San Francisco

Big Ideas

Remote revenue

San Francisco – Start-up company Zapier has introduced a de-location package to enable remote working.

Zapier : Civic Brands : Workplace Futures

Reforming shopping

News

Reforming shopping

San Francisco – Reformation’s new store is designed to provide visitors with a more comfortable and efficient shopping experience.

Reformation : Streamlined Shopping : San Francisco

Uptown Downtown

Micro Trends

Uptown Downtown

Department store retailers are looking to attract younger audiences by moving location and collaborating with unexpected partners.

Department Stores : Physical Retail : Anti-luxurians

Big Ideas

Wired help

San Francisco – Clara Labs has developed a virtual employee that schedules meetings and helps workers to

Clara Labs : Virtual Assistant : Personal Appsistants

Car-hire purchase

Big Ideas

Car-hire purchase

San Francisco – Toyota is trialling a new finance scheme that lets buyers rent out their car to help with payments.

Toyota : The Sharing Economy : Ride-share

Fastronomic Foodies

Communities

Fastronomic Foodies

For Fastronomic Foodies, food must be convenient and high quality. Meet the tastemakers who prepare, replace and source the best ingredie...

Convenience Culture : Fast Food : Soylent

An unshared future

Viewpoints

An unshared future

Fears are growing that the sharing economy model is not as benign as it first appeared.

The Sharing Economy : Airbnb : Uber

Prête for business

Big Ideas

Prête for business

US – A new members-only service brings beauty styling to the sharing economy.

Prête : Beauty Futures : Concierge Service

Streamlined shopping

News

Streamlined shopping

San Francisco – Everlane’s new retail concept takes a no-frills approach, with fewer shop assistants, DIY dressing rooms and check-in payments.

Everlane : San Francisco : Bricks And Mortar

A biosynthetic vintage

Big Ideas

A biosynthetic vintage

US – Ava winery has no grapes, vineyard or oak cask barrels. Instead, its wine is made solely in a lab.

GMOs : Wine : San Francisco

Worldly delights

News

Worldly delights

San Francisco – The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s In Situ restaurant serves dishes from some of the world’s top chefs.

San Francisco : San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art : In Situ

One minute more

News

One minute more

San Francisco – Sharing economy company Recharge has launched an app that enables guests to book and pay for rooms by the minute.

Recharge : The Optimised Self : Travel & Hospitality Futures

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

Big Ideas

San Fran solar

San Francisco – A new city ordinance means that every new building will now be required to have solar panels.

San Francisco : Solar Panels : Renewable Energy

Big Ideas

Know by heart

California – Schools are introducing social-emotional learning initiatives to assess the role of emotional intelligence in education.

The E-motional Economy : Education : San Francisco

Design Directions

The Perennial

From the food to the menus to the aquaponic system, this restaurant has the ambitious aim to be ‘the most environmental ever’.

Trash To Table : Aquaponics : San Francisco

Big Ideas

Click and drop

San Francisco – Zum is an app-based taxi and childcare service that helps parents to manage their busy schedules.

Zum : Childcare : Taxi Service

Big Ideas

Hop on

North America – Transport network Uber has launched a new multiperson, ride-share scheme.

Uber : UberHOP : Seattle

Illuminating wellbeing

Big Ideas

Illuminating wellbeing

San Francisco – Smart lighting start-up Ario is launching a lamp that learns about you, synchronises with your body clock and promises to keep...

Holistic Wellness : Lighting Design : Smart Tech

Don’t want to miss a thing

Big Ideas

Don’t want to miss a thing

US – Logistics startup Shyp wants to do away with addresses to make sure no package gets left behind.

Shyp : Logistics : Shipping

Brighter prospects

News

Brighter prospects

Paris – Recruitment website Welcome to the Jungle has launched a new quarterly print magazine dedicated to helping young men and women find their d...

Welcome To The Jungle : Violaine & Jérémy : Work Futures

Getting to know you

News

Getting to know you

San Francisco – Eatsa is a restaurant where the menu, not the waiter, welcomes you back.

Eatsa : Modular Menu : Machine Learning

Apple keynote: What you need to know

Big Ideas

Apple keynote: What you need to know

Global – As the dust settles following Apple’s 2015 keynote, we bring you a round-up of the ones to watch.

Apple : Keynote : San Francisco

Big Ideas

Do good

San Francisco – Rediscover the power of gratitude with PersonalHeroes, a company creating a currency of kindness.

Random Acts Of Kindness : Reputation Management : Global Picture

Big Ideas

Numbers game

US – Digital people counter Density aims to solve an old retail problem.

San Francisco : Andrew Farah : Counter

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