Experts & Opinion

Discover the opinions that matter and the ideas shaping our future, including on-demand webinars, videos and podcast discussions with innovative thinkers on how we can collectively shape a more positive future.

RSVP: Culture-coded Retail Online Event

Join us on 19 June 2025 for an online event introducing our new retail macro trend report.

The Wellness Reset

Energy fields, somatic sensing and spiritual technologies are resetting elite approaches to wellness, according to Carlos Urrutigoity, general manager of London club Grey Wolfe.

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Democratising Longevity

Neko Health tells LS:N Global why preventative healthcare needs a glow-up – and how design and data can reshape the way we future-proof our bodies.

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Rehumanising 3D Design

Fashion designer Karina Bond talks to LS:N Global about redefining couture with a printing pen and bringing the human touch to 3D design.

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Compostable Cosmetics

Wildsmith is setting a new standard for sustainable luxury with Vivomer, a compostable, microbe-made packaging material designed to disappear into the earth without a trace.

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How fashion NFTs can spark eco-action

Brad Morris, founder of digital fashion house MYAMI, shares how NFTs can be used as virtual tools for prompting environmental action.

Fashion : Metaverse : Climate

Webinars

Future Forecast 2022 Webinar

After 18 months of acceleration, the Future Forecast 2022 helps you to understand and maximise on the sector opportunities that lie ahead.

Webinar

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Gen Z are shaking up the elitist art world

The art world is on the cusp of major change. Here’s how Paul Hill, the 22-year-old founder of Strada, is empowering the next generation of artists...

Youth : Luxury : Art

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How material science is transforming beauty ingredients

Lauren Bowker, designer and founder of The Unseen, perceives beauty as a material that sits in between our inside and outside worlds.

Beauty : Materials : Technology

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Burning Man’s experiment to climate-proof future living

Zac Cirivello, operations manager at Burning Man’s new permanent city, describes his hopes for the project and the future of regenerative design.

Festival : Regenerative Building : Community

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Unpacking luxury’s NFT and metaverse opportunity

Daniella Loftus, a member of Red DAO, describes how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital goods can open new revenue streams and enhance audience ...

Luxury : Technology : NFTs

Webinars

Youth & Media Futures 2021 On-demand Event

Watch our on-demand event for practical insights, exclusive debates, discussions, and an executive summary of sector directions.

Society : Events : Youth

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Why we need Black leaders across all sectors

The Future Laboratory’s Alena Joyette and Paige Owusu discuss why it’s time for representation and celebration of Black talent all year round.

Society : Diversity And Inclusion : Black History Month

Webinars

Food & Drink Futures 2021 On-demand Event

Watch our on-demand event for practical insights, exclusive debates, discussions, and an executive summary of sector directions.

Society : Events : Food

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Situ Live’s storytelling is augmenting physical retail

Situ Live’s playhouse is a home-like space where technology, gadgets and exercise equipment are brought to life, giving brands a direct line to sho...

Retail : Technology : Customer Experience

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What’s next for sustainability? Collective action

As global heating reaches boiling point, Andres Colmenares, co-director of IAM, asks how brands can address a global crisis of sociological imagina...

Sustainability : Technology : Media

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Why internal culture is crucial for business success

Businesses are swapping productivity and peak performance for a culture of connection, belonging and resilience as key metrics of their success.

Workplace : Society : Evolving Demographics

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How to optimise skin longevity at a molecular level

Carolina Reis Oliveira, co-founder of One Skin, on why we should be addressing the root causes of ageing rather than the symptoms.

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Podcasts

Podcast: Ozlem Tuskan on Resilience, Agility and The Power of Soft Skills

Martin Raymond talks resilience, agility and the power of soft skills to Ozlem Tuskan, founder of the conscious female coaching and entrepreneur ac...

Podcast : Ozlem Tuskan : Resilience

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How reverse engineering can future-proof our food

Adam Maxwell, CEO of Voyage Foods, explains how reverse engineering can future-proof the world’s most popular food and drink.

Food : Drink : Technology

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Can hotels become the towns of the future?

By providing a blueprint for future living, Tara Medina and Andrés Saavedra, co-founders of

Travel : Workplace : Hospitality

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It’s time to wake up to the metaverse mall

With Fortnite, Minecraft and Roblox thriving, the metaverse’s doors have been flung open. But when will retailers start building their own virtual ...

Retail : Technology : Gaming

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Natural foundations at Milan Design Week 2021

Carlo Ratti, Note Design Studio and Vestre harness the power of design and data to promote sustainable urban futures at Milan Design Week 2021.

Design : Sustainability : Future Cities

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Designing for the future’s Equilibrium Cities

The Future Laboratory and creative network Dutch Invertuals are exploring how design can foster Equilibrium Cities – urban zones where collective o...

Design : Sustainability : Creatives

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Gucci’s Robert Triefus on redefining luxury

Gucci’s executive vice-president of brand and customer engagement discusses the inter-Covid lessons for luxury – and what The Five States of Luxury...

Luxury : Retail : Fashion