{"id":374,"date":"2016-02-03T03:16:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T03:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights360.com\/home\/?p=374"},"modified":"2016-08-02T05:53:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T05:53:36","slug":"a-tip-for-moderators-add-fun-to-your-clients-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights360.com\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"A Tip for Moderators: Add Fun to Your Clients\u2019 Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clients are planning their research year. Help them get out of their cubicles, out of those stodgy conference rooms, and away from that artificial light. Go ahead \u2014 get creative!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s proven that we think more creatively if we are relaxed and playful. Here are some ideas I\u2019ve tried to connect with clients outside of research and create <strong>research experiences<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule an extra day after a market research project to visit a client and catch up during a \u201cwalk and talk\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask my client to fly in a little earlier and plan a fun evening that takes advantage of local surroundings, be it kitschy decor at a local Minnesota eatery or a beachside restaurant in Florida<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare custom treats based on what you hear in client conversations. I recently prepared Eis Kaffees for a client who\u2019d just spent some time in Prague and Vienna, and I scheduled a local masseuse to come in to offer back massages after our final market of a particularly grueling research road trip<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opportunities to think creatively exist everywhere. Let\u2019s help our clients get outside the box to help them think outside of it. They\u2019ll say thank you and say, \u201cAhhhh\u2026 I needed that!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walk along the beach with a client. I promise, the conversation will be inspired.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-375 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Tampa_Office_4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Beach Walk w. Client\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit the links below to learn more about the link between nature, movement, and creativity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prevention.com\/mind-body\/emotional-health\/being-outside-can-enhance-creativity\" target=\"_blank\">Want to Be More Creative? Start Doing This<\/a> via <em>Prevention<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/news\/2014\/april\/walking-vs-sitting-042414.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stanford Study finds Walking Improves Creativity<\/a> via <em>Stanford News\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right now, clients are planning their research year. Help them get out of their cubicles, out of those stodgy conference rooms, and away from that artificial light. Go ahead \u2014 get creative! It\u2019s proven that we think more creatively if we are relaxed and playful. 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