LSN : Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Playing fields

New York – Tribeca Games has joined forces with Kill Screen to launch the Tribeca Games Festival.

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Make it worth it

Global – L’Oréal Paris is highlighting its philanthrophic credentials with the launch of its Worth It Rewards programme.

L'Oréal : Civic Brands : Beauty

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American dreaming

New York – Forbes has launched an American Dream Index (ADI) to determine whether President Trump is making America great again.

US : The Hollow Middle : Civic Brands

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Augmented cognition

US – Elon Musk has launched a new start-up that will work to create digitally connected transhumans.

Artificial Intelligence : Awakening Tech : The Optimised Self

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Youth Marketing Strategy summit 2017

A future dominated by virtual and mixed realities, the digital rhetoric of Generation D and the importance of brands’ civic responsibility we...

Generation Z : Youth Culture : Virtual Reality

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Desktop romance

Global – Dating app Tinder has launched its first desktop application in a bid to streamline the service for users.

Tinder : Dating : Neo-kinship

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Crafting beer’s future

US – There has been a plateau in the growth of craft beer sales, according to the Brewers Association.

Beer : Alcohol : Heineken

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Remote revenue

San Francisco – Start-up company Zapier has introduced a de-location package to enable remote working.

Zapier : Civic Brands : Workplace Futures

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Milan Salone 2017: Preview

Visitors are set to descend on Milan for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile from 4 to 9 April for the show’s 56th year. LS:N Global profiles the ...

Furniture : Contemporary Design : Materials

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IFE 2017

Now in its 20th year, the International Food & Drink Event (IFE) took over ExCeL London for four days in March, with health and wellness, snacking ...

Sugar : Convenience Culture : Just A Splash

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Educating Utah

Utah – Porn site xHamster is rerouting web traffic to sex education videos in response to recent state legislation.

Civic Brands : Education : Porn

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Robot retail

UK – A new report suggests that retail is the industry that will lose the most workers to automation.

Automation : Workplace Futures : Retail

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Fresh thinking

Seattle – Amazon is looking to take on the groceries market with a number of physical stores.

Amazon : Supermarket : Food & Drink

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Plain-language diagnosis

US – Healthcare platform Zocdoc is using artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose users’ symptoms faster.

Zocdoc : Healthcare : Artificial Intelligence

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React and respond

Global – A number of companies are responding to the recent electronics travel ban.

Emirates : The Dislocated World : Advertising

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Computing diversity

US – Google is looking to diversify its workforce by opening a new campus for Howard University students at its headquarters.

Google : Googleplex : University

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Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2017: Part 2

From anti-pollution product lines to highly sensitive formulas, brands are relieving rising anxieties about the damage to the skin caused by enviro...

Cosmoprof : Beauty : Anti-pollution

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Netflix and craft

US – Netflix has launched a do-it-yourself personal trainer app as part of its consumer-facing Make It project.

Netflix : Brand Educators : DIY

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Support network

UK – Marks & Spencer has launched the Frazzled Cafe as a space to support mental health.

Marks & Spencer : Civic Brands : Mental Health

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Healthy home cooking

UK – Weight Watchers UK has developed a subscription-based healthy meal kit.

Weight Watchers : Convenience Culture : Food & Drink

Big Ideas

The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape