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Folk Redux

Micro Trends

Folk Redux

From conker clubs to progressive Morris troupes, Britain’s local lores are being revisited and remixed by grassroots community rituals who are resh...
Culture & Media : Entertainment : Society
The Rise of The Intellectuals

Micro Trends

The Rise of The Intellectuals

Critical thinking is cool again. In a rebellion against AI slop and algorithmic dependency, a new wave of consumers are reclaiming curation, intell...
Pop Culture & Media : Retail : Travel & Hospitality
Teen Girl Movement

Big Ideas

Teen Girl Movement

Teenage girls are disengaging from sport, because of discomfort, confidence gaps and structural inequalities. Brands are responding by redesigning ...
Sports & Leisure : Youth : Health & Wellness
Trad Love

Viewpoints

Trad Love

People are more interested in period romances than modern love – so what does this mean for dating apps and relationships, asks senior foresight an...
Youth : Pop Culture & Media : Society
Redefining Mid-life

Viewpoints

Redefining Mid-life

Journalist, author and founder of Noon, Eleanor Mills, sits down with LS:N Global to discuss what brands get wrong about midlife and why Gen X wome...
Women's Health : Empowerment : Menopause
Grassroots Game Days

Design Directions

Grassroots Game Days

As women’s football (soccer) is flooded with media attention and greater funding, players and designers are driving a new visual language paying ho...
Sports & Leisure : Fashion : Advertising & Branding
New Ways of Seeing 2025: Embracing Multiplicity in Modern Creativity

Big Ideas

New Ways of Seeing 2025: Embracing Multiplicity in Modern Creativity

For the cross-pollination of ideas and alternative viewpoints, look no further than New Ways of Seeing 2025, a festival of creative thinking spanni...
Design : Culture & Media : Technology
The Great Beauty Blur

Macro Trends

The Great Beauty Blur

Beauty has become monotonous, influenced by powerful algorithms that entrench long-standing ideals. Its future depends on embracing complexity, fri...
Beauty : Health & Wellness : Technology
Belonging Bars

Micro Trends

Belonging Bars

Once defined by masculinity and bravado, the sports bar is being re-imagined to welcome audiences long excluded from sports culture, creating inclu...
Women's Sports : Inclusivity : Fan Culture
Communal Living Market

Markets

Communal Living Market

Once a fringe experiment, communal living is entering the mainstream. From multigenerational households to co-buying with friends, people are redef...
Future Spaces : Society : Health & Wellness
Future Five 2026: Identities

Micro Trends

Future Five 2026: Identities

It’s a turbulent time for identity around the world. While expressions of spirituality and sexual desire are becoming normalised elements of modern...
Youth : Identities : Society
ADHD and the Attention Economy

Markets

ADHD and the Attention Economy

Soaring ADHD diagnoses are fuelling demand for non-medicinal interventions, with therapeutic gaming, functional music and non-invasive nerve stimul...
Design : Health & Wellness : Technology
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