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How to Scale Qualitative Research with AI: What Forrester Found
Discuss is an AI-powered market research platform named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Experience Research Platforms, Q1 2026, and…
What Does an AI Research Strategy Actually Look Like for Insights Teams?
By Adam Mertz, Chief Strategy Officer, Discuss Last updated: May 2026 Key Takeaways: A real AI research strategy treats every…
What a panel with three AI-only competitors taught me about AI research strategy
By Adam Mertz, Chief Strategy Officer, Discuss Last updated: May 2026 Key takeaways: At Succeet in Frankfurt, I shared a…
Language Shouldn’t Be the Bottleneck
By Jilleun Eglin, Executive Director of Product, Discuss Global qualitative research has always included a hidden tax: language barriers. The…
Always-On Listening Meets Human Insight: Turning Continuous AI Research Into Confident Decisions
The Allure of Always-On Research (And Why It’s So Tempting) There’s something deeply appealing about the idea of always-on research….
Human-in-the-Loop Isn’t a Safeguard—It’s a Competitive Advantage
For a while, “human-in-the-loop” has sounded like the corporate equivalent of a seatbelt. Necessary.Responsible. A compliance checkbox. It’s often described…
From Signals to Stories: Why AI Needs Human Researchers to Turn Patterns Into Meaning
If you’ve spent any time looking at AI-generated research dashboards lately, you’ve probably had this moment: The themes look clean….
Insight Is Not Impact: Why Human Judgment Is the Missing Link Between AI Findings and Business Action
January is for planning. February is for pressure-testing. By now, leadership teams have dashboards full of data. AI has surfaced…
The Trust Economy of Research: How Human Presence Increases Confidence in AI-Powered Insights
AI can generate insight. But can it generate belief? That distinction — capability versus credibility — is shaping the next…
The New Qual Stack: How AI and Human Insight Are Redefining Qualitative Research
The Myth of Replacement—and the Reality of Reinvention Few topics spark as much debate in research circles right now as…
What the 2026 Forrester Experience Platforms Wave Says About the Future of Research
Discuss was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Experience Research Platforms, Q1 2026 and received the highest score in…
We Took a Big Swing. Now Discuss is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Experience Research Platforms, Q1 2026
By Adam Mertz, Chief Strategy Officer, Discuss A couple of years ago, we made a call: the way experience research…