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Futures 100 Innovators: January

This month, we uncover the next 10 innovators to watch as part of our Futures 100 Awards, which highlight those brands, businesses and people innov...

Beauty : Design : Drink

Markets

Gen Zalpha India Market

Amid India’s pandemic recovery, Gen Zalpha are navigating their journey to adolescence by building their own models of progress.

Youth : Education : Sustainability

Markets

Designing Nightlife

Rising costs and shifting interests are reshaping nightlife worldwide, but innovators across the industry are breathing new life into the scene.

Design : Health & Wellness : Technology

Design Directions

Vibrant Veganism

Plant-based products are being boldly redefined by creative practitioners who are pushing for a visceral approach that shows desire without comprom...

Advertising : Design : Macro

Macro Trends

Post-purpose Brands

Pushing back against purpose-washing and jumping on the bandwagon, brands will embrace imperfection and focus on betterment. With more intuitive te...

Retail : Branding : Purpose

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Refy

By blending minimalist innovation, community-driven marketing and immersive brand experiences, viral beauty brand Refy is proving it’s here to stay.

Refy : Beauty : TikTok

Macro Trends

The Future of Soft Drinks: 10 trends

No longer are Coca-Cola and Pepsi the stalwarts of soft drinks. Brands are now to revamping their strategies and image to capture the attention of ...

Drinks : Soft Drinks : Non-alcoholic

Macro Trends

Pleasure Revolution

With every second of our free time colonised by the cult of busyness, future consumers will turn away from a life of relentless productivity and sh...

Leisure : Workplace : Wellness

Communities

China’s New Emerging Affluents

Ambitious and hard-working, China’s New Emerging Affluents (NEAs) want lifestyles to match their new, higher salaries. They want the latest technol...

BMW Mercedes : Migration : Microblogging

Communities

Generation Jones

Children of the bust-and-boom Thatcher and Reagan years, Generation Jonesers see themselves as committed, competitive, and slightly conservative in...

&Co : DeLonghi : Gaggia

Macro Trends

Personal Information Economy

Online, there are few places we can hide. From Facebook to Google+, Tesco, Wal-Mart, American Express, Foursquare and Bing, brands are recording ou...

PIE : Data : Commodity

Macro Trends

The Flat Age Society

Something exciting is in the air. Forget everything you thought about being old, or age, even. In the society of the future, age isn’t just a num...

Baby Boomers : Age : Agelessness

Macro Trends

Generation Jones

As a generation, Jonesers (born between 1954 and 1965) have been described as more realistic than idealistic, more ironic than anarchic, and, above...

Boomers : Gen Jones : Ageing

Macro Trends

Boomers Now and Next: From Ageing to Becoming

There is an upcoming milestone in the Boomers’ generational journey. By 2030 they will all have reached the average Western retirement age of 65, s...

Generations : Boomers : Demographics

Big Ideas

Five design responses to the climate crisis

Brands are using design mechanisms to communicate about environmental issues in a bid to increase awareness and action from consumers.

Design : Eco Design And Sustainability : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Six Pet Market Trends to Watch in 2025

From AI-powered devices to cultivated protein and microbiome health, the humanisation of pet care is reaching new heights of personalisation and op...

Pet : Pet Market Trends 2025 : AI-powered Pet Accessories

Micro Trends

Shanghai Safari

As one of China’s Tier 1 cities, Shanghai holds a special place in the story of the country’s extraordinary rise.

Lujiazui : Huangpu River : The Bund

Macro Trends

Revivalism

Seeking shelter from the unsettling storm clouds of recession, resource and environment anxiety, consumers are nostalgically remembering, reviving ...

Revival : Nostalgia : Authenticity

Communities

Amortals

As they approach, or even sail past the traditional age for retirement, some Boomer and Generation Jones men are refusing to slow down. I...

Bleisure : Catherine Mayer : Anti-Aging

Communities

Neo-collectivists

As we move from an individually minded society to a collective one, we meet the community championing new ways of sharing, caring and collaborating.

Community : Neo-collectivism : Network

Macro Trends

Home States Futures: Residential Retail

With hybrid working becoming the new normal, global retail footfall in decline and the loss of third spaces, the home is shifting from a fundamenta...

Retail : Home : Technology

Communities

Neo Boomers

Rather than settling for pipe and slippers, the Neo Boomers are taking up the banner, mouse and rucksack, reflecting attitudes that used to be the ...

Functionality : Mortgage-free : 50+

Macro Trends

The Synthocene Era: Trend Tracker

This trend tracker will take you through the near-term implications of The Synthocene Era, spotlighting tangible opportunities for your business.

AI : Technology : The Synthocene Era

Big Ideas

Inter-Covid Roadmap 2021

With the Covid-19 vaccine rollout offering a chance to rebuild our societies and economies, a host of new opportunities await brands and businesses.

Covid-19 : Society : Health

Macro Trends

The Zalpha Reckoning

A hybrid generation of Zalphas are entering brands’ consciousness. Wise beyond their years, these products of climate change are using their childh...

Youth : Media : Technology

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