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Grounded in Macau.
Attentive to change.

Research on Macau’s markets and social change, and how AI enters practical settings.
Contextual analysis to inform business and organizational judgment.

Markets & businessSociety & digital lifeAI in practiceMethods

THREE AREAS. ONE CONNECTING QUESTION.

How does change shape
choices and decisions?

Research focus

Areas and questions for investigation,
rather than completed or published work.

01

Markets & business

Understand demand.
Examine the market context.

Consumer trends, industries, SMEs and competition. Place market change in Macau’s practical context to identify opportunities and explain constraints.

Consumers · Industries & SMEs · Competition

Questions to investigate
  • How do Macau’s consumer needs and choices change with market conditions?
  • How can SMEs understand competitors and digital channels?
  • Where are the data gaps, and how far can the conclusions extend?
02

Society & digital life

As technology enters daily life,
needs evolve with it.

Research social discussions, technology use and lifestyles. Examine how tools change everyday experience and how needs and perspectives differ.

Social discussions · Technology use · Lifestyles & needs

Questions to investigate
  • How do people use new technologies, and which needs remain unmet?
  • Where do public discussions align with, or diverge from, lived experience?
  • How can analysis avoid treating a few voices as the views of a whole society?
03

AI in practice

Beyond capability.
Consider the conditions for use.

Evaluate AI use cases, costs, workflows and outcomes, alongside data privacy, limitations and risks. Related services currently focus on research, evaluation and advice.

Use cases · Costs & workflows · Outcomes, privacy & limits

Questions to investigate
  • Which tasks suit AI, and which still require human judgment?
  • How can costs, time investment and output quality be compared?
  • How is data handled, and how should limitations and risks be assessed?

OUR APPROACH

What can the evidence tell us?
Be clear about its limits, too.

Keep facts, interpretation and advice distinct. Make sources, reasoning and uncertainty part of the conclusion.

  1. 01

    Define the question

    Clarify the decision, scope and suitable deliverables.

  2. 02

    Examine the sources

    Document sources and dates; assess quality, coverage and gaps.

  3. 03

    Analyze in context

    Explain methods, assumptions and alternatives; distinguish correlation from causation.

  4. 04

    Offer proportionate advice

    State conditions, limitations and areas that need further validation.

PUBLICATIONS

Every report should have
a traceable basis.

After the Crowds: Macau’s Uneven Spending Recovery is available as a review edition in English and Traditional Chinese, with methods, data appendices and sources.

Read the report and download PDFs ↗

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