We’re excited to begin a new year with all of our Clients and Students! With a new year comes quite a few new opportunities. Today’s post walks through some of the classes, events, and other experiences that you should put on your radar!
RIVA Market Research
If you’re looking for a partner on your 2026 qualitative research projects, reach out to us! We’d love to help you achieve key insights to help improve your decision-making. Contact Amber, amber@rivainc.com to find out how we can work together.
#AskaRIVATrainer 2026 Series
Episode one of our #AskaRIVATrainer Facebook Live series will be taking place next Friday, January 9th at 1pm ET on our Facebook page. Join Kay Corry Aubrey as she answers your questions regarding User Experience Research & Testing. You can pre-submit your questions via email to brittany@rivainc.com and join us on the 9th to hear your questions answered.
Additional dates will be posted across our social media platforms throughout the year. Anticipate 5-6 this year!
RIVA Partnerships/Scholarships
RIVA is proud continue to partner with Insights Association & QRCA to provide the Naomi Henderson Legacy Award for Teaching and Learning in 2026 to continue honoring the legacy of our Founder.
Additionally, we’re equally proud to continue our partnership with Burke Institute and QRCA on the Lloyd J. Harris Memorial Scholarship.
Both of the awards’ applications are currently closed, but you can check out the requirements and be prepared to apply for the 2026 round.
Coming back in 2026: RIVA Webinars
RIVA is returning to offering webinars in 2026! RIVA webinars are 90 minutes in length, covering an industry topic with a Q&A period at the end of the session. We’ll be holding webinars quarterly. Dates, times, and registration links will be provided before the events.
Help us decide what topics to cover by submitting your topic recommendations to brittany@rivainc.com.
Courses + Discount
The first half of 2026 is full of courses! We’re also asking you to celebrate our 45 years of providing the “Gold Standard” of qualitative research training by offering a discount on new registrations for courses held from January 1st through May 31st. Use code RIVA45 at checkout to receive $450 off your tuition costs! (Some exclusions apply.)
Our foundational course for moderating takes place once to twice a month, with both virtual and in-person options available to meet our students’ needs. (For full course dates, please visit the “Browse Courses” page on this website.) We’re also holding many of our specialty courses. Some highlights include:
RIVA’s newer courses:
RIVA’s Online Moderating classes – remember you can bundle & save on your tuition!
The online moderating courses have their own discount applied so are not included in the RIVA anniversary discount.
You can also customize your own coaching package or RIVA course for your team!
Continuing in 2026
RIVA will continue posting bi-weekly blogs in 2026 with topics from the industry that our students have recommended. If you want to recommend an industry topic for our blogs, please email them to brittany@rivainc.com.
We will also continue our monthly newsletter where we announce upcoming courses, events, awards, and cover a short industry topic as well. You can also submit ideas for these snippets to brittany@rivainc.com.