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The Next Collective brings together industry veterans as well as rising stars, business builders, organizational leaders and principal researchers. Typically our members will have at least 10+ years experience leading research, and 3+ years experience leading large scale complex work, consulting practices, operating as a functional org leader and/or entrepreneurs building ground breaking things to advance research. There are no fees or commitments required to join. We only ask that you turn up ready to participate. All time zones are welcome and encouraged. 

The primary benefit of membership is a unique partnership with other leaders in strengthening the practice across the industry as a collective. Next offers the opportunity to join a trusted circle of peers to share ways of increasing impact in a highly curated and uniquely safe forum. As well as the ability to gain:

  • An insider view into research organizations, leadership profiles, and others tackling similar challenges

  • Lenses on difficult topics and questions when there is no clear playbook 

  • Inspiration for personal career growth, new leadership skills and connections to peer mentors for the next step in progression

  • Resources for best practices in team set-up, new methods, evolution of the overall field and tools for success

  • Shared perspectives, and a platform, to help shine an even brighter light on the value and potential of research

Access to multiple ways to connect, share and learn:

  • Virtual discussions 

  • Small virtual group coffee chats fueled by timely topics

  • Local meet-ups and dinners 

  • Yearly events to capture and share stories of impact and surface new topics

  • Topic driven articles, featured member interviews, team profiles and resources