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Generation D

Macro Trends

Generation D

They can’t imagine a world without computers, mobile phones and the internet. They skitter, haul, mod and hack. Natural born multi-taskers, they pa...
Gen D : Teenagers : Youth
Functional Feasting

Macro Trends

Functional Feasting

As we move past the ‘free from’ era, consumers are increasingly favouring products that do more with less, bringing flavour and fun back into funct...
Food & Drink : Indulgence : Health & Wellness
Deprogrammers

Communities

Deprogrammers

Rejecting traditional education, this global youth community are using digital platforms, virtual tools and DIY content to educate, teach and liber...
Youth. : Youth : Media
New Gents

Communities

New Gents

In the 90s was the lad. In the 00s was the metrosexual. But now, in the Turbulent Teens, men are returning to a traditional type of masculinity. Ch...
Smart : Suit : Masculine
The Optimised Self

Macro Trends

The Optimised Self

Humanity is on a quest. It is not a quest for perfection, but for optimisation – to be the optimal versions of ourselves, the most effective and th...
Optimisation : Health : Wellbeing
The food space revolution

Markets

The food space revolution

Beyond the downturn, food will continue to viewed as a design-driven cultural experience as much as a nutritionally based culinary one. As our Food...
The Foodists : ABC Cooking Studio : Tokyo Curry Lab
Synchronised Care

Macro Trends

Synchronised Care

Self-care is now a force for collective health that is interconnected with every aspect of our lives and interdependent on the world around us.
Beauty : Health : Wellness
Eco-venience Retail

Macro Trends

Eco-venience Retail

Accelerating e-commerce and demands for expedited delivery are forcing a new framework that puts eco-conscious practices at the centre of retail op...
Retail : Sustainability : Technology
Teen Fashion Market

Markets

Teen Fashion Market

Brands are re-imagining teen fashion with engaging activations spanning physical retail and the metaverse as the sector undergoes a global resurgence.
Youth : Fashion : Retail
Holistic Athletes

Communities

Holistic Athletes

A desire to balance their minds, meals and bodies as well as their skin keeps Holistic Athletes looking as good as they feel.
The Optimised Self : Fitness : Wellness
The Identity Sharders

Communities

The Identity Sharders

In the age of social media, the injunction to just be yourself has taken on a new meaning. People are adopting multiple identities and reaching ne...
Social Media : Facebook : Instagram
Fauna Fetish

Design Directions

Fauna Fetish

In our increasingly digital landscape there is a recurring preoccupation with the natural world.
Nature : Technology : Polarity
Home Eatertainment

Macro Trends

Home Eatertainment

Changing dining dynamics have created a new convenience culture focused on elevating the experience and enjoyment of eating and drinking at home.
Food : Convivial : Convenience
Morality Recoded

Macro Trends

Morality Recoded

Our traditional moral frameworks of religion and family are declining. Institutions, brands and consumers are now re-evaluating the power of innova...
Technology : Retail : Mobility
Branding & Packaging Futures

Macro Trends

Branding & Packaging Futures

As the climate changes, economies lurch, austerity bites and technology advances, consumers are expecting more from less in all things in the Turbu...
Eco : Consumption : Throw Away
Home States Futures: Residential Retail

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
The Just Nots

Communities

The Just Nots

They pay their taxes and they work hard, but millions today are just not making ends meet, just not making it on the housing ladder and just not ge...
Food : Consumption : Status
Uprooted Diets

Macro Trends

Uprooted Diets

Diets are undergoing a seismic shift as threatened supply chains, shortened food miles and a demand for more positive action from brands change wha...
Food : Drinks : Uprooted Diets
Neo-Tolkienism

Macro Trends

Neo-Tolkienism

There is a something afoot, a cultural shift that has been rumbling in the undergrowth of society for the past 10 years and is finally roaring to ...
Futuretainment : Storytelling : Fantasy
The New Normal Update

Markets

The New Normal Update

The New Normal Briton has two children and thinks of himself as working or lower middle class. He goes on a foreign holiday at least once a year, e...
Mondeo Man : Fiesta Folk : Womenomics
The Synthocene Era: Trend Tracker

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
Consumer 2020

Macro Trends

Consumer 2020

In the next decade, brands need to prepare for consumers who are abandoning traditional institutions, seeking comfort in safe spaces and reassert...
Youth : Purpose : Belonging
Re-con Man

Communities

Re-con Man

Being a man used to be simple. You put food on the table, a roof over your head, and clothes on your children’s backs. Now at the start of the ‘fem...
Retail : Terroll Lewis : Luigi Lunihank
Revelation Brands

Macro Trends

Revelation Brands

The digital revolution promised to save us time, but instead we are busier than ever. It promised to broaden our horizons, but left us trapped in a...
Discovery : Chance : Serendipity
Regenizens

Communities

Regenizens

Meet the community-focused citizens who are reframing their relationship with consumption to be not just more sustainable, but also regenerative an...
Sustainabillity : Beauty : Society
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