LS:N Global

Big Ideas

Augmented money

UK – The Bank of England has teamed up with augmented reality (AR) app Blippar to introduce the new £5 note.

Blippar : The New Fiver : Augmented Reality

Big Ideas

Office Slackers

Global – Workplace chat app Slack is developing an artificially intelligent (AI) office assistant.

Slack : Artificial Intelligence : Chat Bots

Viewpoints

Zachary Kaplan: Rhizome

It’s time for curators to adopt a Museum 2.0 mindset.

Rhizome : Culture : Museum 2.0

Design Directions

Hyper-reality

Hyper-reality is a dystopian vision of the future in which augmented reality dictates the way that people interact with their surroundings.

Keiichi Matsuda : Hyper-reality : Augmented Reality

Big Ideas

Health Treat

Denmark – Health app Treat fights anti-inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis by providing users with a personal nutrition coach.

Treat : The Optimised Self : Personal Appsistants

Big Ideas

Fare deal

New York – The Independent Drivers Guild enables Uber workers to organise and air their grievances.

The Independent Drivers Guild : Uber : Backlash Brands

Big Ideas

Cheap and cheerful

US – Supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has announced the location of its first 365 by Whole Foods Market store, which will offer low prices on n...

365 By Whole Foods Market : Everyday Value : Food

Big Ideas

Off the Menu

US – A new food app that specialises in secret menu items is taking off in the US, bringing insider information to a mass-market audience.

High Low : High Street Restaurants : Secret Menu

Big Ideas

Masked connection

Paris – Wired Beauty has developed a digital sheet mask that will enable consumers to optimise their beauty regimes.

Connected : Beauty : Mask

Daily Signals

Marital misgivings

India – Fashion retailer Biba tackles the tradition of arranged marriage in its latest ad.

Biba : Advertising : Marriage

Big Ideas

The whole fruit

US – Cascara, a tea-like drink brewed from coffee bean pulp, is finding fans among discerning coffee drinkers across the country.

Cascara : Aida Batlle : Drinks

Big Ideas

The importance of trust

Global – Amazon has filed a lawsuit against 1,114 people for posting fake reviews on its website.

Amazon : Fiverr : Reputation Economy

Big Ideas

The end of hangovers?

Sydney – As the demand for food and drink products that promote wellbeing booms, Distillery looks to apply the trend to the alcohol category with i...

Drink Futures : Alcohol : Wellbeing

Viewpoints

Beau Lotto: The digital brain

The future of digital will not be on screens, says neuroscientist Beau Lotto, founder of augmented messaging app Traces.

Traces : LDF2015 : Beau Lotto

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2015 Review: Part 2

Digital anxiety, disconnected stores and omni-channel retail were top concerns at World Retail Congress 2015 (WRC).

World Retail Congress 2015 : Chinese Consumer : Mobile Shopping

Daily Signals

LDF 2015: The Drawing Room

London – LS:N Global caught up with acclaimed designer Faye Toogood at the opening of her new exhibition at Somerset House.

Studio Toogood : The Drawing Room : LDF 2015

Big Ideas

Getting steamy

San Francisco – Start-up Nebia is revolutionising the way people shower.

Nebia : Shower System : H2Micro

Big Ideas

Brewery battle

US – Craft beer continues to go from strength to strength, but faces increasing competition from Mexican brewers and big brand acquisitions.

Anheuser-Busch InBev : MillerCoors : Constellation Brands

Big Ideas

India's Decade

Global – Luxury brands should start preparing for India’s Decade, as the country’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) begin to show their inf...

Global : India’s Decade : Ultra High Net Worth Individuals

Big Ideas

Fast fibre

Rohnert Park, California – Amy’s Kitchen, one of North America’s most popular frozen food brands, is opening an all-vegetarian drive-through.

Amy’s Kitchen : Amy's Drive Thru : Flexitarian

Big Ideas

Local hospitality

Connecticut, US – Sheraton Hotels is finally embracing the Glocal phenomenon with its 2020 five-year business plan.

Sheraton Hotels And Resorts : Glocal : Rebranding

Daily Signals

Afterlife advertising

Amsterdam – ALS sufferers are coming back from beyond the grave for a new fundraising campaign to fight the neurodegenerative disease.

ALS Association : Publicis : Amsterdam

Big Ideas

Guilty Generation M

Global – A new study from Harris Poll reveals the rise of Generation M (for mobile), a growing demographic of hyper-connected professionals mixing ...

Gen M : MobileIron : Bleisure

Big Ideas

Car-shy Millennials

Global – ‘Car-shy’ is a misnomer that has been associated with Millennials for some time. Is this because cars aren’t driving the hearts and minds ...

Millennials : Car Ownership : Delayed Adulthood

Daily Signals

Breakfast wars

US – In a preview of this week’s Innovate, we look at Taco Bell’s Breakfast Defectors campaign.

Taco Bell : Breakfast Defectors : Innovate

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