We partnered with Vivid Connections to create a structured Innovation Ideation process for our key categories. It’s been a fantastic experience!
We partnered with Vivid to create a structured Innovation Ideation process for our key categories. Sarah effectively brought to life key consumer trends and consumer research, provided insightful workshop facilitation and developed compelling innovation concepts to take forward. Her approach enabled us to have cross-functional conversations, share our points of view and arrive at compelling ideas. It’s been a fantastic experience!
Mauer easily and seamlessly integrates into the Insights role for our team... he has become our ‘go-to’ partner and an indispensable resource.
Mauer easily and seamlessly integrates into the Insights role for our team.
A seasoned researcher, he has become our ‘go-to’ partner —and an indispensable resource, for over 5 years— anytime we have a consumer insight resource challenge.
The session that Vivid Connections facilitated for us was thoughtful and engaging and well worth the time spent.
Not only did we get an abundance of potential claims for use on our brand, but we were also able to look at a 5 year claims roadmap to ensure we were evolving our claims messaging in a relevant and strategic way. The session that Vivid Connections facilitated for us was thoughtful and engaging and well worth the time spent.
I love working with Kris! She is more than a trusted research partner. She has become a mentor. Her expert advisement has played a critical role in my own success in the innovation function of my role.
I love working with Kris! She is more than a trusted research partner. She has become a mentor.
Kris goes above and beyond: always giving thoughtful consideration to our current business dynamics, in addition to the innovation pipeline; to deliver holistic guidance to the commercial team. She also goes beyond simply recommending the best —and the newest!— research methodology. She takes the time to help me understand. Her expert advisement has played a critical role in my own success in the innovation function of my role.
Kerry Owen did a fantastic job working alongside us on an innovation pipeline that got us to this point and set us up for so much more!
Kerry Owen —and the smart and wonderful team at Vivid Connections— did a fantastic job working alongside us on an innovation pipeline that got us to this point and set us up for so much more!
Vivid Connections has been such a valuable learning and development partner for on-going global initiatives at McDonald’s. Deliverables are well-researched, thoughtfully written, and designed to keep engagement high... I can always trust Vivid’s talented presenters & creative thinkers to facilitate sessions and respond to any unique dynamics in the classroom.
Vivid Connections has been such a valuable learning and development partner for on-going global initiatives at McDonald’s.
They take a comprehensive approach to developing content— always, first; seeking to understand our business and to ensure ‘outside-in thinking’ will work within our system. Deliverables are well-researched, thoughtfully written, and designed to keep engagement high throughout each session. They've brought a particularly human perspective to our Storytelling and Presentation initiatives. Program participants saw immediate improvement in their ability to communicate effectively. I can always trust Vivid’s talented presenters & creative thinkers to facilitate sessions and respond to any unique dynamics in the classroom.
Kerry led the TJX Marketing team through a Building Everyday Resilience module at our annual offsite this year. The program exceeded my expectations and I’d recommend it to others both within and outside of our organization.
Kerry led the TJX Marketing team through a "Building Everyday Resilience" module at our annual offsite this year. It was a constructive session that not only provided my team with useful tools to help them to build resilience, but it also afforded them the opportunity to connect with each other after months of isolation.
The art activity was particularly valuable, in that it facilitated casual stress-free interaction. The program exceeded my expectations and I’d recommend it to others both within and outside of our organization.
We hired Vivid Connections to lead our team in a two-day offsite... It was an awesome couple of days. Vivid kept the flow engaging and entertaining. The two-day offsite exceeded our expectations: we will —definitely!— work with Vivid Connections again.
We had the exciting opportunity to pull together as one marketing team, following a merger. We hired Vivid Connections to lead our team in a two-day offsite: facilitating exercises in change management, team building, and visioning.
It was an awesome couple of days and a great start to our team coming together. Vivid kept the flow engaging and entertaining. Our newly formed team responded beautifully.
The two-day offsite exceeded our expectations: we will —definitely!— work with Vivid Connections again.
