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Opinions, thought-starters and viewpoints from influencers, changemakers and chief thinkers, understanding how the next big ideas will shape your business.

What’s New on LS:N Global?

From shifting definitions of value to TikTok-fuelled commerce and hormone health retreats, our analysts unpack what’s new and next on LS:N Global

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Retrofitting Revolution

LS:N Global sits down with Rachael Orr, CEO of Climate Outreach, to discuss the importance of retrofitting for creating sustainable homes and achieving a net-zero future

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Modern Armour

Wonder Hoodie founder Vy Tran tells LS:N Global how personal tragedy drove her to create affordable, everyday wearable body armour for a nation grappling with fear and uncertainty

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How to Master AI

Jeremy Kahn is US business magazine Fortune’s artificial intelligence editor and he shares with LS:N Global the key insights from his latest book

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New Era Nutrition

Co-founder of Lifesum, Marcus Gners, sits down with LS:N Global to discuss how tech-driven personalised nutrition is driving a new age of healthy living

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Tanya Maher: Don’t use the ‘v’ word

Raw food coach and restaurateur Tanya Maher explains why healthier food is for everyone.

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Ana Andjelic: Is the future of luxury about technology or tradition?

Modern luxury is deeply, inherently and organically intertwined with digital technology, says luxury analyst Ana Andjelic

Apple : Lanvin : Chanel

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Wai-Cheun Cheung: The next Google

A new search engine explores a world in which serendipity is valued over efficiency.

Google : SEO : Amazon

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iHug: Apple owns human gestures

A wave, handshake, high-five or hug could now come with copyright protection from Cupertino, California.

Apple : Gesture Control : Awakening Tech

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Jai Harji: Lidl’s secret restaurant

Jai Harji, creative director of The Black Arts Company, talks about Lidl’s Deluxe pop-up restaurant.

Lidl : The Black Arts Company : Supermarkets

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Mark Price: Holistic supermarkets

The hunger for healthy living is changing supermarkets, says Mark Price, managing director of Waitrose.

Waitrose : Mark Price : Supermarkets

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Peak Real: Are we there yet?

Target claims to love every body. But ‘real-women’ advertising is already a cliché.

Dove : Real Talk : Target

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Nectar Efkarpidis: Hub hotels

Hotel Hotel offers far more than hospitality, says co-founder Nectar Efkarpidis.

Hotel Hotel : Curation : Molonglo Group

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Consumer Futures Webinar

In the latest instalment of our webinar series LS:N Global editor-in-chief Martin Raymond and insight editor Peter Firth examine the rapidly changi...

Consumer Futures : Tribes : Webinar

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Miriam Pettinen: Augmented Beauty

Miriam Pettinen, senior director of partnerships at Modiface explores the benefits of facial tracking technology for beauty consumers.

ModiFAce : Augmented Reality

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Douglas McCabe: Digital Discovery

E-commerce has a discovery problem, says Douglas McCabe, CEO of Enders Analysis.

Digital Discovery : Enders Analysis : Amazon

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Soft architecture: Do we still need walls?

Could thermal, acoustic and electrical energy take the place of bricks and mortar?

Energetic Architecture : Sean Lally : Carlo Ratti Associati

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Freddie Powell: Advertising for the internet

Film advertising is very much alive, says Freddie Powell, creative director at Wieden + Kennedy.

DandAD : Weiden + Kennedy : Online Advertising

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Mia Collins: Luxury beauty

Luxury is now as much about the experience as the product, says Mia Collins, general merchandise manager for beauty at Harrods.

Harrods : Salon De Parfums : Ex Nihilo

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Big data and beyond: Does privacy still matter?

Does privacy still matter? What is the value of our personal data anyway?

Big Data : Privacy : The Data Cafe

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Jonathan Openshaw: Postdigital Artisans

LS:N Global editor Jonathan Openshaw’s new book investigates the post-digital world through its most brilliant artisans.

Digital : Daniel Arsham : Postdigital

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Emma Barrett: Learning from awe

Alongside fear, awe is one of the most powerful and profound emotions we can have, says Dr Emma Barrett.

Extreme : Awe : Psychology

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Elizabeth Selvey: Universal Beauty

Beauty touches everybody, so the industry must celebrate diversity, says buying manager at Selfridges, Elizabeth Selvey.

Selfridges : Agender : Elizabeth Selvey

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The Immortal Brand webinar

The Immortal Brand webinar explores why short-term thinking is the greatest threat to a business’s future.

The Immortal Brand : Webinar : Long-term Thinking

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Media meltdown: What does Facebook Instant Articles mean for publishers?

Could Facebook Instant Articles spell the end for the current publishing model?

Facebook : Facebook Instant Articles : Mobile

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