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## Participatory Approaches to Customer Closeness: Exploring Co-Design Labs in Insight

#### Dr Katharine Johnson

# [Participatory Approaches to Customer Closeness: Ex...](https://blog.flexmr.net/participatory-customer-closeness)

Most research still treats customers the way it did twenty years ago: as people we study, not people...

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## [The Link Between Customer Service, Customer Salience and Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/customer-service-market-research)

## [A Road Map for Customer-Led Transformation](https://blog.flexmr.net/road-map-customer-led-transformation)

## [Ahead of the Game: Using Consumer Insights to Move Forward](https://blog.flexmr.net/predicting-unpredictable)

## [Retaining a Human Touch with Customer Salience, CX and AI](https://blog.flexmr.net/customer-salience-cx-ai)

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## [Infographic: The Customer-Centric Culture Checklist](https://blog.flexmr.net/customer-centric-culture-checklist-infographic)

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## [Insight 2025: Market Research Trends and Predictions](https://blog.flexmr.net/market-research-2025)

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## [The Future of Technology in Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/future-technology-market-research)

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## [How to Use Synthetic Data in Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/how-to-use-synthetic-data-in-market-research)

## [The Keys to Customer Salience Success](https://blog.flexmr.net/keys-customer-salience-success)

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## [Inclusive Insights: Best Practices for Accessible Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/best-practices-accessible-market-research)

## [Infographic: Artificial Intelligence in Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/infographic-artificial-intelligence-market-research)

## [The Key to Action: Gestalt Cycle of Experience](https://blog.flexmr.net/the-key-to-action-gestalt-cycle-experience)

## [Engaging Stakeholders Throughout the Research Lifecycle](https://blog.flexmr.net/engaging-stakeholders-throughout-the-research-lifecycle)

## [Choosing When to Invest in Research & Insights](https://blog.flexmr.net/when-to-invest-in-research-insights)

## [How to Lay the Foundations of Customer Salience](https://blog.flexmr.net/how-to-lay-the-foundations-of-customer-salience)

## [The Connection Between Customer Salience and Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/connection-customer-salience-market-research)

## [Myth Busting: Artificial Intelligence in Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/myth-busting-artificial-intelligence-market-research)

## [6 InsightHub Hacks You Need to Know](https://blog.flexmr.net/6-insighthub-hacks)

## [Growing Innovation with Customer Salience & Insights](https://blog.flexmr.net/innovation-customer-salience)

## [Co-Creating the Future of Survey Participant Experiences](https://blog.flexmr.net/co-creating-survey-px)

## [The Power of Empathy in the Pursuit of Customer Salience](https://blog.flexmr.net/empathy-customer-salience)

## [Measuring the Success of Salience and Staying Power](https://blog.flexmr.net/measure-customer-salience-staying-power)

## [Combatting Intuition Led Decision-Making with Insights](https://blog.flexmr.net/intuition-decision-making-insights)

## [How to Enhance Engagement in The New Age of Insight](https://blog.flexmr.net/enhance-engagement-new-age-mr)

## [Pitch It: The Business Case for Customer Salience](https://blog.flexmr.net/business-case-customer-salience)

## [Market Research Room 101: Round 2](https://blog.flexmr.net/market-research-room-101-round-2)

## [The Challenges of Integrating AI into Online Research Software](https://blog.flexmr.net/challenges-integrating-ai-online-research-software)

## [How to Tell Your Insights’ Story](https://blog.flexmr.net/how-to-tell-insights-story)

## [5 Design Principles To Enhance Your Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/design-principles-market-research)

## [How to Extend the Lifecycle of Customer Insights](https://blog.flexmr.net/increase-insights-lifecycle)

## [Market Research Room 101: What Would You Banish?](https://blog.flexmr.net/market-research-room-101)

## [Synthetic Data: What the AI Frontier Means for Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/synthetic-data-ai-frontier)

## [How to Engage Each Generation in Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/custom-research-engagement-generation)

## [Maintaining Human Relationships in Online Research Spaces](https://blog.flexmr.net/human-relationships-online-research)

