Codeit’s Massive New Update: Empowering Researchers with True AI Assistance By Richard Collins Askiaanalysis, Askiafield, Product design 5 days ago ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter The world of market research is in a constant state of evolution, and right now, Artificial Intelligence is driving some of the most exciting changes. We’ve seen this first-hand with our own AI initiatives here at Askia, like the launch of Ask IAN and our new AI-powered survey scripting. But AI is also fundamentally transforming how we handle unstructured, qualitative data. Work that once took hours of manually reading, sorting, and categorizing verbatim responses has been accelerated dramatically. However, not all AI-assisted coding tools are created equal. That’s…
What’s new in the latest Askia Design Controls (ADCs)? By Richard Collins Askiadesign, Askiafield, Knowledge base 10th September 2026 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter My talented colleague Jordan Grindle has been working hard on a number of Askia Design Controls (ADCs) over the last few months. This blog post highlights the latest updates and improvements that are now available in Askia’s surveys. An Askia Design Control? For those new to Askia, ADCs are Askia’s dynamic and customizable question controls. You can add these to surveys in AskiaDesign by simply using drag and drop. The ADC Gallery lists the available ADCs in your library, and you can apply an ADC by opening a questionnaire in AskiaDesign >…
Askia launches ‘Ask IAN’: your smart, new AI analysis assistant By Richard Collins Askiaanalysis, Knowledge base 1st July 2026 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter Askia is very pleased to announce that v7.1 of AskiaAnalyse comes with a beta version of an AI analysis assistant. Ask IAN is a chat interface that allows a user to ask questions about their Askia project and ‘IAN’ will go off and look at the questions in the project, decide which questions will best solve the query, run some tabulations and then provide a summary of the results. It’s an absolute game changer. Ask IAN is a smart use of AI. AskiaAnalyse is still doing all the…
Askia Security and Configuration Overview By Richard Collins Knowledge base 21st January 2026 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter In today’s insights industry, research businesses across the globe are becoming increasingly reliant on technology and data-driven processes. As a result, the importance of robust IT security cannot be overstated. With the looming threat of cybercrime, safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining the integrity of IT systems is pivotal. This challenge is not just for IT departments but for every stakeholder within the organisation, emphasising the universal importance of understanding and implementing strong security measures. Unveiling Our Comprehensive IT Security Baseline The latest Askia Knowledgebase article, Security & Configuration…
Askia Version 7 By Richard Collins Askiaanalysis, Askiadesign, Askiafield 7th July 2025 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter We are delighted to announce the release of Askia Version 7. This release has been a long time in the making and brings together a host of new functionality, including improvements to the user interfaces, new keywords, plus background hidden processes that make the Askia system more powerful and efficient. Highlights Documentation We have published comprehensive ‘What’s new’ documentation in the Askia Help Centre: And we have provided an FAQ article that goes through some of the questions you are bound to have regarding this major upgrade to…
Open To All – Askia’s Accessibility Hub By Richard Collins Knowledge base 30th June 2025 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter Digital accessibility has become a much-discussed topic over the past year. This growing focus is no coincidence. Organisations evaluate inclusion as more and more important. In many cases it has become a strategic priority. This shift is particularly evident in the research industry, where digital accessibility is no longer seen as an option but essential for engaging diverse audiences and meeting client expectations. Research buyers are becoming increasingly conscious of accessibility and inclusive research design – driven by growing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) demands, updates to the…
Brand coding now included in codeit’s Essentials package By Richard Collins Askiaanalysis, Business 10th June 2025 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter Askia is delighted to announce that the Brand Coding module of codeit is now available to all users with the ‘Essentials’ version of the platform. This module has been available for a few years now and has proven itself to be extremely productive when coding brand names in market research surveys, but this was only available in the premium ‘Explorer’ version. This commercial change opens this important functionality to all codeit users. So, what are the challenges of coding brands and how does codeit help? In the realm…
Six Reasons to Choose Askia By Richard Collins Askiaanalysis, Askiadesign, Askiafield, Business 14th May 2025 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter Over the past few years, the research technology landscape has become increasingly crowded with a multitude of different survey platforms to choose from. Many of these platforms specialise in a particular type of research project: DIY/Agile, Employee & Customer Experience, Communities, User Experience etc. Askia’s position in the research technology landscape is as a general, full stack, end-to-end survey platform. In no particular order, here are six reasons why you might want to take a look at Askia: Capability MR professionals have been using Askia’s products for over…
MyForce & Askia (an Ipsos Group company) join forces By Richard Collins Business, Customers 19th February 2025 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter For the first time in the long history of Askia’s New Year cards, we had a whole group of people gracing the front page image. There are a few good reasons for this. Firstly, we wanted to celebrate the coming together of MyForce and Askia as part of the Ipsos group. The acquisition of MyForce has been an Askia goal for many years, and Ipsos made it possible! The team at MyForce have been working closely with Askia clients for the past 20 years, by providing expertise in…
Reel Emotion: Phebi’s New Video Analytics Capability By Richard Collins Askiaanalysis, Askiafield 18th December 2023 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter Voice is the most intuitive, natural and efficient way to communicate. It’s also an emotional microscope. So with increasing volumes of research data being captured through recorded audio and video, it can be a source of valuable insight. The award winning Phebi platform goes beyond what people say, illuminating how they felt when they said it and translating that emotional response into data that can be analysed for greater insight. The combination of analysis of both emotion data (from the ‘tonal analysis’ of the respondent’s vocal characteristics) and…
