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What good AI-assisted synthesis actually looks like

Hosted by Ann Conway

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What you'll learn

What augmentation actually looks like in research synthesis

A live demo of messy synthesis with AI: the iterative dialogue, the pushback, and the moments to apply your judgment.

Three dialogue modes and when to use each

How to use framing, challenging, and sharpening methods that train AI as a collaborator.

How to stay in the lead and not offload the hard parts

How augmentation is different than prompting, and how to use it to deepen your thinking without asking for the answers.

Why this topic matters

Everyone knows AI can speed up synthesis, but fewer researchers have actually seen what it looks like to think hard through synthesis with AI rather than hand it off. This is a live demo unpacking strategic insights with real qual data, not a presentation. You'll see the actual back and forth, the messy moments, and the methods we use to keep the researcher in the lead. If you've been winging this alone, this one's for you.

You'll learn from

Ann Conway

Founder & CEO of Amplify, helping leading brands use AI to transform their work

I’m Ann Conway, founder of Amplify, a customer experience design consultancy that helps complex organizations translate deep research into strategy and growth. Over the past decade, I’ve led design research and innovation work with Fortune 500 brands — specializing in designing for customer loyalty and drive behaviors in the shopping journey.

In the past year, we've thoughtfully integrated AI into every step in our design process — from accelerating research ops to deepening our insights to improving our strategic storytelling.

The result has been incredible: put simply, we can produce more and better work. And more importantly, we haven't lost our role leading the process, our human judgment, or our professional rigor.

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