkedIn feed, but with RTO being de rigueur, we need to get to know the people in our neighborhood. We’re continuing to try new things to bring the people in our profession closer together this year as we transition to becoming…
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ICN community members connect at QRCA
Thank you to the QRCA for providing the ICN with the opportunity to set up camp with our mobile insights career center for their 2026 annual conference. However welcoming the host or the environment, conferences can be overwhelming and often intimidating. The mobile insights career center is operated by volunteers from the insights community with…
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How to Host and Run an ICN Event
The Insights Career Network thrives because of people like you—the connectors and community-builders who recognize that career transitions shouldn’t be a solo journey. That means we have GOT to see each other more often. No, really. By hosting a local event, you are providing the “social glue” our insights community needs right now. You understand…
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ICN Perspectives Denver
After two decades navigating the evolution of market research—from the traditional industry hubs of New York and Los Angeles to the rise of remote consultancy—Charles Framularo reflects on the one variable that data cannot replicate: community. In this piece, Framularo traces his career path from a junior researcher at Harris Interactive to the founder of…
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About the ICN
The Insights Career Network (ICN) is a professional support community of marketing, consumer, user, and business research professionals who volunteer their tools, experience, and networks to help each other develop their careers. The community helps research professionals during career transitions and when they need to prepare for the job search by developing new job-hunting skills, expanding their network, and taking ownership of their candidacy for any insights job.