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Symbiotic Signals

Designers are using technology to bridge the communication gap between human and non-human life, nurturing a more harmonious and symbiotic relation...

Design : Sustainability : Technology

Big Ideas

New magazine caters for luxury tourists in Asia

NiHao : Access China Communications : Magazine

News

Sending smells

Boston – Send smells to friends and family with oNotes, an olfactory messaging platform.

OMedia : ONotes : Vapor Communications

Big Ideas

US cable channel targets Millennial Latinos

Television : Univision Communications : Viewing Habits

Big Ideas

US retailers change focus as dads hit the shops

Cone Communications : Fathers : Sears

Big Ideas

Localise to Survive

The third report in our Rebranding Sustainability series looks at how localisation can become a powerful marketing tool and a meaningful sustainabi...

Retail : Sustainability : Luxury

Big Ideas

RFID hangers ensure retail vision remains on track

Hangers : RFID : Clothing

Big Ideas

Sustainability is Dead

Sustainability as we know it is dead. Long live sustainability. A new approach is needed that reflects today’s world of increasingly blended physic...

Sustainability : Climate Crisis : Environment

Big Ideas

Designing for Extinction

Some things are meant to last. Others are meant to disappear. As industries phase out wasteful systems, extinction becomes an innovation opportunit...

Sustainability : Design : Technology

News

Communications: Beyond social media solidarity

We must rethink our ‘pics or it didn’t happen’ approach to activism, says Yomi Adegoke in Vogue.

Society : Black Lives Matter : Equality

News

Mami Wata makes sun protection accessible with a touch of humour

Suncare brand Mami Wata is using humour and nostalgia to highlight the often-overlooked importance of scalp protection.

Beauty : Advertising : Health

News

Stat: Consumers sacrifice dining and takeout amid inflation

Amid growing economic uncertainty and inflation concerns, consumers in the US and UK are scaling back on discretionary spending, with 63% cutting b...

Stat : Stats : Spending

News

Dehydrating Book highlights the global water crisis

Water for People, Edelman and Toronto studio The Gas Company have designed a book that can only be read when wet.

Design : Pop-culture & Media : Sustainability

News

AI-generated images of animals in plastic help WWF-Korea raise awareness about pollution

WWF-Korea has launched Animal Trash Fashion, a powerful out-of-home campaign using AI to starkly illustrate the devastating impact of plastic pollu...

Sustainability : Design : Advertising

News

Stat: Europeans prioritise wellness over sustainability in food choices

A new survey from the EIT Food Consumer Observatory reveals a declining focus on sustainability in European diets, with only 9% of respondents prio...

Sustainability : Food & Drink : Society

News

Stat: Major retail hacks lead UK consumers to change digital habits

A wave of high-profile cyberattacks is reshaping consumer trust in online retail, with two-thirds (66%) of UK shoppers now re-assessing their digit...

Statistic : Retail : Personal Security

Micro Trends

Innovation Debrief 2025: Nature’s New Language

As the climate crisis intensifies, innovators are using design, data and sensory storytelling to give nature a voice. From glowing rivers to talkin...

Design : Sustainability : Technology

News

Stat: Consumers shift loyalty to brands that absorb tariff costs

As new tariffs drive up import costs, a wave of price sensitivity is forcing retail leaders to rethink their strategies.

Stat : Statistic : US Economy

News

Alzheimer’s awareness ad turns the loading icon into a metaphor for memory loss

Alzheimer Foundation’s latest campaign harnesses a universally frustrating digital metaphor – the buffering or loading icon – to evoke the heartbre...

Advertising : Health : Alzheimer's

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May 2025: 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.

What's New? : The Future Laboratory : LS:N Global

News

O Boticário launches sensual guide for female pleasure

Brazilian cosmetics brand O Boticário has launched Her Touch, a digital book that aims to dismantle taboos around female pleasure by reframing the ...

Beauty : Wellness : Brazil

News

Stat: Nearly half of UK shoppers prefer in-store retail – but body image challenges persist

As consumers’ desire for in-person connection increases, nearly half of UK shoppers now prefer to shop in-store, according to new research.

Stats : Stat : Retail

News

Jameel Motorsport turns Fortnite into environmental wake-up call

Jameel Motorsport and Serviceplan Arabia have launched The Treeless Map, a Fortnite experience designed to raise environmental awareness by removin...

Gaming : Sustainability : Technology

News

Stat: AI news fails to win over US audiences

Despite growing industry interest in AI-generated journalism, a new poll from Poynter and the University of Minnesota reveals widespread public sce...

Technology : Media : AI

News

Foresight Friday: Rose Coffey, senior foresight analyst

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...

Foresight Friday : Media & Entertainment : Vintage Fashion

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