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January 20, 2026
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Brand & creative
Customer experience
Cultural insight
Innovation
Communication
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Published
January 20, 2026
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Behaviour change
Brand & creative
Customer experience
Cultural insight
Innovation
Communication
TRA
Summary

1. Strong ideas are formed through strategic filters, not brainstorming alone.

2. Category, culture, and human truth define where innovation can credibly exist.

3. The formation stage turns context into clear territories for idea generation.

The Uncommon Series: Innovation Fundamentals, Part Two

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1. Strong ideas are formed through strategic filters, not brainstorming alone.

2. Category, culture, and human truth define where innovation can credibly exist.

3. The formation stage turns context into clear territories for idea generation.

Innovation Fundamentals, Part Two: From context to conviction

Part Two of Innovation Fundamentals focuses on the moment where innovation either sharpens or unravels: the formation stage. This is where ambition meets reality, and where brands decide which ideas are worth pursuing before creativity takes over.

This piece explores how strategic intent, category dynamics, cultural forces, and human truths work together to shape ideas that can authentically exist and meaningfully land.

This is not about generating more ideas.
It’s about creating the right conditions for better ones.

What this part covers

– How strategic ambition acts as a filter, not a brief
– Why category dynamics define permission to disrupt
– How culture and human truth turn observation into insight
– Where intuition belongs, and where it doesn’t


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Daniel Talbot
Strategy & Innovation Director
As Strategic Qualitative Director at TRA, Daniel draws on his diverse background in research, human-centered design, and strategy to bring human truths to the forefront. With a belief in the ability for insights to solve any problem, he has helped brands across Aotearoa and the globe connect more meaningfully with their audiences and grow in the right direction.
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