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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.

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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.

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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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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Justin Basini : Monetising personal information

Allow CEO Justin Basini talks about monetising personal information.

Justin Basini : Allow : Self Quant

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Alex Laird : Edible beauty and living medicine

Urban Physic Garden creator Alex Laird talks about edible beauty and living medicine.

Edible Beauty : Alex Laird : Health

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Micha Weidmann : Responsible luxury

Micha Weidmann Studio founder Micha Weidmann talks about responsible luxury.

Micha Weidmann : Responsible Luxury : Sustainability

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Julian Brown : The importance of sound for brands

Sound artist Julian Brown talks about the importance of sound for brands.

Sounds : Julian Brown : Senses

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Lynne Murray : Augmented Retail

Holition brand director Lynne Murray talks about augmented retail.

Lynne Murray : Augmented Retail : Technology

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Menno van Meurs : Heritage collaborations

The idea: Heritage collaborations The man: Menno van Meurs Words: Alison Bishop Visuals: Joanna Tulej

Menno Van Meurs : Heritage : Tenue De Nîmes

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Matt Watkins : Gamifying public transport

Mudlark creative and technical director Matt Watkins talks about gamifying public transport.

Chromaroma : Matt Wakins : Games

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Mark Paton and Caz Hildebrand : Crafting brand narratives

Here Design co-founders Caz Hildebrand and Mark Paton talks about crafting brand narratives.

Here Design : Caz Hildebrand : Mark Paton

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Andrew Haythornthwaite and Shai Akram : Design in detail

Designers Shai Akram and Andrew Haythornthwaite talk about design in detail.

Andrew Haythornthwaite : Shai Akram : Design

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Andy Stanford-Clark : The Internet of Things

The man: Andy Stanford-Clark The idea: The Internet of Things Words: Stephen Graves Visual research: Joanna Tulej

Internet Of Things : IBM : Andy Stanford-Clark

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Sam Bompas : Experiential food

Bompas & Parr co-founder Sam Bompas talks about experiential food.

Bompas & Parr : Sam Bompas : Experiential Food

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Gabriella Gomez-Mont : Flexible homelessness

The woman: Gabriella Gomez-Mont The idea: Flexible homelessness Words: Stephen Graves Visuals: Joanna Tulej

Gabriella Gomez-Mont : Tóxico Cultura : Flexible Homelessness

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Matt Millar : Real-time responsive content

Live Talkback CEO Matt Millar talks about real-time responsive content.

Intuitive Futures : Social Media : Matt Millar

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Simon Thompson : Five-star hotel retail

Raddleman CEO Simon Thompson talks about five-star hotel retail.

Simon Thompson : Hotel Retail : Luxury

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Michael-George Hemus : Revived brands

Michael-George Hemus talks about revived brands.

Truman Brewery : Michael-George Hemus : Beer

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Eric Whitacre : Collaborative creativity

Classic composer Eric Whitacre talks about collaborative creativity.

Eric Whitacre : Music : Technology

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Katrina Judd : e-vertorial film-making

Imagine Fashion marketing director Katrina Judd talks about e-vertorial film-making.

Imagine Fashion : Katrina Judd : Fashion Film

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Simon Jordan : Synchronising music with the city

Musicity co-founder Simon Jordan talks about synchronising music with the city.

Music : Musicity : Simon Jordan

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Navi Radjou : Indovation

University of Cambridge’s Navi Radjou talks Indovation.

Centre For India & Global Business : Judge Business School : Navi Radjou

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Daniel Hirschmann : A haberdashery for technology

Technology Will Save Us co-founder Daniel Hirschmann talks about a haberdashery for technology.

Digital Natives : Technology Will Save Us : Daniel Hirschmann

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