LS:N Global

Big Ideas

A sound course

Global – Levi’s has worked with best-selling artists to promote its new music courses for young people.

Big Ideas

Worth a thousand words

US – Microsoft has developed a visual storytelling system that uses artificial intelligence to describe the content of images.

Microsoft : Margaret Mitchell : Artificial Intelligence

News

Milan Salone 2016 Preview: Dull desking

Milan – Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt’s latest collection is designed to be uninteresting in a bid to help workers concentrate.

Lensvelt : Milan Salone : Boring Collection

News

Olympic ambitions

Global – The teen stars of this year’s Winter Youth Olympic Games face their inner demons in Samsung’s latest campaign.

Samsung : Teen : Gen Viz

News

Informed creativity

London – LS:N Global visited the studio of design practice Map to discuss its unique creative approach and close relationship with clients.

Map : Industrial Design : Internet Of Things

Big Ideas

Hop on

North America – Transport network Uber has launched a new multiperson, ride-share scheme.

Uber : UberHOP : Seattle

Big Ideas

Cleaner screens

Korea – Online auction and shopping site Gmarket is making mobile e-commerce safer in a rather unusual way.

Innored : Gmarket : Kinneir Dufort

News

Generation I toys

London – Developers at Map and Made by Many have created the first computer you can throw, a smart, responsive ball designed fo...

Hackaball : Map And Made : Generation I

Big Ideas

Skype releases live translator service for video calls

Skype has launched Translator, a live video tool that can translate English into Spanish and vice versa.

Skype Translator : Real-time Translation : Generation I

Big Ideas

App makes shopping on Instagram more intuitive

Mobile app Dash Hudson is the latest attempt to make Instagram shoppable, simplifying the path from inspiration to purchase.

Dash Hudson : Instagram : Retail Futures

Big Ideas

Citizenme app helps consumers to take control of personal data

New start-up Citizenme aims to put consumers in charge of their online personal data.

Citizenme : Marketing : Personal Data

Big Ideas

Africans adopting mobile internet at twice global average

Internet surfing on mobiles in Africa is predicted to increase twice as fast as the global average.

Africa : Mobile Internet : Mobile Banking

Viewpoints

Mathieu Pollet : Mobile concierge

LoungeUp co-founder Mathieu Pollet talks about how hoteliers can connect with their guests

Mobile Phones : Hotel

Big Ideas

Americans want to live longer, but not too long

Parents : Median Age : Medical Procedures

Big Ideas

Post-recessionary consumers remain frugal in outlook

Post-recession : Steadfast Frugalists : Pragmatic Spenders

News

The latest innovations in a growing wellness industry

With over 400 delegates from 50 countries in attendance, some companies chose to use the Global Wellness Summit stage as a launch pad, announcing n...

Health : Wellness : Technology

News

Nike brings extreme climates to stores

Allowing consumers to experience extreme weather conditions in a contained setting, Nike is teaming up with design studio Modem to create an immers...

Fashion : Retail : Retail Experience

Big Ideas

Virtual empathy storytelling

New York – The New York Times has used Google Virtual Reality to increase readers’ emotional experience of the refugee crisis.

Mission Media : Transmedia Storytelling : Virtual Reality

News

Rest room

Singapore – Design duo Rachel Wingfeld and Mathias Gmachl from Loop.pH have created an immersive Chronarium Sleep Lab.

Sleeping : Loop.pH : The New Sublimity

Big Ideas

Social network connects Marriott guests in hotel lobbies

Six Degrees is a new social network by Marriott Hotels designed to connect guests in its lobbies.

Marriott : Hotels : Travel Tech

News

Natural design: Architects look to nature for inspiration

London - What might the built environment look like in a biomimetic future? “Exploration Architecture: Designing with Nature is the first-ever exh...

Designing With Nature : Architecture : Biomimicry

Macro Trends

Neo-kinship

As the nuclear family disappears and more fluid and complex forms of kinship take its place, technology is not only helping to run the househol...

Neo-kinship : Artificial Intelligence : Family

Trend Tracker

The Personal Information Economy

The Personal Information Economy (PIE), first identified by LS:N Global in 2011, refers to the increasing awareness among consumers of how valu...

PIE : Data : Commodity

Micro Trends

Off-demand Entertainment

A new type of television, rooted in nostalgia for scheduled programmes, is disrupting our excessive on-demand culture.

Media : Entertainment : Digital

News

Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor

Every Friday, we wrap up the topics, issues, ideas and viral moments everyone’s been discussing. This week, deputy foresight editor Dan Hastings lo...

Foresight Friday

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