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From Pints to PBs: What parkrun and HYROX tell us about changing social rituals

People participating in parkrun, representing changing social rituals and emerging wellness behaviours

Richard Walker looks at how parkrun, HYROX, and padel are revealing new ways younger audiences are connecting, achieving, and belonging. And why understanding what people are opting INTO is just as important as what they’re opting OUT of. This week, parkrun will see its millionth event take place. I’m not often lost for words, as […]

Nobody cares about your Cluster Analysis

Cluster analysis chart and segmentation notes, representing the need to turn segmentation research into business decisions

Richard Walker explores why segmentation success depends less on the perfect statistical model and more on creating customer frameworks that organisations can actually use to make better decisions. Good segmentation research is not just about producing statistically robust groups. It is about creating a framework that helps teams make better decisions about real customers. And […]