## [6 Ways to Engage Remote Stakeholders in Insights](https://blog.flexmr.net/6-ways-engage-remote-stakeholders-insights)

## [10 Common Questions About InsightHub](https://blog.flexmr.net/10-common-questions-about-insighthub)

## [Delivering AI Powered Qual at Scale with TextMR](https://blog.flexmr.net/second-generation-qual-coding)

## [How to Build Impactful Research Partnerships](https://blog.flexmr.net/build-impactful-research-partnerships)

## [The Power of Simplicity in a Complex World](https://blog.flexmr.net/power-of-simplicity-in-a-complex-world)

## [Re-Writing Accessibility in Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/rewriting-accessibility-in-market-research)

## [Is Your Sample Ample? Common Issues and How To Avoid Them](https://blog.flexmr.net/sample-ample-common-issues-how-to-avoid)

## [What Do UK Consumers Think About Market Research?](https://blog.flexmr.net/consumer-opinions-on-market-research)

## [An Introduction to Customer Salience](https://blog.flexmr.net/introduction-customer-salience)

## [How to Make your Research Report Dull and Predictable](https://blog.flexmr.net/predictable-research-report)

## [Ad Testing Survey Template and Questions](https://blog.flexmr.net/ad-testing-survey-template)

## [Retail Journey Evaluation Survey Template and Questions](https://blog.flexmr.net/retail-journey-evaluation-survey-template)

## [Net Promoter Score (NPS) Template and Questions](https://blog.flexmr.net/nps-survey-template)

## [Employee Exit Survey Template and Questions](https://blog.flexmr.net/employee-exit-survey-template)

## [Customer Service Feedback Survey Template](https://blog.flexmr.net/customer-service-survey-template)

## [Choosing the Right Research Partner (and Why Data Security is a Defining Factor)](https://blog.flexmr.net/research-partner-data-security)

## [Market Research Recruitment Screener Survey Template](https://blog.flexmr.net/research-screener-survey-template)

## [How to Extend Research With Pop-Up and Embedded Surveys](https://blog.flexmr.net/pop-up-embed-survey)

## [3 Essential Questions for NPD and Research Success](https://blog.flexmr.net/npd-research-success)

## [Insights on Brand Building in a Cost of Living Crisis](https://blog.flexmr.net/how-to-navigate-the-cost-of-living-crisis)

## [Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Survey Template](https://blog.flexmr.net/customer-satisfaction-survey-template)

## [What Motivates Participants? A Guide to Improving Research Engagement](https://blog.flexmr.net/motivating-participants-guide-engaging-research)

## [How to Combine Qualitative and Quantitative Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/combine-qual-quant)

## [What are Emerging and Challenger Brands?](https://blog.flexmr.net/emerging-challenger-brands)

## [How to Use Digital Ethnography and Social Media for Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/digital-ethnography-social-media-insights)

## [Considerations for Curating Clear Perspectives in Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/curating-clear-perspectives-in-mr)

## [Inflation Results: Consumer Trends and Current Events](https://blog.flexmr.net/survey-results-consumer-trends-current-events)

## [3 Ways to Embed Insights into Stakeholder Organisations](https://blog.flexmr.net/3-ways-embed-insights-into-stakeholder-organisations)

## [Why the Insights Industry Should Hire from Social Sciences](https://blog.flexmr.net/why-insights-industry-should-hire-social-sciences)

## [6 Tips and Tricks to Win Over Stakeholders with Insights](https://blog.flexmr.net/6-tips-tricks-win-over-stakeholders-with-insights)

## [Managing Stakeholder Expectations in Market Research](https://blog.flexmr.net/manage-stakeholder-expectations-during-research)

## [Market Research, Brand Salience and The Power of Positive Emotions](https://blog.flexmr.net/mr-brand-salience-power-of-positive-emotions)

## [A Guide to Probability and Non-Probability Sampling](https://blog.flexmr.net/sampling-techniques-overview)

## [5 Ways to Power Up Your Insight Platform With AI](https://blog.flexmr.net/insight-platform-ai)

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