Crafting Early Advantage: Human Insights + AI as Engines of Innovation

In this episode, Nicki Morley, Global Innovation Lead at Kantar, and Little Moons’ Ross Farquhar discuss how Little Moons turns early-stage ideas into high-impact innovation by designing for occasions, not categories, and acting fast in the market to learn and iterate. Ross Farquhar shares how strong brand guardrails make innovation purposeful while the team experiments, tests, and scales new concepts at speed. He also unpacks how AI accelerates trend discovery and early exploration, with human judgment shaping what truly becomes a breakthrough.A sharp look at modern innovation discipline, where agility, insight, and smart tools create genuine competitive advantage.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.