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.

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What’s New on LS:N Global?

From shifting definitions of value to TikTok-fuelled commerce and hormone health retreats, our analysts unpack what’s new and next on LS:N Global.

Viewpoints

The New Youth Club

Moot is a membership-based third space redefining UK youth clubs for a generation craving real-world connection, culture and community.

Webinars

Anticipating Tomorrow On-demand Webinar

If uncertainty is a virus, then strategic foresight is the best way to inoculate your organisation against it, as we find out in this much-anticipated webinar.

Viewpoints

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.

Viewpoints

The Future of Work is Inter-Generational

Commercial director of 55/Redefined, Andy Simpson, explains why companies that radically change the way they employ over-50s and embrace an inter-g...

Workplace : Generations : Accesibility

Podcasts

Podcast: Des Fitzgerald on Cities of the Future

Welcome to Season 2 (ep 26) of Back to the F**kture! Des Fitzgerald, professor of medical humanities and social sciences, joins The Future Laborat...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Future Cities

Podcasts

Podcast: Dr Tasha Golden on the Impact of Art on Mental Health

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, author and innovator Dr Tasha Golden discusses the impact of art on mental health with The Future Labor...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Mental Health

Webinars

Innovation Debrief 2024–2025 On-demand Webinar

Watch the top 50 innovations shaping tomorrow in our Innovation Debrief 2024–2025.

Webinar : The Future Laboratory : Foresight

Viewpoints

Embracing True-Age Beauty in China

Sue Kyung Lee, global CEO of beauty brand SK-II, tells LS:N Global why its recent ad campaign in China sparked passionate discussions about how wom...

Beauty : Ageing : China

Webinars

Food & Drink Futures 2024–2025 On-demand Webinar

As we move past the ‘free from’ era, consumers are moving towards products that do more with less – bringing flavour and fun back into functional n...

Webinar : The Future Laboratory : Foresight

Viewpoints

Cultural Curation in the UAE

With the ambition to become the Dazed of the Middle East, new lifestyle publication The Sandy Times talks to LS:N Global about the local cultural b...

UAE : Dubai : The Sandy Times

Viewpoints

Moving African Fashion Forward

Fashion business consultant Ramata Diallo sits down with LS:N Global to unpack what’s new and next for the African fashion industry.

Africa : Fashion : Retail

Viewpoints

Coachella Fatigue

Market saturation, solo tours and an audience craving community over selfies have turned the hottest music festival lukewarm, says cultural insight...

Coachella : Festival : Entertainment

Viewpoints

The Power of Precision Micro-Influencing

In the fervour of elections, micro-influencers wield significant power, showing how citizens are placing more value and trust in the voices of thei...

Media : Society : Election

Viewpoints

Longevity Skincare

Fjör founder Natalie Enslöw and scientific lead Mats Clarsund tell LS:N Global about Fjör, a medi-beauty line inspired by wound healing science and...

Beauty : Skincare : Fjör

Viewpoints

Creating a Metaverse Wine Community

Crurated is re-inventing the way collectors buy, store and enjoy wine – offering lessons in neo-collectorship for other sectors. Founder and CEO Al...

Wine : Crurated : NFT

Webinars

Generations: Now and Next 2024–2025 On-demand Webinar

From Baby Boomers and Gen X to Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, catch-up on this webinar diving into what unites and divides consumers across gene...

Webinar : The Future Laboratory : Foresight

Viewpoints

Practical Paths to Planet-Positive Luxury

Diana Verde Nieto tells LS:N Global about Reimagining Luxury, her latest book on how to build a positive and sustainable future for brands.

Luxury : Advertising & Branding : Sustainability

Viewpoints

How Climate Change is Re-routing Travel

New destinations, off-peak travel times and safety concerns are the new normal for travellers. Players in the sector must adapt accordingly, or the...

Sustainability : Travel & Hospitality : Society

Viewpoints

The Future of Women’s Health

Dr Somi Javaid, founder and chief medical officer of HerMD, tells LS:N Global how its clinics can help fix a broken healthcare system and close the...

Women's Health : HerMD : Preventative Healthcare

Viewpoints

Immersive Living Spaces

Design innovation consultant Matthew Cockerill talks to LS:N Global about how augmented and mixed reality will be at the core of the future of the ...

Mixed Reality : Smart Homes : Augmented Reality

Podcasts

Podcast: Dr Susanne Etti on the Reality of a Carbon Footprint

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, Dr Susanne Etti talks carbon labelling and more collaborative and constructive ways to tackle the clima...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Autonomous Retail Futures

Lisbon-based start-up Sensei’s just-walk-out technology places convenience and intuition at the heart of the retail experience, says co-founder Joa...

Artificial Intelligence : Future Of Retail : Autonomous Retail

Viewpoints

Regulating Clean Fashion Futures

Maxine Bédat, the founder of New Standard Institute, discusses potential implications of The New York Fashion Act for businesses and consumers.

Fashion : Sustainability : Retail