Staying close to customers has never been more important. Companies that thrive, even during volatility, often succeed because they invest in their customer – and they’re able to anticipate core needs, even as they evolve. So what matters to customers right now? We’re exploring lock-down, and what follows it, from the customers’ perspective.

Episode 17

2020 “In” Review

In March of 2020, we launched “Customer, Now” to understand how people’s lives are changing amidst the new realities thrust upon us in 2020. As a study of humanity, COVID-19 created the context of the world’s biggest deprivation study – having forced people everywhere to spend time without. Without the intimacy of human touch, the normalcy of day-to-day routine, nor the predictability of tomorrow. The main question we get from clients in regard to our “Customer, Now” work, is “what’s gonna stick?” What will change and what will revert back to the way it was? However, we believe it’s the wrong question. Rather, brands should be asking “what’s possible now that wasn’t even imaginable before?” Read more

Episode 16

Reinforcing Myself

We explore the dangers of echo chambers, and how they limit exposure to ideas, voices, and others’ truths. Read more

Episode 15

The “Sustainability” disconnect

We explore the disconnect between how people vs. companies look at our environment. Read more

Episode 14

Living in the grey

Shifting from the hope of ‘normal’ to the dread of ‘what’s next?’ Read more

Episode 12

Being authentically inclusive

For customers, inauthentic action is worse than inaction Read more

Episode 11

Believing our excuses

What makes change stick? And why do we resist real change? Read more

Episode 10

Projecting Injustice

The intersection between racial injustice, COVID-19, and the forces of change they represent Read more

Episode 08

Habits of control

Customers offset negative feelings from the pandemic with positive feelings they can create and control for themselves Read more

Episode 07

The widening empathy gap

People are experiencing the same thing very differently Read more

Episode 06

Guilt in everything

Discovering that guilt isn’t entirely successful at keeping us in check Read more

Episode 04

We Before Me

A growing sense of gratitude as a function of interdependency Read more

Episode 03

Survival of the Simplest

A surprising new version of success Read more

Episode 02

The Opposite is also true

Discovering a world of internal conflict Read more

Insight leaders at the world’s biggest brands are pivoting their methodologies and approaches to navigate what’s happening now. We’re sharing best practices from our clients and our colleagues, as a way to support the industry.

The Better Why

In this fast-changing world, nothing is changing faster than ourselves – both as customers, and as brands. For insights leaders and customer activists this presents a moment of accelerated change and opportunity. Are we ready? Read more

Healthcare, Now. What we’ve discovered about coping in a crisis

C Space engages with hundreds of thousands of people – patients, caregivers and physicians – every day. They’re generating insights that are helping our clients understand how COVID-19 is affecting lives, informing and de-risking decisions about how to address those needs. Healthcare as we know it will be forever changed. Helping our healthcare clients anticipate future opportunities and mitigate risk has never been more urgent. Read more

The Crisis Playbook, Part 1: Business Tactics During, and After, COVID-19

How we work needs a radical rethink. To support our clients, we’re building a best practice playbook for businesses: how to navigate now and plan for what’s next. Read more