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New research reveals attitudes to robosexuality

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New research reveals attitudes to robosexuality

New research looks further into attitudes to sexual relations with robots, highlighting social parameters affecting how people feel about this divi...

Technology : Sexual Wellness : Health

Care Collectives

Micro Trends

Care Collectives

With collectivism on the rise, new spaces informed by traditional ideals of kinship are turning care into the next pillar of wellbeing.

Society : Health & Wellness : Beauty

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A fitness campaign celebrating phygital communities

Sports retailer Intersport is tapping into the phygital aspect of fitness in its new running and training films, in response to the need for sports...

Health : Wellness : Technology

Scattered Schools

Micro Trends

Scattered Schools

With remote studying the new norm, school is becoming something that is no longer a physical space but a dispersed learning experience.

Youth : Generation Z : Travel

Music synching for alone-together listening

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Music synching for alone-together listening

Music synchronisation app AmpMe is launching a new feature to allow friends to connect virtually and listen to music together.

Music : Social Media Communities : Social

THINK! is encouraging men to ‘pint block’

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THINK! is encouraging men to ‘pint block’

THINK! has released an anti-drink-driving campaign featuring a series of illustrated posters to encourage men to ‘pint block’ their friends.

Design : Masculinity : Security

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

Communities

Kindred Diners

This community is on a quest to make eating convivial, pleasurable yet thoughtful, building local communities around – and inspired by – food and d...

Food : Drink : Social

Web Summit 2019: Uniting food lovers through technology

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Web Summit 2019: Uniting food lovers through technology

Cookerpan is a start-up that’s turning home-cooked food into a way to meet new people.

Food : Social : Technology

Lidl customers can open an at-home micromarket

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Lidl customers can open an at-home micromarket

The supermarket’s latest campaign invites loyal customers to open up a Lidl shop in their own home.

Food : Retail : Drink

Our Place celebrates the modern multi-ethnic kitchen

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Our Place celebrates the modern multi-ethnic kitchen

This direct-to-consumer cookware brand highlights how urban living is impacting cookery and community.

Food : Drink : Branding

A nightclub rebrand that draws on emotion

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A nightclub rebrand that draws on emotion

Studio Moross has rebranded The Warehouse Project nightclub as it prepares to open its new venue in a disused railway depot.

Entertainment : Branding : Leisure

My Hustle is turning bars into co-working spaces

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My Hustle is turning bars into co-working spaces

By turning bars into workspaces, My Hustle is making use of space that would otherwise be empty.

Workplace : Hospitality : Social

Community Commerce

Macro Trends

Community Commerce

A new wave of decentralised retail concepts are transforming e-commerce as consumers look for alternative ways to access and exchange products and ...

Retail : Media : Entertainment

Dote’s Shopping Party is a live-stream retail platform

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Dote’s Shopping Party is a live-stream retail platform

Social shopping app Dote has launched Shopping Party, an interactive live video shopping experience, which it likens to ‘Twitch for shopping’.

Retail : Fashion : Social

Stat: Social media is not affecting teens’ offline friendships

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Stat: Social media is not affecting teens’ offline friendships

Teenagers who are almost constantly online are just as likely to socialise with their friends face to face, according to a new study of 13–17-year-...

Youth : Friendships : Leisure

The Space: Neighborhood Goods

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The Space: Neighborhood Goods

In November, future-facing store Neighborhood Goods opened in Plano, Texas. The 14,000-square-footspace represents the next evolution of the bricks...

Retail : Leisure : Social

Boutique rowing classes arrive in London

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Boutique rowing classes arrive in London

Fitness fanatics will soon be able to burn 600 calories an hour at The Engine Room, a boutique rowing and personal training studio.

Health : Wellness : Fitness

The Standard hotel launches a virtual lobby

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The Standard hotel launches a virtual lobby

The Lobby is an app that aims to add unexpected personal interactions to guests' hotel experience.

Hospitality : Social : The Standard

Vice opens a Munchies food court

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Vice opens a Munchies food court

Vice’s online platform dedicated to food and drink has opened its first physical space dedicated to dining, located in the American Dream retail an...

Food : Culture : Social

Stat: WhatsApp usage outstrips Facebook

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Stat: WhatsApp usage outstrips Facebook

Consumers are spending considerably more time in WhatsApp than in Facebook, according to data from Apptopia.

Technology : Social : Culture

Neighborhood Goods creates a future-fit department store

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Neighborhood Goods creates a future-fit department store

Texas – Neighborhood Goods is a new retail concept that enables smaller brands to temporarily invest in physical space to test their products.

Retail : Leisure : Social

Mira’s Prism headset is making AR more accessible

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Mira’s Prism headset is making AR more accessible

Los Angeles – The product will be powered by the iPhone and will sell for $99.

Technology : AR : Digital

New dating app Wingman lets friends play matchmaker

Big Ideas

New dating app Wingman lets friends play matchmaker

UK – In the latest iteration of social dating, singletons are no longer responsible for their own love lives.

Culture : Technology : Dating

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