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Big Ideas

Techtextil 2011

Inspired by nature, nanotechnology and concern for the environment, manufacturers revealed some very exciting innovations at Techtextil 2011.

Nanotechnology : Hot : Volume

Markets

Utility Apps

Brands are using mobile apps as practical tools to assist, educate and serve consumers in and out of stores.

Utility Apps : Mobile Apps : Apps

Markets

The Future Workplace

A new report by The Future Laboratory for financial protection provider Unum explores the future of the workplace, touching on themes of agelessnes...

The Future Laboratory : Mindfulness : Workplace

Markets

Sponsorship Futures

Current estimates show that despite recession and the ensuing collapse in advertising expenditure, worldwide spending on sponsorship and related ac...

Sponsorship : Emotional Economy : Red Bull

Macro Trends

Accredited Beauty

As consumers seek proof points on product quality, efficacy and sustainability, scientific evidence will drive the healthification of the beauty in...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Communities

InPatients

Looking after your health used to mean sporadic trips to the doctor, then taking medicine if you became ill. Now a more sophisticated approach to w...

Tracking : MedMinder : Outpatient

Behaviours

Gen Z in India

India’s Gen Z are redefining tradition. Blending cultural heritage with global influences, their evolving values of sustainability, inclusivity and...

India : Gen Z : Identity

Markets

Cruise Retail’s Mega-Opportunity

Cruise retail is growing in line with the latest class of mega-ships. Brands are now exploring more seamless experiences for guests where culture a...

Retail : Travel : Hospitality

Micro Trends

In (Birth) Control

The birth control landscape in the US will change when male-based methods hit the market, bringing with them a potentially profound social impact.

Health : Wellness : Contraception

Micro Trends

Accredited Advice

Emerging intelligent analysis and review tools are supporting underserved beauty consumers with more accurate haircare recommendations.

Beauty : Health & Wellness : Technology

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Snap’s Retail Play

Facing stiff competition in the social media market, Snapchat’s developer is bringing its expertise in augmented reality to advertisers, online sto...

Media : Entertainment : Retail

Big Ideas

Bleisure Redefined

Initially capturing work and leisure fusions for business travellers, the Bleisure concept is now rapidly changing the travel industry.

Travel : Work States : Bleisure

Markets

Chinese Outdoor Fashion Market

Propelled by Covid, China's surging interest in local outdoor sports hints at new opportunities worth billions of yuan for the fashion industry.

China : Global Fashion And Style : Moncler

Markets

Alternative Seafood Market

As concerns about marine consumption grow, alternative seafood companies are attempting to meet environmental demands while delivering on taste.

Food : Sustainability : Seafood

Big Ideas

Future Forecast 2023: Youth

From youth culture’s flat age future to wise-beyond-their-years Zalphas, we select five key directions in youth culture for 2023.

Youth : Media & Entertainment : Society

Viewpoints

Is this the Future of Fragrance?

Genderless, carbon-neutral, synthetic: luxury veterans Enrico Pietra and Rodrigo Caula are building the future of fragrance – with a little help fr...

Luxury : Beauty : Technology

Markets

Interspecies Architecture

Working in symbiosis with nature, creatives are forgoing human-centric design practices in favour of resilient and sustainable urban environments t...

Design : Architecture : Sustainability

Micro Trends

Data-driven Escapes

Designing expertly tailored experiences for travellers, media and technology brands are harnessing their consumer insights to power the tourism sec...

Travel : Travel And Hospitality : Technology

Micro Trends

Eco-motional Fashion

As climate anxieties abound, a new wave of change-makers are paving the way for a more positive, human-centric approach to sustainable and ethical ...

Fashion : Sustainability : Sustainability Futures

Markets

Romance Travel Reignited

Romantic escapes are undergoing a systemic shift to cater for more fluid relationships, a modern desire for intimacy and heightened levels of self-...

Travel : Hospitality : Society

Big Ideas

Four key themes from Milan Design Week 2019

At this year’s Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers showed how societies’ physical and emotional needs are changing, and that positive...

Sustainability : Milan Salone : Technology

Daily Signals

Today’s headlines including a Mars-like city to be built in the UAE

In today’s daily digest: Google’s in-ear translation, alcoholic Kombrewcha, an environmentally themed national holiday and other stories.

Technology : Sustainability : Food & Drink

Markets

Myanmar market report

After five decades of virtual isolation under the ruling military dictatorship, the opening up of Myanmar has led to a flood of interest from forei...

Myanmar : UN : United Nations

Markets

Downturn Sport & Leisure

This is a time of unprecedented upheaval for the global tourism industry, according to The Future Laboratory’s Leisure and Hospitality Futures Repo...

TripAdvisor : Ecotourism : Design Hotels

Macro Trends

The Female Web

For anybody who has studied the ascendancy of social media over other forms of internet contact and communication, the notion of the Female Web sho...

Women : Internet : Web

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