Welcome everyone!

Do you wish there was a better way to create with more people’s success in mind? Do you struggle to convince people at your org to care? You are in the right place!

“Everyone” includes:

People in roles that hold together the vision
People focused on getting past assumptions
People in official or unofficial roles
People who have years of experience or have recently become interested in this area, including students, data scientists, mixed method folks, market researchers, market definers
Anyone involved in creating solutions: product, design, development, discovery, testing

News

Practice Group for Part 2 Qual Data Synthesis

Kicking off 16-Oct-24, you can follow the self-paced course videos in weekly conjunction with a 2-hour practice group. Indi leads the group in several exercises about the course content.

Forrester Report on Mental Models

Ask around your org to see if you have a subscription to Forrester Reports

Events

13-Dec-24 online AMA

Fireside Chat with Indi Young

Indi will discuss her book Time to Listen, and also touch on her thoughts beyond the book. She is passionate about many aspects of research. This webinar gives...

Hosted by QRCA Thought Leadership Webinar

Pick up new mindsets, whether you are experienced or relatively new to Data Science That Listens

Explore these options for a variety of price levels

FREE Content

Persuade your stakeholders. But how?

We all have this question! There are as many answers as there are stakeholder thinking styles and contexts.

But don’t worry; we’ve got this. We already know how to embrace human complexity and context. We already stop ourselves from judging people with a different thinking style from our own. We can solve at the inter-personal level by listening to understand, rather than reacting and assuming.

However, systems (or company culture) is usually what compels (or permits) selfish behavior. This is harder to solve. Here is a growing collection of tips and ideas.

Build trust with Stakeholders

Cover of the book "Aligned: Stakeholder for Product Leaders" by Bruce McCarthy and Melissa Appel

Aligned, the book

I know Bruce and Melissa and LOVE what they have to say in their book! Solid ideas based on solid experience.

Invite Indi to…

Ask Indi to Keynote or present at your event

For public or corporate conference/event organizers: Indi has delivered 80+ keynotes and presentations. Indi’s thought-provoking topics invite audiences to move toward a future where teams can see from new perspectives and focus on measuring value from people’s standpoints.

Speaking Fee: ranges from $1000 to $4500 (negotiated based on your org’s financial status in the world, and the pricing tiers you provide for public attendees)

Invite Indi to Your podcast as a guest

For podcasters and other kinds of show creators: The most successful sessions focus on a specific part of her work, rather than exploring everything. (If your podcast is aimed at selling your org’s services, let’s see if we’re a good match.)

Podcast appearance FREE 🆓 (as long as your show is not collecting subscriptions or other money from the audience)

Ask Indi to Run a Meetup with your team/group

For your team: Indi can provide your team with inspiration, confidence, and human connection with their work. She can lead discussion and engagement for an hour, or she can give a tired team a chance to sit back and absorb some of the concepts in a presentation.

Team Meetup Fee: ranges from $300 to $3000 (negotiated based on your org’s financial status in the world)

See when Indi is available to join your public meetup for a chat

For public meetups, groups, and book clubs: During a meetup Indi can chat about her approaches to strategy and knowledge-making. These engagements are only chats, not presentations.

Public Meetups FREE 🆓 (a little thank you of chocolate bars is appreciated 🍫)

Guest lecture in your university class

For educators at any level or institution: Thank you for helping to train people in the field of product strategy, research, and design. Indi has given 30+ guest lectures, in-person or remote, to institutions as varied as Bentley College, The Haas School of Business, AusEchos, and the Design Management Institute.

Guest Lecture Fee: ranges from $120 to $500