Research & Thought Leadership
A research-led approach underpins everything we do.
Our research and thought leadership approach helps organisations make sense of the issues that matter to them and take a stance on them, whether that is through internal strategies or external content.
Our approach
What does this look like?
Research methods we employ
Through a range of research approaches, we help clients to articulate key questions, design and execute research programmes to provide answers, and translate the results into the content they need.
This might be an internally-facing briefing that helps your leaders to understand the implications of an emergent issue for the business. It could also be a published report that shares your insights on an issue of shared importance and helps establish your organisation as a thought leader on that topic.
Comprehensive reviews of existing professional and academic literature. This ensures we’re adding to the debate, not the noise, with what we produce, and that our clients are informed by the latest-available thinking and data.
Custom surveys for a variety of audiences, from specialists in certain domains to global business leaders.
Interviews designed and conducted to glean deeper insights and point towards where a topic is going next.
Ethnographic interviews and focus groups to explore the experiences and perspectives of different demographics.
Some questions don’t have certain answers. Scenario planning techniques help map out different possible futures and unpack their implications for stakeholders.
Developing and analysing new datasets to generate insights and highlight trends or patterns.
Every Job is a Climate Job
Our in-depth research reached over 7,000 respondents from countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, across 15 major industries, to assess employee knowledge of climate change and its impact on economies and society. The survey also gauged their willingness to take climate action at work, and their ability to do so today.
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Why partner with Kite?
We support our clients to:
We merge a deep understanding and passion for the challenges facing our world today – spanning across environmental and social issues and their intersections – with an ability to speak the language of business and international organisations to present ideas in ways that resonate and provoke action.
We take a research-led approach to our work, ensuring that we start and push from the boundaries of existing knowledge in the content we produce, rather than add to the noise.
We are passionate about the power of ideas and stories to shift mindsets and drive collaborative action.
We’re also deeply embedded in the international sustainability space.
We’re present at global moments including the climate and biodiversity COPs, the World Economic Forum, London Climate Action Week, and Climate Week NYC.
Through our convening and other projects, we have relationships with hundreds of leading thinkers and practitioners in the private, public and civil society sectors. We can therefore draw on a broad network of leaders and experts to inform our work; our advisory board is just the tip of the iceberg.
Combined, this approach and set of capabilities make us a great partner for organisations that are seeking to have a positive impact on the issues that matter. a research-led approach to informing their actions and engaging their audiences and key stakeholders.
