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Macro Trends

Gen X Now and Next: From Ambiguity to Advocacy

Having long lived in the shadow of Baby Boomers and Millennials, Gen X are racing against time to make their influence felt, while juggling their c...

Generations : Gen X : Demographics

Macro Trends

Re-con Man

New shifts are placing men in uncharted territory. Rather than wallowing in the professed crisis of masculinity or the end of men, the Re-con Man i...

Collaboration : Crisis : Man-uals

Big Ideas

Web Summit 2021: The Future of Tech is Post-Purpose

We’ve just lived through our most online period in history. Here’s what Web Summit predicts will come next, from brand obsession to metaverse scept...

Technology : Media : Digital

Macro Trends

Programmable Realities

The rise of reactive new materials and technologies means that future physical consumer touchpoints will no longer be set in stone… or any other so...

Media : Futuretainment : Technology

News

Scouts aid development for post-pandemic Gen Alpha

Children’s extracurricular organisation Scouts is expanding its offering to welcome 4–5-year-olds.

Youth : Diversity And Inclusion : Design

Macro Trends

The Flat Age Society

Something exciting is in the air. Forget everything you thought about being old, or age, even. In the society of the future, age isn’t just a num...

Baby Boomers : Age : Agelessness

News

Lego’s play installation celebrates children’s imaginations

The toy manufacturer is partnering with artist Hebru Brantley to create an immersive play space in the heart of West Harlem, inspired by the creati...

Society : Design : Youth

Viewpoints

Unpacking luxury’s NFT and metaverse opportunity

Daniella Loftus, a member of Red DAO, describes how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital goods can open new revenue streams and enhance audience ...

Luxury : Technology : NFTs

Viewpoints

Why global youth migration will re-map the world by 2050

Strategist Parag Khanna discusses the mega-trends and scenarios that will dictate the movement of billions of people, shaping our borders, work and...

Society

Macro Trends

Paradox Personas

Unlike Millennials, Generation Z are swapping self-promotion for self-awareness, using the digital world to enrich but not define their offline sel...

Youth : Digital : Identity

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: China

Gen Z are the first generation in China’s history to demand work-life balance, access to global culture through the internet and patriotic luxury g...

China : Youth : Gen Zalpha

Viewpoints

Brynn Wallner on future-proofing luxury marketing

The founder of Dimepiece, a platform educating women about luxury watches, says brands are failing to promote luxury as an investment.

Luxury : Youth : Branding

Big Ideas

America’s New Age of Parenting

Between tiger moms, helicopter dads, elephant parents, drone guardians and more, the US is experiencing a significant shift in parenting styles – c...

Youth : Health & Wellness : Society

Big Ideas

Five influ-seller platforms for next-gen retail

The apps and platforms helping retail brands seize the reach of influencers and celebrities by transforming them into sales people through peer-led...

Retail : E-commerce : Marketing

Big Ideas

Future Forecast 2023: Media & Technology

From the Betterverse to the dawn of the AI revolution, we select five key directions for 2023 in the media and technology sector.

Technology : Media & Entertainment : Youth

Big Ideas

Why Brands are Next-Gen Career Advisers

A new wave of workplace advisers are emerging to help Gen Z and Alpha navigate and shape the future of work and yet-to-exist job roles.

Youth : Media & Entertainment : Workplace

Big Ideas

The campaigns debunking male marketing myths

Brands are defying stereotypes by demonstrating a more intimate approach to modern male identity that avoids polarising men i...

New Masculinity : Advertising : Fashion

Micro Trends

Future Five: Home & Family

As part of our Future Five 2024 report, we explore the rising challenges and opportunities in relation to our family and home lives.

Future Five : Home & Family : Topics

Markets

Reading Market

Innovators are harnessing pandemic behaviours to re-imagine books for a new generation of escapist, eco-conscious and phygital readers.

Media : Entertainment : Youth

Markets

Perimenopause Care-munities Market

Shifting attitudes are transforming the perimenopause into a force for collective health, highlighting the life stage as interconnected with, and s...

Women's Health : Health And Wellness : Society

Big Ideas

Five brands reframing nootropics for Generation Z

Exploring a breadth of natural brain-boosting ingredients, a raft of new brands are creating products tailored to the needs, concerns and moods of ...

Drinks : Youth : Health And Wellness

Big Ideas

Beauty & Wellness 2030: Ritualistic, analytical and nostalgic

In the decade ahead, beauty and wellbeing consumers will push back against superficial appearances to analyse and augment their physical beings.

Beauty : Wellness : Technology

Big Ideas

Why the Snow Mushroom is the Next Beauty Sensation

Described as the magic mushroom for moisture, the snow fungus is entering the Western market as an ingredient promising a range of skin-boosting be...

Beauty : Skincare : Wellness

Big Ideas

IMM Cologne

Many designers at this year’s show, set in the main Koelnmesse exhibition space, focused on how people use everyday objects. This approach often re...

Furniture : Emotional Sobriety : Form Follows Rituals

Communities

Digital Architects

A new community of consumers are curating fresh digital eco-systems to create new opportunities to engage with brands in a meaningful way.

Retail : Communities

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