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Power Circuit: How CES Fuses Tech, Culture, and Business into a Global Moment
In this episode of The Speed of Culture, Matt Britton sits down with Melissa Harrison, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), live from CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Melissa breaks down how CES grew from a gadget showcase into a cross-industry business hub where enterprise innovation, media, creators, and global partnerships collide. They explore what it takes to build a 13-venue event at this scale, how CTA markets a two-sided marketplace of attendees and exhibitors, the rise of the creator economy at CES, and why AI at CES 2026 marks a turning point from theory to real-world application.
The insight delivery playbook
Learn how to deliver research insights by stakeholder persona. Discover the Insight Delivery Playbook and how Suzy Stories boost adoption and impact.
Overlooked insights: How to make them land with stakeholders
Learn why strong insights fail to drive action – and how turning research into clear, audience-ready Stories helps insights land and drive impact.
After Quitter’s Day: What motivation drop-offs mean for consumers and business initiatives
After Quitter’s Day, motivation fades and behavior gets real. Learn what recalibration reveals about consumers—and how brands can turn insight into action.
How LEGO SmartPlay Expands Play Without Losing What Made LEGO Matter
In this episode of The Speed of Culture, Matt Britton sits down with Tom Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Head of Creative Play Lab at the LEGO Group, live from CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Tom introduces LEGO SmartPlay at CES 2026, a new platform powered by LEGO SMART Brick technology that allows LEGO creations to respond to how they are played with, all through interactive LEGO play without screens. The conversation explores LEGO System in Play innovation, long-cycle R&D product development, and how creativity and AI leadership shape the future of play.
Doing more with less: How researchers can tell an impactful story without burning out
Learn how research teams can do more with less by speeding up storytelling, reducing delivery friction, and turning insights into action without burnout.
Emotional decision-making: How qual research reveals the power of System 1 thinking
How qualitative research reveals System 1 thinking, captures deeper emotion, and turns human insight into stories that influence decisions.
Digital glow-up: How Unilever blends AI, creators, and culture to build desire at scale
Selina Sykes delves into how the Unilever marketing transformation is unfolding through systems like Brand DNAI, digital twins in marketing, and an AI content supply chain that supports creative excellence at global scale. She also explores how creator partnerships are changing, why community insight matters just as much as technology, and how agentic shopping and AI agents will redefine the AI agents consumer journey.
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Research for the non-researcher: How anyone can get to the ‘so what’ faster
Research doesn’t need to be intimidating. Learn how non-researchers can turn data into powerful Stories, uncover the “so what,” and drive action faster.
