Micro Trends

Specific shifts in consumer behaviour that are changing the business environment in the short term.

The New Creatorverse

Content creators are evolving into multimedia powerhouses, building immersive IP eco-systems, retail ventures and employee-driven content to secure longevity and bypass tech gatekeepers in a saturated market.

Micro Trends

Fitness Fan Clubs

Celebrity-led running events are picking up speed across the US, encouraging a culture of fitness inclusivity while taking fandom forward.

Micro Trends

Heritage Brand-umentaries

Legacy brands are turning to cinematic documentaries and long-form storytelling to showcase their history, craftsmanship and cultural roots.

Micro Trends

Pre-teen Protein

The growing protein market for kids is both premium and purposeful, as Gen Alpha and their parents seek to fortify their physical health and appearance.

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Matrescence

The concept of matrescence highlights the profound physical, emotional and neurological shifts experienced by new mothers, presenting brands with a unique chance to engage and support parents during this transformative life stage.

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Screen-agers

Screens used to be things we watched. Then they became the interface between man and machine. Now, screen interfaces are going beyond pictures unde...

Screens : Swipe : Touchscreen

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I-tail

For Generation I kids, who were born after 2002, retail – if not in their hands or their pockets at all times – will be experiential, immersive and...

Tomorrow Store : Immersive : Experiential

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Coder Culture

A global movement is giving Generation I kids the knowledge they need to refashion the digital world as they want it.

Coding : IT : Digital Natives

Micro Trends

Climb on the Vine

Since its launch in January, Twitter’s free iPhone app Vine has been inspiring brands, artists, retailers and marketers to create short, fun and en...

Vine : Video App : Twitter

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Mega-system Style

As the branding, aesthetics and user experience of each online mega-system become hyper-familiar, designers are growing more experimental in how th...

Digital : Design : Data

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Big Friendly Data

In response to public demand for intuitive graphics and inspiring visuals, brands and organisations are becoming increasingly creative with data re...

Data : Digital : Design

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Sub-system Apps

Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook are the online mega-systems through which we will live, shop, interact and access information. Not all brands ar...

App : HTML : Functionality

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Space-vertising

Brands and marketers are embracing the current surge of interest in space travel to sell their products and services, and better connect with consu...

Space : Advertising : Marketing

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Rock Star Scientists

As science exerts a stronger influence on popular culture, scientists are stepping out of the lab and into the spotlight. Our Re-Enlightenment Risi...

Science : Lab : Nerd

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Seoul Safari

Seoul boasts a world-leading tech community while celebrating traditional values and national identity.

Tesco : Shin Yeon : Bean Table

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Digital beauty

Beauty brands are introducing a new wave of technology-enabled services that are making products more personal. With facial recognition technologie...

Tech : Facial Recognition : Cosmetics

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Berlin Safari

The German capital is a captivating mix of nostalgia and futuristic innovation.

Berlin : Auguststrasse : Gestalten Space

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The New Science Teachers

Forget the white lab coats and milk bottle specs. A troop of new interdisciplinary educators are giving science a makeover and using creative metho...

Educators : Scientists : Physics

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Hot-desk Hotels

Hotels are opening up their lobbies and unoccupied rooms, inviting people to work in communal areas to encourage more flexible working practices in...

Hotels : Flexible Spaces : Bleisure

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Town Rebranding

Cities and towns are working with branding agencies and graphic designers to re-invent themselves with strong identities that emphasise ‘style’ mor...

City : Town : Identity

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Twitter Currency

Brands are offering consumers a new way to pay for goods that is virtually free. Tweeting about products to create topical content, then claiming t...

Virtual Payment : Gamification : Tweet

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