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Sarah Lewington : Empathic design through self-quantification

Lecturer Sarah Lewington talks about empathic design through self-quantification.

Self Quant : Sarah Lewington : Empathetic Design

Daily Signals

Hard currency: Turning information into insight

Future Poll : Truth : Authenticity

Big Ideas

World Retail Conference overview

At the World Retail Congress (WRC) in Berlin last month, more than 100 global retail CEOs gathered to discuss strategy in the post-recession enviro...

China : Emerging Markets : V-Wallet

Micro Trends

Local social networking

Social Media : Apps : Community

Viewpoints

Warren Berger : Innovation through design thinking

Writer Warren Berger talks about innovation through design thinking.

Warren Berger : Glimmer : Design

Design Directions

Le Comptoir Général

Away from the purposeful anonymity and fluorescent lighting of the average conference room, le Comptoir Général in Paris offers a place i...

Fifth Scenario : Community : Ecological

Macro Trends

Transmedia Futures

New platforms and behaviours are replacing linear media – these shifts are creating a networked system where the consumer, rather than the publishe...

Future Media : New Media Landscapes : Always-on

Macro Trends

Future Media Landscapes

In the land of the brand and the media, there have always been kings, ever since media magnate Sumner Redstone declared ‘Content is king!’ way back...

Media : Technology : Transmedia

Markets

Neo-community Market

From personalisation through data to personalisation through dialogue, brands are creating communities where followers feel like friends and belong...

Retail : Pop-culture & Media : Society

Micro Trends

EQ-Beauty

AI is redefining personalised beauty, shifting from data-driven logic to emotionally intelligent tools that bring empathy, intuition and expert car...

Beauty : Technology : AI

Big Ideas

TFWA Asia Pacific 2024: Ritualising Beauty Retail

As the biggest driver for global travel retail sales, the Asia-Pacific region dictates how skincare and fragrance brands behave in the rest of the ...

Beauty : Retail : Travel

Micro Trends

Gen Z Activism

As polarisation deepens in the US, Gen Z are using their voice online, and in office, to create change.

Society : Youth : US

Markets

The State of Luxury: Brazil

Recovery looks promising in Brazil’s luxury market but long-term success will lie in brands’ ability to embrace e-commerce and personalise customer...

Luxury : Retail : Technology

Big Ideas

IAM Weekend 2020 Show Report

This year’s symposium offered new perspectives on youth activism, remote connection in the Covid-19 age, and the downfall of human-centred design.

Sustainability : Media : Technology

Big Ideas

Exploring future scenarios powered by 5G

As we enter a new decade, LS:N Global speculates about the impact and transformative use cases of 5G across sectors including retail, healthcare an...

Technology : 5G : Far Futures

Markets

Accessible Retail Market

Retailers are investing in the accessibility of their physical and digital channels to support the needs of disabled and neurodiverse shoppers.

Retail : Inclusivity : Implicit Inclusivity

Markets

Tech Market: Part 2

How are artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and virtual reality technologies reshaping consumer lives?

Digital Culture : AI Learning : VR

Markets

Luxury Travel Consumers

What do different demographic groups want from luxury travel?

FABs : The Flat Age Society : Bleisure

Design Directions

Stockholm Design Lab : Graphic Design

Stockholm Design Lab is a multidisciplinary design studio founded by architect Thomas Eriksson and graphic designer Björn Kusoffsky. Together they,...

Branding : Scandanavian Airlines : Aircraft

Micro Trends

Women’s Sports Economy

Women’s sport is building its own economy, culture and fandom – driven by female founders not afraid to play by their own rules.

Sports & Leisure : Fashion : Advertising

Macro Trends

The Synthocene Era: Merging Human and Machine Intelligence

As AI redefines our understanding of intelligence, we begin to enter The Synthocene Era, an age in which the lines between what is natural and what...

Technology : Artificial Intelligence : Society

Big Ideas

Gen Z and Luxury’s Future: FT Business of Luxury 2023

The 2023 FT Business of Luxury summit held in Monaco (21–23 May) offered a deep dive into decoding Gen Z consumers and the ensuing implications for...

Luxury : Gen Z : Youth

Big Ideas

IMM Cologne

Many designers at this year’s show, set in the main Koelnmesse exhibition space, focused on how people use everyday objects. This approach often re...

Furniture : Emotional Sobriety : Form Follows Rituals

Viewpoints

We’re living in the age of the Meme Brand

Welcome to kamikaze capitalism, where business rules are inverted, creative destruction becomes destructive creation and brands compete to stand fo...

Branding : Advertising : Gen Z

Big Ideas

The hyper-local services levelling up logistics

From ride-sharing retail to community collection points, third-party services are elevating, expediting and securing the delivery of online orders.

Retail : E-commerce : Logistics

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