An integral partner in our annual innovation cycle... an indispensable source of support in setting up our internal team for success through challenging project initiatives.
We first engaged with Vivid on a strategic project, several years ago; and our partnership has continued to grow from there. In recent years, they’ve become an integral partner in our annual innovation cycle. They’ve also been an indispensable source of support in setting up our internal team for success through challenging project initiatives. Their flexibility and adaptability has led to Vivid Connections becoming a ‘go-to’ for us.
Working with Vivid Connections was an inspiring and collaborative end-to-end experience, led with a shared passion. Thanks to their expertise and dedication, we emerged with a portfolio of innovative snack ideas that truly resonate with our audience.
Working with Vivid Connections was an inspiring and collaborative end-to-end experience, led with a shared passion. Their approach was thoughtful and strategic, leveraging qualitative research to build on existing insights and set a solid foundation for new innovation platforms. Their in-person workshop was engaging and collaborative, sparking fresh ideas, that were then rigorously tested. Thanks to their expertise and dedication, we emerged with a portfolio of innovative snack ideas that truly resonate with our audience.
Kerry’s coaching skills are superb and authentic. She has a natural way of connecting with people and getting right to the heart of the issue. It has been a privilege for me to have her as my trusted advisor.
I’ve known and worked with Kerry, as my personal and professional coach, since 2008.
Kerry’s coaching skills are superb and authentic. She has a natural way of connecting with people and getting right to the heart of the issue.
Her professional guidance has helped me build a thriving business, while maintaining my personal values of growth with balance.
It has been a privilege for me to have her as my trusted advisor.
For over 10 years, Vivid Connections has been our trusted research partner. They have empowered us... to make informed decisions, with confidence.
For over 10 years, Vivid Connections has been our trusted research partner.
We rely on Mauer and Graham to provide support and guidance on everything from new product development to brand communication to strategic planning.
They have empowered us —through their thoroughness, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail— to make informed decisions, with confidence.
I love working with Vivid Connections. When it comes to invaluable, actionable insight, they always deliver in spades.
I love working with Vivid Connections. When it comes to invaluable, actionable insight, they always deliver in spades. They have the rare ability to marry the craft of qual with the language of business and deliver intel that’s useful, not just interesting. Graham’s ability to connect with respondents, uncover the truth…wow...a beautiful sight to see :) a true partner in strategic diagnostics.
While looking for effective communications —around resilience in an uncertain environment— we discovered that Vivid Connections had developed a new program called “Everyday Resilience”. Kerry did a great job keeping the whole team engaged during the session... made it authentic and compelling.
Kerry’s unique coaching style and her passion for achieving results have always impressed me.
While looking for effective communications —around resilience in an uncertain environment, due to Covid— we discovered that Vivid Connections had developed a new program called “Everyday Resilience”.
Our virtual meeting had more than 150 participants. Kerry did a great job keeping the whole team engaged during the session. She shared her own experiences and examples, many practical tips, and even embedded an exercise using paintings & colors; which made it authentic and compelling.
We’ve partnered with Kerry and her team at Vivid on several learning projects as part of our development agenda... For the past 3 years, she’s helped to teach and inspire our Network of Women on a range of leadership topics at Astra Zeneca.
We’ve partnered with Kerry and her team at Vivid on several learning projects as part of our development agenda. For the past 3 years, she’s helped to teach and inspire our Network of Women on a range of leadership topics and has also helped us create and deliver a fresh new comprehensive training program for all people leaders at Astra Zeneca.
Exceptionally helpful in focusing us on the areas that need to be addressed in our organization. You do awesome work, Kerry. You and your crew are best in class. That’s why we keep coming back! Thank you!
Thank you for a comprehensive summary of the Platforms the team arrived at. That framework, and the information that supports it, is exceptionally helpful in focusing us on the areas that need to be addressed in our organization.
You do awesome work, Kerry. You and your crew are best in class. That’s why we keep coming back! Thank you!
