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The future is impossible to predict in China – here’s why

She may not know what the future holds for China, but venture capitalist Edith Yeung explains what the government crackdowns mean for a country in ...

Media : Technology : China

Viewpoints

What lies in store for retail post-Covid-19

Jeff Kindleysides, founder of design studio Checkland Kindleysides, discusses Covid-19’s impact on experiential retail, brand communications and th...

Retail : Society : Brand Communication

Big Ideas

Democratising skills through 5G

Professor Mischa Dohler of King’s College London explains how AI-powered kinetics and the Internet of Skills will enable frictionless remote collab...

Technology : 5G : Media

Viewpoints

Is screen-based schooling driving a new class divide?

Psychologist Richard Freed, who studies the effects of technology on children, on what happens when digital learning becomes the preserve of lowe...

Youth : Digital : Education

Big Ideas

Mohammed Ashour on the need to scale cricket farming

The CEO of Aspire Food Group explains why robotics is key to making cricket protein an affordable alternative to meat.

Food : Agriculture : Protein

Big Ideas

Next-generation Apps

Tired of narcissistic platforms such as Instagram, young people are moving over to private messaging apps that emphasise community, allow for ephem...

Youth : Digital : Technology

Daily Signals

Glitter ball: Art goes digital

Hong Kong – A digital art installation portrays the global flow of information as a series of luminous balls.

Digital : Installation : TeamLab

Viewpoints

Andoni Aduriz : Techno-emotional cuisine

Catalan chef, Andoni Luis Aduriz, talks about techno-emotional cuisine.

Andoni Luis Aduriz : Food : Chefs

Design Directions

Poly-reality

‘Real’ no longer trumps ‘virtual’. A new aesthetic celebrates all things digital and artificial, and is challenging notions of authenticity and ge...

Anti-authenticity Marketing : 3d Modelling : Hunter

Markets

The Sexuwellness Men’s Market

Meet the innovators rebranding men’s sexual wellness as a pillar of male pleasure and wellbeing.

Health & Wellness : Men's Sexual Wellness : AI

Macro Trends

The Convergence Economy

Look to retail spaces, products, hospitality and entertainment these days and, increasingly, there’s one distinctive theme: it’s difficult to tel...

The Convergence Economy : Beth Bentley : ShopperTrak

Macro Trends

Alphas Now and Next: From the Sandbox to Roblox

This is the first generation to be born entirely in the 21st century, and many of the technologies, careers and crises that will define and shape t...

Generations : Gen Alpha : Demographics

Daily Signals

River Island introduces gender-neutral slip dresses and other top stories

In today’s daily digest: Gender-neutral nightwear, General Electric’s Meet Molly campaign, Coca-Cola uses FIFA player as an ambassador and other st...

Fashion : Advertising : Food & Drink

Daily Signals

American Apparel is relaunched with price segmentation and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Lush adopts Bitcoin, Mazda revolutionises the petrol engine, how airlines are engaging Millennials and other top stories.

Retail : FinTech : VR

Big Ideas

New Designers 2016: Top five

This year New Designers showed a notable shift towards more conceptually driven projects that veered away from the typically commercial work of p...

New Designers : Product Design : The E-motional Economy

Big Ideas

RCA and CSM 2016 Graduate Shows Review

Graduates at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Central Saint Martins (CSM) focused on new definitions of identity emerging in response to changes ...

Optimised Self : Artificial Intellligence : Graduate Shows

Macro Trends

The Betterverse

The metaverse has become the new multi-trillion-dollar digital frontier for all that is immersive, engaged and virtual. Here we examine how organis...

The Metaverse : Media & Technology : Society

Big Ideas

Arabian Travel Market 2025: Five Trends to Watch

Global travel preferences are undergoing a major transformation. From the UAE’s rise as a next-generation entertainment hub to offering more inclus...

Tourism : Travel & Hospitality : Entertainment

Big Ideas

Meet Tomorrow’s Alternative Investors

With traditional systems of monetary value and exchange under threat, four emerging investment communities are ushering in a new dawn for alternati...

Finance : Society : Youth

Micro Trends

Crypto-and-Mortar

With more consumers investing in virtual assets, bricks-and-mortar retailers are exploring ways to market and sell NFTs in physical shopping spaces.

Retail : Media : NFTs

Macro Trends

Faction Marketing

Desensitised to authenticity, and spoiled by the know-everything, see-everything transparency culture of the web, consumers are once more suspendin...

Fact : Fiction : Fake

Micro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Retail

As consumers navigate the value contradiction during a cost of living crisis, retailers in 2025 are embracing a renewed sense of in-store wonder wh...

Retail : Pop-culture & Media : Sustainability

Markets

Sports Tourism Market

There’s an increasing demand for performance-enhancing and remedial holidays catering for fitness and sport enthusiasts who want professional, best...

Sports : Wellness : Entertainment

Micro Trends

Video Dating Futures

As users demand more authenticity when seeking romantic connections, dating apps are pivoting towards video-first formats.

Youth : Media & Entertainment : Technology

Micro Trends

Crypto-tels

In a bid to bolster loyalty, appeal to a new demographic and extend market opportunity, hoteliers are diversifying their operations to engage with ...

Hotels : Travel & Hospitality : NFTs

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