Publication Alert – Masks, money and mandates: A national survey on efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination intentions in the United States

Roughly a year ago, RIWI partnered with the Global Health Crisis Coordination Center (GHC3), now a division of the Center for Global Health Innovation (CGHI), to assist with the CDC-funded COVID Vaccines Information Equity and Demand creation (COVIED) program. RIWI technology was harnessed as a key data input, which accelerated the COVIED goals to create […]

The Very Real Risks of Excluding the Disengaged From Your Dataset

Analysts use machine learning tools to analyze the vast amounts of data now available. Big data is appealing, but even the best tools and techniques will give you noise if the underlying data aren’t robust and inclusive. To reliably predict elections, correctly anticipate consumer demand or to accurately predict the trajectory of a pandemic, leaders […]

2021’s Top Data Gaps & Predictions For 2022

As a data collection company, we are in a unique position to track and identify key data gaps. We’ve rounded up the top data gaps we identified in 2021 and those we can see emerging in 2022. Top 5 Data Gaps in 2021 What data gaps did RIWI identify in 2021? Attitudes to vaccination and […]

Innovative Collaboration to Understand Attitudes Towards Substance Use and Recovery

Drug use is a profound and stigmatized public health crisis in America. Underlying negative perceptions, stereotypes, and discriminatory policies and practices are significant barriers to compassionate care for people who use drugs, people experiencing addiction, and for people identifying as in recovery. Significant efforts have been directed towards addressing stigma, but few have used a […]

The Top 10 Answers to “Why RIWI?”

“Why RIWI?” is a common question posed by people meeting me (or anyone from RIWI) for the first time. To answer this question, please allow me to provide you with some of the reasons why our clients choose to work with us again and again. When you need to be right RIWI’s real-time technology is […]

Maclean’s Canada: Charts to Watch in 2021

As we prepare to leave 2020 behind, RIWI’s Danielle Goldfarb along with other economic experts share charts showing what they’ll watch for in the economy in the coming year in Maclean’s magazine‘s “Charts to Watch in 2021”. The data in RIWI’s chart show notable skepticism about vaccines in Canada, the U.S., and other countries, even in the face […]

Toronto Star: From increased academic stress to long waits for help, these graphics show how youth are struggling with mental health

1 in 3 post-secondary students who sought mental health services at their school in Canada and the U.S. report waiting weeks or months, part of the findings from a new RIWI x Toronto Star front page investigation, “Generation Distress”. To find out the true incidence of mental health problems and student’s experiences of mental health […]