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This week: Safe sharenting, safe online anonymity for Gen Z, Dove addressing the youth mental health crisis, AI-powered ...
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28 : 04 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Catching up with World Retail Congress and Milan Design Week, a new bleisure destination, Coach introduces ...
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28 : 04 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Catching up with World Retail Congress and Milan Design Week, a new bleisure destination, Coach introduces Coachtopia and art exploring ASMR discomfort
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How can retailers use technology to build hyper-personalised relationships with customers?
Innovative retailers are using technology to create intelligent, empathetic commerce journeys – where every touchpoint is a ...
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How can retailers use technology to build hyper-personalised relationships with customers?
Innovative retailers are using technology to create intelligent, empathetic commerce journeys – where every touchpoint is a learning opportunity, and artificial intelligence caters for customers’ ...
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21 : 04 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: A Milan Design Week recap, upcycled flour, a four-legged digital assistant, AI-optimised budgeting and IKEA’s ...
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21 : 04 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: A Milan Design Week recap, upcycled flour, a four-legged digital assistant, AI-optimised budgeting and IKEA’s relatability-first marketing campaign
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Futures 100 Innovators Awards
Futures 100 Innovators : April
This month, we uncover the next 10 innovators to watch as part of our Futures 100 Innovators Awards, highlighting the ...
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Futures 100 Innovators : April
This month, we uncover the next 10 innovators to watch as part of our Futures 100 Innovators Awards, highlighting the brands, businesses and people innovating for change – and a better future. In the ...
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Big Idea
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The Dorchester: Reframing Future Heritage
London’s The Dorchester has undergone a significant rebranding, rooted in its 1930s inception. We speak exclusively to ...
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The Dorchester: Reframing Future Heritage
London’s The Dorchester has undergone a significant rebranding, rooted in its 1930s inception. We speak exclusively to creative agency Construct about its careful engineering of a precious luxury ...
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Trends
Digital Display Futures
Online visual merchandising faces structural challenges as customers simultaneously seek aspirational relatability, quality ...
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Digital Display Futures
Online visual merchandising faces structural challenges as customers simultaneously seek aspirational relatability, quality and entertainment. Drivers: what’s happening Following a 35% annual jump ...
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Back to the F**kture: Ruby Warrington
Author, feminist and founder of the sober-curious movement Ruby Warrington chats to Back to the F**kture’s Martin Raymond ...
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Back to the F**kture: Ruby Warrington
Author, feminist and founder of the sober-curious movement Ruby Warrington chats to Back to the F**kture’s Martin Raymond about why women without children isn’t an alternative choice, but a ...
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07 : 04 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Reducing food waste, sober bars at Coachella, Nike’s period-proof clothing, the first 3D-printed hotel and Adidas ...
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07 : 04 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Reducing food waste, sober bars at Coachella, Nike’s period-proof clothing, the first 3D-printed hotel and Adidas creates their first prayer mat
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Big Idea
The Neuroaesthetic Age
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross argue in Your Brain on Art that the science behind art can help us to reinvigorate the spaces ...
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The Neuroaesthetic Age
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross argue in Your Brain on Art that the science behind art can help us to reinvigorate the spaces around us with new kinds of happiness and awe. Neurochemical hits Many of us ...
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Podcast
Back to the F**kture: Sue Fennessy
In a world of fake news and hate-fuelled algorithms, entrepreneur Sue Fennessy discusses her new power-for-good platform, ...
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Back to the F**kture: Sue Fennessy
In a world of fake news and hate-fuelled algorithms, entrepreneur Sue Fennessy discusses her new power-for-good platform, WeAre8, in the latest episode of Back To The F**kture with The Future ...
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31 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Genre-bending fashion, restorative sleep suites, Adidas’ new ad highlighting safety for women, exploring the ...
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31 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Genre-bending fashion, restorative sleep suites, Adidas’ new ad highlighting safety for women, exploring the Black community in the metaverse and Pangaia’s new pop-up in Paris
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Features
The Future Laboratory’s Australia Presentation Tour 2023
The Future Laboratory’s co-founders Christopher Sanderson and Martin Raymond have just touched down back in London, ...
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The Future Laboratory’s Australia Presentation Tour 2023
The Future Laboratory’s co-founders Christopher Sanderson and Martin Raymond have just touched down back in London, returning from their annual tour in Australia. Here, we unpack some of their key ...
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Features
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How can employers re-engage a post-pandemic workforce?
The pandemic’s disruption of the way we work has established a new set of employee attitudes and expectations shaping the ...
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How can employers re-engage a post-pandemic workforce?
