Post-growth Society

Will Patagonia’s stock giveaway herald a post-purpose era?

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Will Patagonia’s stock giveaway herald a post-purpose era?

It has been hard to escape the headlines about the US-based outdoor fashion brand Patagonia’s announcement on 14 September that its billionaire own...
Sustainability : Fashion : Civic Brands
The Kenyan store growing community – not profits

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The Kenyan store growing community – not profits

Parisian sports company Distance is paying homage to East Africa's rich running heritage with its latest retail location in Iten, a town in Kenya t...
Retail : Design : Architecture
Shanghai’s Runway Park used to be an airfield

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Shanghai’s Runway Park used to be an airfield

Global design firm Sasaki has unveiled its latest project, converting an airport runway into a linear park.
Architecture : Post-growth Society : China
Yezo is a nature retreat built using algorithms

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Yezo is a nature retreat built using algorithms

Design practice Laboratory for Explorative Architecture and Design (LEAD) has unveiled Yezo, a travel retreat erected using earth-friendly methods.
Travel & Hospitality : Design : Sustainability
Stat: Millennials swap job-hopping for job security

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Stat: Millennials swap job-hopping for job security

Research by Deloitte reveals that Millennials are beginning to show greater loyalty to their employers, displaying a shift in mindset from previous...
Youth : Workplace : Millennials
The post-Covid consumer: hedonistic or minimalist?

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The post-Covid consumer: hedonistic or minimalist?

Brands and businesses must prepare for polarised responses to the pandemic as established consumer paradigms are either accelerated or abandoned.
Retail : Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Stat: US citizens rethink success amid Covid-19

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Stat: US citizens rethink success amid Covid-19

According to Triptk, 26% of Americans are now prepared to change their habits for personal growth since the beginning of Covid-19.
Society : Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Prada’s new business loan is tied to its sustainability goals

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Prada’s new business loan is tied to its sustainability goals

Luxury goods group Prada is demonstrating its commitment to a more conscious future by signing a loan tied to its sustainability targets.
Fashion : Luxury : Sustainability
Why the food revolution is not about progress

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Why the food revolution is not about progress

S Margot Finn, author of Discriminating Taste: How Class Anxiety Created the American Food Revolution, explains why our modern appetite for organic...
Food : Society : Sustainability
New Zealand unveils first wellbeing budget

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New Zealand unveils first wellbeing budget

The country’s coalition government has announced its new financial budget, which prioritises the wellbeing of citizens over economic growth.
Politics : Post-growth Society : Health
Food packaging gets a new life as street furniture

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Food packaging gets a new life as street furniture

Print Your City is inviting residents to recycle their plastic waste into 3D-printed furniture for their neighbourhoods.
Design : Sustainability : Print Your City
A field guide to subverting surveillance

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A field guide to subverting surveillance

United States of America – The confluence of computer vision, artificial intelligence and mass surveillance is creating a crisis of identity for ma...
Design : Technology : Artificial Intelligence
Costa wants to spark conversations among strangers

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Costa wants to spark conversations among strangers

The coffee chain is rolling out the Chatty Café scheme to encourage its customers to start conversations.
Drinks : Socialise : Culture
The appeal of Team Human

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The appeal of Team Human

At FutureFest 2018, talks by media theorist Douglass Rushkoff and comedian/mental health advocate Ruby Wax both urged audiences to focus on what ma...
FutureFest 2018 : Mental Health : Digital
Kate Raworth's alternative to growth economics

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Kate Raworth's alternative to growth economics

Speaking at FutureFest 2018, self-described ‘renegade economist’ Kate Raworth explained her anti-growth theory of Doughnut Economics.
Wellbeing : Post-growth Society : Sustainability
Post-growth Society

Macro Trends

Post-growth Society

As our obsession with economic growth proves to be unsustainable, brands, institutions and consumers are seeking new metrics of progress.
Post-growth Society : GDP : Economics
Jill Filipovic on why feminists should pursue happiness not just equality

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Jill Filipovic on why feminists should pursue happiness not just equality

The author of The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness on why the current political system is not set up for women to succeed or to be happy.
Female Futures : Wellbeing : Happiness
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