Written by: Jiwon Lee / 7/2/2024
Insightiful: Why Your Research Needs a New Approach
Hello everyone! Today, we're going to talk about 'research' that has become deeply embedded in our daily lives. Let's take some time to think about how research affects our lives and how it should change in the AI era.
Research, a Part of Our Lives
What image comes to mind when you hear the word ‘research’? You might think of long questionnaires, complex graphs, endless data analysis tasks. But in fact, research is embedded in every corner of our daily lives. Did you know that we’re doing research when we look for a new restaurant, plan a trip, or even when we’re deciding what to wear today?
Time for a Change
Traditional research methods have certainly provided valuable information. However, in the rapidly changing AI era, I believe research methods need new experiences and approaches.
- Speed Issue: The time from idea generation to execution is getting shorter. Research projects that take months are no longer realistic.
- Vast Amount of Data: An enormous amount of data is generated every day. It’s too difficult to decide what information is necessary.
- Rapid Changes: User behavior and preferences are changing rapidly. It’s nearly impossible to figure out everything with a single research effort.
- Advancements in AI and Machine Learning: This presents both new opportunities and challenges in the field of research.
In this situation, we need a new approach that can identify what users and we really need, discover true insights from the data we’ve gathered, and quickly turn these into action.
From ‘Research’ to ‘Insight’: A Paradigm Shift in Research
Insightiful was born to respond to these contemporary demands. Insightiful proposes a new research paradigm centered on ‘insights’, going a step beyond traditional ‘research’.
Why Should It Be ‘Insight’?
- People-Centered Approach: Insights go beyond simple data collection to read the real desires, motivations, and behaviors of people within that data. It can delve into unconscious desires beyond superficial needs.
- Importance of Context and Background: Rather than looking at user behavior in isolation, it tries to understand it holistically within their situation and environment. This allows us to discover the root causes behind phenomena.
- Pursuit of Actionability: No matter how interesting a discovery is, it’s meaningless if it doesn’t lead to actual action. We strive to uncover concrete and actionable insights that can have a real impact on people’s lives.
- Creative Interpretation: We look at data from various perspectives and attempt fresh interpretations unbound by existing frameworks. Based on this, we find innovative solutions to problems.
Insightiful: A New Approach to Research
Through this insight-centered approach, Insightiful aims to fundamentally redefine the value of research. To us, research is not simply a process of collecting data. It’s a journey to discover insights that can change people’s lives based on a deep understanding of people.
What’s truly needed in the AI era, the big data era, is not mechanical data collection. Rather, we need the insight to read meaningful patterns in the data and connect them to human life. Insightiful aims to be a platform where you can develop and utilize such insight.
We hope your research becomes powerful insights that can change the world. With Insightiful, you can make that dream a reality. Step into the new world of research with Insightiful now!