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Design Directions

Digital Surrealism

A new style of design is emerging that takes its inspiration from the early days of the internet, as first explored in LS:N Global’s macrotrend, Ne...

Micro Trends

Post-privacy World

Social media has altered the ways in which we communicate with friends and peers. Now these social mechanics are becoming more relevant to families...

Social Networks : Privacy : Profiles

Micro Trends

Choice Architecture

People struggling with information overload need help in making decisions. Even a nudge in the right direction is appreciated. Brands, products and...

Information : Advise : Guidance

Big Ideas

Prohibition Culture a catalyst for innovation, experts say

London : Network Evening : Marks & Spencer

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress hosts top CEOs, discussions on downturn strategy

World Retail Congress : Recession : Chalhoub Group

Design Directions

Steelcase re-invents the workplace

Today’s New Millennials and Generation Y are blurring the distinction between business and leisure as they start their working lives. Welcome to th...

Creativity : Blurred : Steelcase

Micro Trends

Superheroes Anonymous

Superheroes : Chaim Lazaros : Customer Service

Markets

SkipFit: The Health Revolution

New research suggests that rope jumping can benefit brains and bones, adding science to the social media movement reframing skipping for Gen Z and ...

Sport : Health : Wellness

Viewpoints

Smart New Towns

LS:N Global talks to London-based master planning and urban design firm AR Urbanism to discuss the pillars of a regenerative new town, the pros and...

Design : Future Spaces : Architecture

Big Ideas

NRF 2024 Retail’s Big Show: Community, Luxury and Loyalty

At the biggest retail conference in the US, all eyes were on experiential retail, the evolution of the luxury consumer and the critical role of loy...

Retail : Events : Luxury

Markets

Retail-flation Responses

Amid rising inflation and the knock-on effect of the war in Ukraine, retailers are innovating to support consumers’ tightening purse strings.

Retail : Society : Technology

Markets

Emerging Youth: Poland

Despite living under an ultra-conservative government, Polish youth are gaining the strength to fight for feminist and LGBTQ+ rights by increasingl...

Youth : Nightlife : Activism

Markets

Rebranding Ready-to-drink

As ready-to-drink emerges as one of the fastest-growing drink sectors, the category is being updated and elevated in line with premiumisation.

Drinks : Branding : Packaging

Markets

Flat Age Beauty Market

The beauty sector is meeting the needs of Flat Age women with products and marketing that support maturing skin and hair – and their inquisitive ou...

Beauty : Advertising : The Flat Age Society

Markets

Teen Tech Welfare

Brands are playing an increasingly supportive role to parents and children to help them approach their digital lives more mindfully.

Media : Technology : Kids

Big Ideas

Imperceptible realities at Dutch Design Week 2019

Meet the designers unravelling the hidden side of our technological systems, questioning territory ownership and daring to lay bare the amount of j...

Dutch Design Week : Media : Technology

Markets

China E-commerce Market

With retail sales set to surpass those in the US in 2019, China is now the largest e-commerce market in the world and is at the forefront of r...

Retail : China : E-commerce

Daily Signals

Issey Miyake’s take on new technologies, a THC-laced beer

Issey Miyake explores identity through technology, Nendo endorses Japanese manufacturing at Milan Salone 2018, Blue Moon founder creates cannabis b...

Drinks : Youth : Workplace

Markets

Women’s Wealth Market: Part 1

Women’s approach to spending money differs from men, with women prioritising investments in social causes and adopting a collaborative attitude to ...

Finance : Fintech : Philanthropy

Big Ideas

Istanbul Design Biennial

The first Istanbul Design Biennial is exploring new power plays and interventions forming in the design world. As new technologies open up the proc...

Open-source : Tristan Kopp : Design Biennial

Micro Trends

Innovation Debrief 2025: Mischief Marketing

Roasting competitors in public? Serving kegs to pregnant women? To cut through the noise, marketers are leaning into ‘doing the wrong thing’ to sho...

Advertising & Branding : Food & Drink : Pop-culture & Media

Viewpoints

New Era Nutrition

Co-founder of Lifesum, Marcus Gners, sits down with LS:N Global to discuss how tech-driven personalised nutrition is driving a new age of healthy l...

Food & Drink : Health And Wellness : Technology

Micro Trends

Safe Hate Spaces

Showing off their most embarrassing petty grievances, a new wave of content creators are building safe havens to normalise and connect over the act...

Content Creator : Youth Culture : Dark Humour

Micro Trends

Grotesque Grub

Chefs and food brands are exploring the darker side of dining with uglier takes on food and drink.

Food : Drink : Design

Micro Trends

Care Collectives

With collectivism on the rise, new spaces informed by traditional ideals of kinship are turning care into the next pillar of wellbeing.

Society : Health & Wellness : Beauty

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