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Our digital forums are user friendly for family members of all ages and offer a range of tools to allow superior analysis.

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Introduction

User friendly digital forums made for all ages to offer a range of tools to allow superior analysis

User friendly digital forums
made for all ages to offer a range of tools to allow superior analysis

Our digital forums are user friendly for family members of all ages and offer a range of tools to allow superior analysis. Use this approach to….

Understand and explore everyday lives of kids and parents
Test appeal and reactions to a product in context
Explore how an activity, service or product fits into their lives with user journeys and touch point mapping

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What we do

Closing the gap between youth, families and businesses.

Closing the gap between youth,
families and businesses.

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Investigative Perspectives

We are influenced by our environment and the people in it. We run research with; Parents and Carers; Educators and Coaches and our Expert network of Psychologists and Academics to give a holistic picture.

Understand drivers of behaviour change

Behaviour is not logical. It is influenced by emotions, feelings and biases. Using psychology and behaviour change theory, we uncover the environmental factors and the sub-conscious thoughts and feelings that drive behaviours.

Represent diverse voices

Our enhanced recruitment methods and inclusive approaches means we can engage children and young people from different socio-economic groups, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexuality and gender identity.

Support action for change

Having access to new knowledge and insights is exciting but it can also be overwhelming, knowing how and where to start taking to action for positive change. We will support you through the next steps to extract the most relevant insights, prioritise and build strategies for change

Our Approach

Our Approachto Research

Our Approach
to Research

Using a deep-rooted knowledge of kids and families lives we develop research approaches to reveal the most illuminating insights from a multitude of perspectives.

Kids, teens and parents are a diverse and fascinating group, but the stereotypes and myths are rife.

We take an all-embracing approach to understanding kids and families lives. Our aim is to produce a truer picture that is more reflective of their real lives so that richer content, products and services can be created.

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What our clients say

“This report is a goldmine of information for us. I just wanted to say thanks so much for sharing the research findings in such depth today. The results you shared show depth and clarity – a really great piece of work!”

Street Games

Knowledge and Insight Manager

"Working with Platypus on diverse projects engaging with a variety of audiences (current/prospective students, parents, and HE staff) has helped to raise our own team’s profile within our organisation."

Sheffield Hallam University

Senior Insight Analyst, Sheffield Hallam University

“It was a pleasure to work with the Platypus team. Your contributions have truly made a difference, and we're deeply grateful for your partnership. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the outstanding work your team has delivered during this project. Your dedication and expertise have been invaluable in achieving our goals."

UCAS

Research & Insight Manager UCAS

“Platypus delivered fantastic workshops with parents and young children covering some sensitive topics. They were professional yet approachable and the debrief was incredibly helpful and insightful.”

Orbit

Senior PR and Communications Manager

“Platypus have helped us to clearly understand the views, wants and needs of young people within the sport and wider sector. Platypus are passionate about their work, the communication throughout the research process was excellent and they found creative ways to present the insights generated back to us.”

Badminton England

CRM & Insight Executive

“This has honestly been a fantastic piece of work and working with you has been a real pleasure. We couldn’t have asked for anymore in terms of the methodology you have used, the research itself, the presentation and the huge amount of time and effort you put into it all.”

Waltham Forest Council

Research and Consultation Manager

“The research helped us stand out from a crowded media space and this is just one example of the stories that were published. We hope for lots more coverage over the course of the year with this research!

Social Mobility Foundation

Campaigns Manager

"Platypus did an excellent job of engaging the primary age girls and their families and got a huge amount of valuable information from them. We have used the insight they gathered to engage other people in our sector and government policy makers to great effect, and will continue to use it as a foundational piece of work in the future."

Women in Sport

Insight Manager

“Our experience of working with Platypus was terrific. The team approached our questions from multiple angles, delivering thoughtful and credible output. The professional video footage was particularly impressive in selling the research findings in an impactful way.”

Sky

Insight Manager

“We have never conducted research in the kids and youth market so we decided to call in the experts and so glad we did. Their understanding of the market was particularly useful when making recommendations for things we hadn't thought about"

The Week Junior

Head of Insight

Case Studies

Explore some ofour latest work

Explore some of
our latest work

We develop research approaches to reveal the most illuminating insights.

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Redesigning uniform that is accessible and inclusive

Co-creating workshops for young people with long term health conditions

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Amplifying voices from lower socio-economic backgrounds to create positive change

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Helping Nominet x BBC Education micro:bit to support the next generation of coders and digital creators

Learning how to make ice cream exciting from children around the world

Understanding new moms to expand and stay ahead in the U.S. breast pump market

Developing the Big Sister programme with Women in Sport

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Encouraging a generation of mini allies for girls in sport

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Learn more about Platypus

Learn more
about Platypus

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Ways to get in touch

general@platypusresearch.com

About Platypus

We are Child, Youth and Family Research Experts who are passionate about making a difference. Created in 2005, we are a highly experienced team with a combined knowledge of social, psychological and commercial worlds.

We provide inclusive qualitative and quantitative research approaches.

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