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Stat: Gen Z Brits wish they were growing up without the internet

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Stat: Gen Z Brits wish they were growing up without the internet

Nearly half (47%) of UK people aged 16–21 would rather grow up in a world without the internet, according to new research published by certificatio...
Technology : Teen Tech Welfare : Teens Tech And Tapping Out
Birth of womb transplant baby marks a milestone in fertility innovation

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Birth of womb transplant baby marks a milestone in fertility innovation

The first British baby born to a mother with a transplanted womb has been safely delivered.
Technology : Health : Society
Target taps Kate Spade New York for affordable capsule collection

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Target taps Kate Spade New York for affordable capsule collection

Target is teaming up with Kate Spade New York for a limited-edition collection launching on 12 April 2025.
Fashion : Retail : Target
Stat: Half of all service cases will be resolved by AI in two years

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Stat: Half of all service cases will be resolved by AI in two years

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping customer service, with half of all service cases expected to be resolved by AI within two years, accor...
Statistic : AI : Artificial Intelligence
BBH Singapore creates the country’s first legal chewing gum for more than 30 years

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BBH Singapore creates the country’s first legal chewing gum for more than 30 years

Creative agency BBH Singapore has developed Unthinkables, a hyper-chewy flavoured candy designed to mimic gum but made without a gum base to bypass...
Singapore : Advertising : Pop Culture & Media
Foresight Friday: Rose Coffey, senior foresight analyst

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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
AI billboard visualises real-time sun damage in UV awareness campaign

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AI billboard visualises real-time sun damage in UV awareness campaign

A new study by the British Skin Foundation reveals that 38% of Britons have already been sunburnt in 2025 – with Gen Z (35%) and Millennials (30%) ...
Advertising : Health And Wellness : Beauty
Cyberchondria and Its Cure

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Cyberchondria and Its Cure

The democratisation of medical knowledge – and the spread of fake news – has opened the doors to a new kind of cyberchondria. Jay Topham, co-founde...
Design : Technology : Health
Innovation Debrief 2025: The Augmented Human

Micro Trends

Innovation Debrief 2025: The Augmented Human

We’ve entered The Synthocene Era, a new chapter in which human intelligence is enhanced, not replaced, by machine intelligence. The next frontier i...
Technology : Health & Wellness : Fashion
Black Creativity Must Move From Collabs to Ownership

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Black Creativity Must Move From Collabs to Ownership

Brands crave the cultural capital of Black creatives – but it’s time to move beyond collaboration. Normalising Black ownership is the next step, wr...
Advertising : Pop Culture & Media : Fashion
The New Youth Club

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The New Youth Club

Moot is a membership-based third space redefining UK youth clubs for a generation craving real-world connection, culture and community. LS:N Global...
Youth : Future Spaces : Gen Z
Parasocial Relationships in 2030

Big Ideas

Parasocial Relationships in 2030

A togetherness deficit and the age of distrust have made the presumed intimacy of parasocial relationships with celebrities programmable and moneti...
Youth : Pop-culture & Media : Retail
Stat: Beauty industry faces slower growth amid shifting consumer landscape

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Stat: Beauty industry faces slower growth amid shifting consumer landscape

The global beauty industry, valued at £325bn ($441bn, €382bn), is entering a period of slower growth and is projected to expand by 5% annually unti...
Beauty : Luxury : Economy
Foresight Friday: Rose Coffey, senior foresight analyst

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Foresight Friday: Rose Coffey, senior foresight analyst

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, senior foresight analyst ...
Foresight Friday : Fashion : Design
EQ-Homes

Micro Trends

EQ-Homes

From calming kettles to mood-sensing fridges, brands are embedding emotional intelligence into everyday appliances, signalling a shift from smart t...
Technology : Health & Wellness : Design
Optimised Odysseys

Macro Trends

Optimised Odysseys

Travel has entered a redefining age in which every element must be optimised, from planning to presence, to deliver truly purposeful, personalised ...
Travel & Hospitality : Technology : Sports & Leisure
Goldilocks Tech

Micro Trends

Goldilocks Tech

A new era of ‘Goldilocks tech’ is prioritising a human-first approach, blending the best aspects of the ‘old’ internet with the convenience and sec...
Technology : Pop-culture & Media : Design
Stat: Captive audiences mean that cruise retail is a hotspot for impulse buying

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Stat: Captive audiences mean that cruise retail is a hotspot for impulse buying

Almost half of cruise ship guests make impulse purchases while onboard, according to research from Harding+.
Retail : Stat : Statistic
Stat: Gen Z fuels surge of functional drink sales

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Stat: Gen Z fuels surge of functional drink sales

The UK’s functional drinks market is booming, with Ocado Retail reporting a 54% year-on-year sales increase as Gen Z moves away from coff...
Food And Drink : Health And Wellness : Functional Beverages
Millennial Parent Playdates

Micro Trends

Millennial Parent Playdates

As Millennials embrace intentional parenthood, a new wave of playdates is blending culture, community and parenting support.
Society : Health & Wellness : Youth
Tactile Touchpoints

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Tactile Touchpoints

Nathalie Valmary, founder of notebook brand Louise Carmen, talks to LS:N Global about repositioning the leather journal as a personal sanctuary of ...
Design : Pop-culture & Media : Society
Gen Alpha’s Travel Pester Power

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Gen Alpha’s Travel Pester Power

From wellness retreats to screen-free adventures, hotels around the world are investing in programmes designed to engage, educate and inspire the y...
Youth : Travel & Hospitality : Luxury
Future Days 2025: Designing Inclusive Futures

Big Ideas

Future Days 2025: Designing Inclusive Futures

From nature-driven governance models to decolonised AI models, Lisbon’s Future Days mapped out radical responses to an increasingly unpredictable w...
Design : Sustainability : Future Spaces
London welcomes the world’s first Museum of Youth Culture

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London welcomes the world’s first Museum of Youth Culture

The world’s first permanent museum dedicated to youth culture is set to open in Camden, London, in December 2025.
Visuals : Youth : Culture
Foresight Friday: Temi Adepoju, foresight intern

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Foresight Friday: Temi Adepoju, foresight intern

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, foresight intern Temi Ade...
Foresight Friday : Burberry​ : A Level Results Day
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