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Upcycling space debris into future products

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Upcycling space debris into future products

Almere – With almost 30,000 objects larger than 10cm currently floating around the earth, Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde has created S...
Design
Thought-starter: Why CBD cocktails will become the new bar staple

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Thought-starter: Why CBD cocktails will become the new bar staple

With alcohol losing favour among consumers, cannabis-infused drinks are set to offer an alternative for those still seeking some form of intoxication.
Drinks : Cannabis : Culture
How gaming will define the future of customer service

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How gaming will define the future of customer service

The £81.7bn ($108.9bn, €91.7bn) gaming industry will transform customer service, from the way consumers budget to how they engage politically.
Tech : Technology : Retail
Sephora moves to sell crowdsourced beauty products

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Sephora moves to sell crowdsourced beauty products

Global – The beauty retailer will stock five of collaborative beauty brand Volition’s best-selling products.
Beauty : Digital : Retail
MissionU announces industry-focused curriculum

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MissionU announces industry-focused curriculum

San Francisco – The programme is designed to give students the skills and experience they need to launch their career.
Educational : Digital : Technology
Adidas tv show to teach football skills to Chinese kids

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Adidas tv show to teach football skills to Chinese kids

China – The series will be produced in conjunction with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and China Education TV.
Education : Sport And Leisure : Fashion
Trump backers will spend more on luxury than non-supporters

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Trump backers will spend more on luxury than non-supporters

US – Fans of the US President among high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) plan to spend 50% more in the near future, according to YouGov.
Luxury : Retail : Finance
Programmable credit card Root aims to transform the financial technology sector

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Programmable credit card Root aims to transform the financial technology sector

South Africa – The card enables developers to fully customise their bank account.
Finance : Digital : Technology
Anthony Steed: UCL

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Anthony Steed: UCL

How virtual reality will transform the way we relate to friends and family.
Virtual Reality : Neo-kinship : Social VR
Gary Weber: Fisher-Price

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Gary Weber: Fisher-Price

How technology is transforming the parent-child relationship.
Fisher-Price : Neo-kinship : Artificial Intelligence
Halo

Design Directions

Halo

In an industry first, start-up coffee brand Halo offers consumers a premium-quality product in a sustainable package with its biodegradable capsule.
Halo : Coffee : Sustainability
Health Tonic

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Health Tonic

New York – Vice Media is launching Tonic, a new channel focused on the future of health and wellness.
Vice : Health : Wellness
Opt out of fashion

Big Ideas

Opt out of fashion

Global – The appeal of subscription fashion is dwindling as the category becomes bloated with too much competition.
Nordstrom : Convenience Culture : Subscription
Martijn Bertisen: Google

Viewpoints

Martijn Bertisen: Google

How to maintain innovation as you grow from disruptor to market leader.
Innovation : Future Of Work : Google
Sharing the love

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Sharing the love

UK – Nesta has released research that reveals the potential of using sharing economy platforms for philanthropic endeavours.
Uber : Airbnb : The Sharing Economy
Can lab-grown meat rebrand?

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Can lab-grown meat rebrand?

US – The Good Food Institute is leading an effort to rebrand lab-grown meat as clean food in a bid to increase mass-market appeal.
Clean Food : Artificial Meat : Whole-system Thinking
Speak ’n’ sleep

Big Ideas

Speak ’n’ sleep

US – Aloft Hotels is experimenting with integrating Apple’s Siri service into guest rooms, creating a fully voice-activated experience.
Aloft Hotels : Apple Siri : Voice Activated
Trust issues

Big Ideas

Trust issues

UK – Marketing magazine Campaign has released a documentary that examines the issue of trust in the advertising industry.
Marketing : Trust : Ad-blocking
The app factor

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The app factor

US – Apple is launching a reality tv show to reveal the world of apps and the people that develop them.
Apple : Mega-systems : Planet Of The Apps
Generation D Recruitment

Micro Trends

Generation D Recruitment

Brands are waking up to the fact that graduate fairs and recruitment websites are no longer relevant as platforms for recruiting Generation D talent.
Recruitment : Gen Viz : Workplace Futures
Phygital playground

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Phygital playground

France – Google France and We Are Social have collaborated to create an interactive escape game experience.
Google : Google France : We Are Social
Skip this

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Skip this

UK – Hotels.com has applied a literal form of ad-skipping in its latest campaign featuring brand mascot Captain Obvious.
Mimicry Marketing : Internet Marketing : Unskippable
Food for thought

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Food for thought

North America – Discount retailer Target has launched a Food + Future coLab incubator designed to help improve people's understanding of ...
Target : Food + Future CoLab : Food Futures
Cute recruitment

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Cute recruitment

Japan – Fast food brand McDonald’s has launched an animated campaign to recruit teenagers into its teams.
McDonald’s : Join The Crew : Gen Viz
Gen Viz : An introduction

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Gen Viz : An introduction

London – LS:N Global journalist Maks Fus-Mickiewicz introduces Gen Viz, the second of three macrotrends from our Spring/Summer 2016 Trend Briefing.
Gen Viz : Visual-first Culture : Communication
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