Village Consult

01/05/2022

Happy Workers’ Day! Cheers to the 3 day weekend, and for those essential, dedicated workers who won’t have that, you’re appreciated.

30/04/2022

Worried about Copyrights when you commission research to a research consultancy? You shouldn’t, once all the transactions are complete, your organisation will own full copyrights of the research unless you have a different agreement.

30/04/2022

In honour of the World Intellectual Property Day that passed this week, here’s something to know. The type of IP that concerns you the most when you commission is likely Copyright.

29/04/2022

A fundamental rule of scientific research - it must be measurable

26/04/2022

Today the world commemorates Intellectual Property Day. We still have a long way to go towards protecting IP (including research papers), but for today, we celebrate the gains.

25/04/2022

When hiring a research consultancy like us, here are key things to remember when preparing an agency brief, consider them the 4Cs, make the brief:

13/04/2022

Mistakes made without data can be far worse than those made with inadequate data

08/04/2022

Before you commission a study, here’s a checklist of the important steps you need to take:
1. Set clear goals
2. Evaluate information needs
3. Set a budget
4. Consider research methodology
5. Decide on deliverables
6. Prepare agency brief

06/04/2022

Why should you bother commissioning research?
Intuition, experience & common sense may serve you well but when the cost of failure is high, you need reliable data. You need market research.

Research reduces risk.

04/04/2022

Data can, and should tell you what to do next in business.

26/03/2022

One of the services we offer is commissioned research…and what is it? It is research, survey or other work, with the costs wholly paid for by the customer. This also means means often the IP is transferred to the customer upon completion of the research. Instead of asking green employees to carry out a research, consider commissioning professional researchers instead.

25/03/2022

We offer a variety of services in our contribution to the betterment of our community, as well as businesses. These include research services, data analytics and business intelligence…for more info, check out our website here:

Born from the need for research in the public and business environment. Village Consult is the data hub and information hub of the wider Village Innovation Network.