The New Value Economy

Westfield wishes shoppers A Very Rental Christmas

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Westfield wishes shoppers A Very Rental Christmas

Retailer Westfield London has unveiled a Christmas-themed retail space, offering consumers an avenue to rent their holiday décor.
Retail : Rental : Sustainability
Jaguar Land Rover will let drivers earn cryptocurrency on the go

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Jaguar Land Rover will let drivers earn cryptocurrency on the go

The automotive company is testing technology that will allow consumers to earn cryptocurrency by using a range of connected car services.
Mobility : Finance : Auto
The People’s Bank of China trials a new digital currency

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The People’s Bank of China trials a new digital currency

China – The state-owned bank is testing a prototype cryptocurrency through simulated transactions with domestic commercial banks.
Finance : Cryptocurrency : Digital Currency
Milan Salone 2017: Review

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Milan Salone 2017: Review

This year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan questioned the role of design in the current political climate, through new democratic f...
Civic Brands : Design : Virtual Reality
CES 2017: An emotional engine

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CES 2017: An emotional engine

Las Vegas – Honda unveiled its concept car, the NeuV, which will come equipped with an emotion engine.
Honda : The E-motional Economy : CES 2017
Car park economy

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Car park economy

Munich – Mercedes-Benz has launched Croove, a new car-sharing service.
Mercedes-Benz : Ride-share Market : Croove
Mobility freedom

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Mobility freedom

Helsinki – Mobility app Whim lets users travel to a destination of choice via any mode of transport for a monthly fee.
Helsinki : Whim : Transport
Archie Wilkinson: Pavegen

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Archie Wilkinson: Pavegen

How their technology is making retail both more sustainable and more interactive.
Pavegen : Phygital : Retail
Joe Lazauskas: Contently

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Joe Lazauskas: Contently

How brands can make content that consumers want to see.
Content Marketing : Freelance Economy : Contently
Car-hire purchase

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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
Odd job

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Odd job

Switzerland – A speculative design project looks at how crowdworking might be integrated into our daily lives.
Crowdworking : Mechanical Turk : The New Value Economy
Private matter

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Private matter

UK – A new five-part interactive documentary series examines the phenomenon of mass surveillance.
The New Value Economy : Surveillance : I Spy (With My Five Eyes)
Road to happiness

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Road to happiness

New York – Chevrolet is joining forces with IBM’s Watson to measure users’ positive social media impact in exchange for free fuel.
Chevrolet : Positivity Pump : The New Value Economy
Public extraction

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Public extraction

Moscow – Google Urbanism proposes the state benefits from the technology company’s mining of the attention economy.
Google : Urbanism : Personal Data
Ride fare

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Ride fare

Austin – Ride Austin is a not-for-profit taxi service designed to fill the vacuum left by Lyft and Uber.
Ride Austin : Ride Share : Mobility
Sharing is caring

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Sharing is caring

San Francisco – Uber and Parkmerced are offering new property tenants $100 a month if they agree to go car-free.
Uber : The New Value Economy : Parkmerced
Photo opportunity

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Photo opportunity

US – New app Pay Your Selfie enables consumers to receive money for taking selfies that feature branded products.
Pay Your Selfie : Influencers : The New Value Economy
Social Commerce: Part 2

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Social Commerce: Part 2

Generation Z has been described as the first ‘visual generation’, putting networks such as Instagram in pole position. This is reflected in the i...
Social Commerce : ​Generation Z : Social Media
Social Commerce: Part 1

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Social Commerce: Part 1

In the first part of our Social Commerce special, we look at the social, technological and economic backdrop to a phenomenon that exploded in 201...
Social Commerce : Social Media : Facebook
Following life online

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Following life online

Liverpool – Exhibition Follow examines how online click culture has created new structures for social and commercial validation.
The New Value Economy : Social Media Ideas : Exhibition
Runway for every day

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Runway for every day

US – Rent the Runway plans an everyday hire service for 2016, changing fashion rentals from being an occasional treat to being a way to build a res...
The Sharing Economy : Online Retail : Fashion Rentals
Rent-a-luxe

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Rent-a-luxe

New York – Rental site Armarium is an invitation-only network for hiring top-end designer fashion structured around s-commerce and offline events.
Retail : Luxury : The Sharing Economy
The people’s pub

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The people’s pub

Manchester – The Pilcrow project will revive forgotten skills to build a pub that is for the community, by the community.
The Pilcrow Pub : NOMA : The New Value Economy
Tailor-made

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Tailor-made

US – In the Personal Information Economy, brands are increasingly harnessing consumer data to tailor their offers. Now, retailer Target and ice c...
Flavorize Me : Target : Personal Information Economy
Spending stars

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Spending stars

Seattle – Starbucks is expanding its loyalty programme, enabling customers to earn points through third-party retailers. The My Starbucks Reward...
My Starbucks Rewards : The New Value Economy : Digital Ecosystem
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