Educated Conjecture: An Ipsos Podcast

If a week is a long time in politics, consider that when Ipsos was founded in 1975, NASA launched the first joint United States and Soviet Union space flight, Betamax and VHS videotapes were introduced, and the ethernet was just being born.  In this episode, Simon Atkinson, Chief Knowledge Officer at Ipsos, joins Mike and Sean to talk about how Ipsos manages its wide range of knowledge, and how common (and not so common) beliefs, attitudes, opinions, and issue concerns have been changing pre-and-post pandemic.  

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us  at [email protected]. We're on most major podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

Delivery, drive-through, take-out, or cooking at home, Canadians’ food and beverage choices are changing. In this episode, Asad Amin, SVP and lead of Ipsos’s syndicated food and beverage group, joins Mike and Sean to talk about the impact of the pandemic, inflation, pent up demand for a dining experience, and generational differences which are all affecting what Canadians eat (and drink!), and where.

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us  at [email protected]. We're on most major podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

Canadians are increasingly concerned about inflation, housing affordability/availability, interest rates, and the economy in general. In this episode, Mike Moffatt, Assistant Professor at The Ivey Business School at Western University and Senior Director of Policy at The Smart Prosperity Institute joins Mike to talk about a wide variety of economic issues that are affecting Canadians.

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We're on most major podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

Does when you’re born shape who you are?  In this episode, Bobby Duffy, Director of the Policy Institute King’s College London, and Author of The Generation Myth, joins Mike and Sean to discuss how generations shape societies, and why generational differences aren’t as distinct as we think.

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us at  [email protected]. We're on most major podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

As the pandemic (very) slowly becomes endemic, how are working Canadians dealing with the seemingly endless sameness of remote work? Are we working more hours, but becoming less productive? What’s spurring Canadians to change their jobs, their careers, or their lives to find meaning and purpose as we move into the third year of COVID?  In this episode, J.P. Gedeon,  Leadership Psychology and Transformation Expert, Management consultant, Executive coach, and Corporate educator joins Mike and Sean to discuss how people and organizations are coping with anxiety and uncertainty, how these factors are influencing behaviours at work, and why it’s important to make your bed!

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd   like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us at  [email protected]. We're on most podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

What’s most worrying our neighbours to the south? In this episode, Chris Jackson, SVP for Ipsos in the USA joins Sean to discuss the most important issues facing Americans, including the economy, COVID, and increasing concerns about war and foreign conflict.

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd  like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us at  [email protected]. We're on most podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

Are Canadians believers or skeptics on the benefits that technology will bring to their lives over the next decade?  The answer is – it depends.  In this episode, Jesse Hirsh, Futurist & Co-Founder of The Academy of the Impossible, joins hosts Mike Colledge and Sean Simpson to discuss the impact of generation, technology literacy and trust in big tech when it comes to embracing the future. 

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us at  [email protected]. We're on most podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

In this episode, Dawn Desjardins, Deputy Chief Economist at RBC joins hosts Mike Colledge & Sean Simpson to discuss the uneven impact of the pandemic on Canadians and their increasing worries about affordability and inflation. 

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd like  us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We're on most podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get  episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

The Canadian political landscape seems to be changing by the minute. In this bonus episode of Educated Conjecture, recorded on February 14, 2022, Darrell Bricker, Global CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs joins Sean Simpson and Mike Colledge as they try to take stock of the latest news. They also try to assess the complex set of challenges that the Trudeau government faces as they move forward.

Head over to www.ipsos.com for more information about Ipsos. If you have a topic that you'd like us to cover on a future podcast, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We're on most podcast platforms as well as on Spotify. Please like and subscribe to Educated Conjecture to get episodes sent to you as soon as they are published.

In this episode, Mike and Sean talk about cryptocurrency with Kimberly Grauer, Director of Research at Chainalysis Inc. and Eric Jardine, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Tech and Co-author of “Look Who's Watching: Surveillance, Treachery and Trust Online”.  Although still in the minority, increasing numbers of Canadians believe that paper money and coins are disappearing, and confidence in digital currency is growing.  What is cryptocurrency, who’s using it around the world, and what’s contributing to it’s growth?  Our guests help us explore the issues.  

Link: Crime and NFTs: Chainalysis Detects Significant Wash Trading and Some Money Laundering In this Emerging Asset Class