Gen X

Born 1965–1980, Gen X-ers are the smallest cohort yet inherently adaptable, the ‘bridgers’ realising their digital dreams out of an analogue upbringing.

Viewpoints

Kramer and Denfeld: Data Diners

The founders of the Center for Genomic Gastronomy on making our food system more resilient.

Big Ideas

Unwise investments

Global – PayPal’s latest user agreement no longer protects consumers who buy products through crowdfunding websites.

PayPal : Crowdfunding : Kickstarter

Big Ideas

Plain english

Global – Mars Foods is to add recommendations to its packaging suggesting how frequently products should be consumed.

Mars Foods : Dolmio : Product Labelling

Big Ideas

Milan Salone 2016: Top Five Concepts

The focus of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile continues to shift away from traditional furniture design towards future scenarios and systems.

Milan Salone 2016 : Concept Design : Explorium Retail

Viewpoints

Suzie Wokabi: SuzieBeauty

How to appeal to Africa’s burgeoning beauty consumers.

Suzie Wokabi : Suzie Beauty : Kenya

Big Ideas

Fast and curious

Global – Rightspeed is a new app that enables users to process audio at a faster rate.

Rightspeed : Radio Renaissance : Podcasts

Big Ideas

FashTech London Summit 2016: Review

The biggest names in fashion and technology came together earlier this month to discuss how to drive sustainability and create a seamless customer...

FashTech London Summit : Seamless Technology : Whole-system Thinking

Viewpoints

Paulo Barcelos: Kids Hack Day

Why adults need to embrace the idea of play in their work and daily lives.

Kids Hack Day : Gen Viz : Internet Age Media

Big Ideas

Internet Age Media 2016 Review

Institutions, from universities to design studios, are re-inventing their futures strategy in order to reconnect with key audiences.

Internet Age Media : Media Futures : Barcelona

Big Ideas

Breathless in Beijing

China – The health risks of airborne pollution are driving increased sales of air purifiers among Chinese consumers.

Air Pollution : China : Air Purifiers

Viewpoints

Julia Cordray: Online Identity

The Peeple co-founder on the need for cast-iron digital identities.

Peeple : Julia Cordray : Online Identity

Big Ideas

Worth a thousand words

US – Microsoft has developed a visual storytelling system that uses artificial intelligence to describe the content of images.

Microsoft : Margaret Mitchell : Artificial Intelligence

Big Ideas

Unglue yourself

UK – Glued is an app that gamifies digital downtime for the family.

Device Addiction : Digital Detox : New Sublimity

Communities

Waste Warriors

Motivated, disciplined and inventive, Waste Warriors around the world are doing everything they can to clear clutter from their lives and reduce ...

Waste Warriors : Claire Sancelot : Erin Rhoades

Big Ideas

Style stream

Global – Amazon has launched a free-to-view daily live show covering fashion and beauty.

Amazon : Style Code Live : Fashion Retail

Big Ideas

Sugar crash

Europe – Reducing sugar intake is a key concern among Europeans, according to a new survey by inulin producer Sensus.

Sensus : Sugar : Artificial Sweetener

Big Ideas

Smooth operator

North America – Women’s lifestyle brand PopSugar wants to be the iTunes of fashion and accessories.

POPSUGAR : Seamless Transactions : ShopStyle Checkout

Big Ideas

Headbanger

Australia – Samsung has designed a headband that monitors the impacts suffered by contact sports players.

Samsung : brainBAND : Concussion

Markets

Luxury Index 2015

LS:N Global plots the shifts in luxury in 2015 and identifies a market that is abandoning traditional signifiers such as wealth, permanence and sta...

The Luxury Index : New Luxury Millennials : Five Stages Of Luxury

Big Ideas

Mii too

Global – Nintendo is launching mobile gaming with Miitomo, a social messaging app letting people to interact using digital avatars.

Miitomo : Nintendo : Avatars

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