The pandemic’s disruption of the way we work has established a new set of employee attitudes and expectations shaping the future of work. Joe Portman, senior strategist at The Future Laboratory, ...
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Podcast
Back to the F**kture: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
As we seek purpose at a time of continued global uncertainty, Your Brain on Art authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross join ...
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Back to the F**kture: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
As we seek purpose at a time of continued global uncertainty, Your Brain on Art authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross join Martin Raymond on his Back To The F**kture podcast episode to discuss the ...
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24 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: TV channel Dave rebrands, Ganni's new in-house recycling initiative, VR memories with Wist, artist Shantell ...
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24 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: TV channel Dave rebrands, Ganni's new in-house recycling initiative, VR memories with Wist, artist Shantell Martin re-imagines Comic Sans and exploring the future of work.
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Features
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D&I at The Lab : The 2023 Refresh
At The Future Laboratory, we are constantly working to make our workplace more inclusive. A large part of this comes from ...
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D&I at The Lab : The 2023 Refresh
At The Future Laboratory, we are constantly working to make our workplace more inclusive. A large part of this comes from our Diversity & Inclusion strategy, which we have refreshed to keep ...
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Podcast
Wardrobe Crisis: How does trend forecasting work?
How does trend forecasting work? The Future Laboratory’s Chris Sanderson pulls back the curtain in the latest episode of the ...
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Wardrobe Crisis: How does trend forecasting work?
How does trend forecasting work? The Future Laboratory’s Chris Sanderson pulls back the curtain in the latest episode of the Wardrobe Crisis podcast. Christopher Sanderson, co-founder of The Future ...
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Futures 100 Innovators Awards
Futures 100 Innovators : March
Each month, we profile 10 brands, businesses and people that our team of researchers and analysts have identified as driving ...
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Futures 100 Innovators : March
Each month, we profile 10 brands, businesses and people that our team of researchers and analysts have identified as driving forward innovation. Our March longlist looks at haircare scientists, ...
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17 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: eBay's first sneaker swap pop-up, sustainable labeless wine from Crate, Spotify's first AI DJ, the future of ...
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17 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: eBay's first sneaker swap pop-up, sustainable labeless wine from Crate, Spotify's first AI DJ, the future of train design and a new report reveals that social media users demand more ...
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Case Studies
Digital Engagement: A Social Future
LUSH commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report, exploring how tech can be built for the greater ...
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Digital Engagement: A Social Future
LUSH commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report, exploring how tech can be built for the greater good and impact positive social change. The fault lines between old and ...
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sector - retail
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Market Focus
Browsing the Future of Bookshops
While the book economy continues to grow, bookshops must re-invent themselves to remain relevant – but they’re not going ...
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Browsing the Future of Bookshops
While the book economy continues to grow, bookshops must re-invent themselves to remain relevant – but they’re not going anywhere. Drivers: what’s happening Amazon and Covid lockdowns have challenged ...
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10 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Assouline's metaverse travel guide, Lego advances representation, 3D-printed menopause treatment, shoppable ...
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10 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Assouline's metaverse travel guide, Lego advances representation, 3D-printed menopause treatment, shoppable science museums and more women in boardrooms.
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Features
10 Chinese Beauty Consumer Myths in 2023
We are excited to launch a new report in partnership with Hot Pot China debunking the 10 Chinese Beauty Consumer myths in ...
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10 Chinese Beauty Consumer Myths in 2023
We are excited to launch a new report in partnership with Hot Pot China debunking the 10 Chinese Beauty Consumer myths in 2023, from ageing prevention versus eradication to the acceptance of fixed ...
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Features
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D&I at The Lab : International Women’s Day
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 and in light of this year’s Embracing Equity theme, The Future Laboratory team ...
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D&I at The Lab : International Women’s Day
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 and in light of this year’s Embracing Equity theme, The Future Laboratory team share some of their top resources and inspiring stories Welcome to our ...
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Meet The Experts
Meet the Experts : Rachele Simms
In this month’s edition of Meet the Experts, and to celebrate International Women’s Day today, we’re chatting with our ...
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Meet the Experts : Rachele Simms
In this month’s edition of Meet the Experts, and to celebrate International Women’s Day today, we’re chatting with our director of strategy and planning Rachele Simms about her role turning foresight ...
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Back to the F**kture: Matteo Magnani
Scent is set to change the nature of health, wellbeing and self-care, according to Firmenich’s chief consumer and innovation ...
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Back to the F**kture: Matteo Magnani
Scent is set to change the nature of health, wellbeing and self-care, according to Firmenich’s chief consumer and innovation officer Matteo Magnani, who speaks to The Future Laboratory’s co-founder ...
