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Big Ideas

Kindness of strangers

Global – Partners In Grind is an email chain designed to help people stick with positive changes to their daily routine.

Big Ideas

Sci-fi stories

Global – Microsoft has released a free e-book written by nine sci-fi authors who were given unprecedented access to its R&D department.

Microsoft : Short Stories : Fiction

Micro Trends

Life-saving Campaigns

Who says advertising can't save the world?

DDB North America : Leo Burnett : WATERisLife

Big Ideas

Cable television show becomes shoppable video

US – The most recent episode of US sitcom Cougar Town turned into 30 minutes of product placement, when the series collaborated with Target to cr...

Shoppable Videos : WireWAX : Convergence Retail

News

Mechanical mixers: Bar offers robotic experience

Milan – Italian architect Carlo Ratti and his team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created MakrShakr, a new robotic bar that l...

App : Shaking : Bespoke Drink Combinations

News

Book of cards: Future goes down to the WIRE

Zurich – Think tank WIRE, the Web for Interdisciplinary Research and Expertise, has released a file-card publication called Mind the Future, a comp...

Contemporary : Compendium : Mind The Future

Macro Trends

Enlightened States

The experience economy is pivoting towards personal transformation as the public imagination looks inwards, favouring self-discovery over shared sp...

Experience : Wellness : Leisure

Markets

Flat Age Society: Retail strategies

Designing stores for Flat Age consumers – those men and women aged 50 and over who are revving up rather than slowing down – is an experienti...

Boomers : Simon Stacey : Household Design

News

Les Mills and Adidas unveil workout rewards programme

Fitness platform Les Mills and sportswear giant Adidas are deepening their collaboration with the launch of Move, Earn & Swap, a rewards initiative...

Sports : Youth : Community

News

Seymourpowell launches AR tourism app

Stirling has become a fully augmented tourist destination thanks to a new AR app developed by renowned design agency Seymourpowell, which worked wi...

Travel & Hospitality : Technology : Media And Entertainment

News

The Interview: Deepali Nandwani on India’s new luxury mindsets

As India’s middle class swells, the impact of Covid-19 on local luxury sales was notable in 2020, with local sector expert Deepali Nandwani speakin...

Luxury : Retail : Fashion

Big Ideas

Netflix and craft

US – Netflix has launched a do-it-yourself personal trainer app as part of its consumer-facing Make It project.

Netflix : Brand Educators : DIY

Big Ideas

Style and influence

China – Fashion app Lawo seamlessly brings together influencer marketing and luxury styling.

Lawo : Influencer Marketing : Luxury Futures

Big Ideas

Fashion forward

Global – Yoox Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) has turned to IBM to enhance its e-commerce experience.

Yoox Net-a-Porter : IBM : E-commerce

Big Ideas

Data marketing

World Retail Congress 2015 – Consumers are sharing their personal data more willingly than ever, but they expect to receive something in exchange.

Aimia : World Retail Congress 2015 : Data Privacy

Big Ideas

Super-smartwatches

New York – The total value of the smartwatch market will surpass that of the conventional watch industry within the next four years, according to t...

WorldWatchReport : Digital Luxury Group : Apple Watch

News

Preview: Altruvation

Global – This week’s microtrend examines the big brands mixing altruism and open-source innovation.

Toyota : Tesla : Kering Group

Viewpoints

Rei Inamoto: This is micromedia’s moment

We are entering an age of micro-communication, says Rei Inamoto, chief creative officer at AKQA.

AKQA : Emoji : Instagram

Big Ideas

Audio advice

US – The answers to all of life’s tough questions can be found in the palm of your hand, according to new app Counsel.

Jelly : Counsel : Stranger Liasons

Big Ideas

Stratos smart card

The cashless future has a new pin-up in Stratos, a smart card that combines every piece of plastic into one bluetooth-enabled service.

Stratos : Smart Card : Cashless Futures

Big Ideas

Pill helps the whole body function optimally at night

Researchers at McGill University have demonstrated new ways for medicine to help ease the stress associated with working irregular hours.

Circadian Rhythm : Sleep : Medicine

Big Ideas

Pizza Hut tests ‘subconscious menu’ in UK stores

Pizza Hut has tested a new tablet-based ordering service across its 300 UK branches that uses retina-scanning to help diners choose their food.

Pizza Hut : Subconscious Menu : Generation D

News

Solar reality: Artist simulates Nevada energy plant in New York

New York – Irish artist John Gerrard has created a virtual solar power plant for a large-scale installation at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center.

Virtual Worlds : Art : John Gerrard

Big Ideas

Dyson to launch a smart, robotic vacuum cleaner in 2015

UK – Early feminists dreamed of a world in which devices – not women – would scrub and clean floors all day. This week, vacuum cleaner king Dyson h...

Dyson : Internet Of Things : Awakening Tech

Big Ideas

Generation X suffers from a weak identity

Generation X is the neglected middle child, stuck between the Millennials and Baby Boomers, according to a report by Pew Research Center.

Generation X : Pew Research Center : Millennials

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