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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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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.

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Connected Healing

Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and CEO of Remedy Place, tells LS:N Global how the intersection of social wellness and technology is creating a new era of connected healing.

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Gadi Amit: The cashless crisis

The president of NewDealDesign on why digital payments still need tangible feedback.

Cashless Futures : Banking : Fin Tech

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Jonathan Sands: Elmwood

What role should brands play in a Dislocated World?

Elmwood : Jonathan Sands : The Dislocated World

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Jozef Youssef: Kitchen Theory

Why the future of gastronomy is multisensory.

Multisensory : Kitchen Theory : Experimental Gastronomy

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Long-term thinking

This year’s London Design Festival examined how designers are finding new value in waste.

London Design Festival 2016 : Material Futures : Utopia

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Meifang Chen: The Chinese opportunity

Alibaba Group UK’s senior manager on why brands entering the Chinese market can’t afford to be tentative.

Alibaba : Chinese Consumers : E-commerce

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Nick Brackenbury: NearSt

How to future-proofing local retailers.

Localism : Phygital : Same-day-delivery

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Generation Z Wellness

Improving wellbeing isn’t just an industry, it’s an obligation.

Generation Z : WellJelly : Wellness

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Hugh Duffie: Sandows

Why coffee is experiencing a ready-to-drink revolution.

Coffee : Ready To Drink : Sandows

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Alec Lee: Food’s synthetic future

The Ava Winery co-founder on why we should be constructing our food at the molecular level.

Synthetic Biology : Food Waste : Whole System Thinking

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Fabled and GPStudio: Phygital Retail

How to create a seamless phygital shopping experience in-store and online.

Creative Phygital : Fabled : Marie Claire

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An unshared future

Fears are growing that the sharing economy model is not as benign as it first appeared.

The Sharing Economy : Airbnb : Uber

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Jo Vidler: Farmopolis

The CEO on the new venture that is bringing together food, farming and culture.

Rurban Revolution : Farmopolis : Urban Farming

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Robert Newry: Arctic Shores

Why traditional psychometric tests are no longer fit for purpose.

Recruitment : The Learning Economy : Gen Viz

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Brexit: Creative capital

Why the creative industries will be crucial to securing Britain’s post-Brexit future.

Brexit : The Creative Industries Foundation : Recruitment

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PER/se: Nebula Coat

What it means to launch a fashion brand in the era of peak stuff.

PER/se : Fashion Cycles : Slow Fashion

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Brexit: Comparative advantage

British luxury brands might benefit from no longer being beholden to the industry’s European origin story.

Brexit : Luxury : British Heritage

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Brexit: 360 Vision

The best response to the EU referendum for UK brands is to be even more internationalist.

Anti-authenticity : Internationalism : Branding

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Manhattan Associates: Martin Lockwood

Why properly equipping your in-store associates is the key to the phygital future.

Manhattan Associates : Bricks And Mortar : Retail Experience

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Brexit: Belief in agility

Although the UK technology sector was vocally pro-remain, it is also best placed to weather the Brexit fallout.

Brexit : Tech City : Agile

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Hew Leith: IntelligentX

Why AI is key to creating truly responsive products.

Beer : Artificial Intelligence : Chat Bots

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