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03 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: A 3D-printed eco-clothing store, nepo-babies take on plant milk, digital African fashion, IBS ad hijacks LFW and ...
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03 : 03 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: A 3D-printed eco-clothing store, nepo-babies take on plant milk, digital African fashion, IBS ad hijacks LFW and the future of the four day work week.
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Big Idea
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Family in 2050
By 2050, artificial wombs could be the preferred method of reproduction. Speculative artist Lisa Mandemaker discusses this ...
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Family in 2050
By 2050, artificial wombs could be the preferred method of reproduction. Speculative artist Lisa Mandemaker discusses this progressive future while also highlighting the practicalities and ...
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Case Studies
Shaping Successful Future Cities
Landsec commissioned The Future Laboratory to examine the Global Forces for Change and the Six Principles for the Future of ...
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Shaping Successful Future Cities
Landsec commissioned The Future Laboratory to examine the Global Forces for Change and the Six Principles for the Future of Urbanisation with a resulting foresight report to act as a guide and ...
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24 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Edible potato-based juice bottles, specialised self-care in Ibiza, McDonald's food truck billboards, new debit ...
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24 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Edible potato-based juice bottles, specialised self-care in Ibiza, McDonald's food truck billboards, new debit card for fruit and veg prescriptions launched in Boston and last minute ...
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Futures 100 Innovators Awards
Futures 100 Innovators : February
This month, we uncover the next 10 innovators to watch as part of our Futures 100 Awards, which highlight those brands, ...
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Futures 100 Innovators : February
This month, we uncover the next 10 innovators to watch as part of our Futures 100 Awards, which highlight those brands, businesses and people innovating for change – and a better future. In our third ...
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Features
5 Trends to Impact the US Market in 2023
We are excited to launch a new white paper exploring five key trends to impact the US market in 2023 and beyond, from a rise ...
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5 Trends to Impact the US Market in 2023
We are excited to launch a new white paper exploring five key trends to impact the US market in 2023 and beyond, from a rise in next-level partying to collegiate-inspired fashion and entertainment ...
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Opinion
So Far, So What, Sephora?
PR and brand-building expert Jo Jones on why the long-awaited and anticipated relaunch of Sephora in the UK created a polite ...
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So Far, So What, Sephora?
PR and brand-building expert Jo Jones on why the long-awaited and anticipated relaunch of Sephora in the UK created a polite hum not a big buzz. The Great British Sephora comeback has been much ...
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17 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: MSCHF's big red boots, trad-luxe homeware with Diptyque, EVs getting more screentime, the future of food waste ...
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17 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: MSCHF's big red boots, trad-luxe homeware with Diptyque, EVs getting more screentime, the future of food waste and TikTok usage on the rise.
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Trends
sector - fashion
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sector - youth
Next-Level Hedonism
Following years of pandemic-related social restrictions, consumers in the US in particular are prioritising pleasure – and ...
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Next-Level Hedonism
Following years of pandemic-related social restrictions, consumers in the US in particular are prioritising pleasure – and indulging in next-level partying. Whether from the loneliness of lockdowns, ...
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Case Studies
The Future of Filmmaking
After two years of unprecedented turmoil, flux and uncertainty, Canon Europe commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a ...
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The Future of Filmmaking
After two years of unprecedented turmoil, flux and uncertainty, Canon Europe commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report exploring what the next decade of filmmaking will ...
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10 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Burberry's latest creative expression, Chat-GPT powered Microsoft Teams, denouncing the shadow-banning of female ...
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10 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Burberry's latest creative expression, Chat-GPT powered Microsoft Teams, denouncing the shadow-banning of female athletes and RSVP to our 5 Trends to Impact the US Market in 2023 webinar.
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Meet The Experts
Meet the Experts : Rhiannon Hudson
In this month’s edition of Meet the Experts, we’re chatting with our presentations editor Rhiannon Hudson about the dynamism ...
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Meet the Experts : Rhiannon Hudson
In this month’s edition of Meet the Experts, we’re chatting with our presentations editor Rhiannon Hudson about the dynamism of her work and her thoughts on the significance of foresight. : How would ...
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Podcast
Back to the F**kture: Melodie Yashar
In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond talks to the ...
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Back to the F**kture: Melodie Yashar
In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond talks to the award-winning technologist and space architect Melodie Yashar about how her work on ...
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Features
What’s new on LS:N Global for 2023?
We are excited to announce a range of new LS:N Global benefits and features coming to the platform in Q1, designed to ...
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What’s new on LS:N Global for 2023?
We are excited to announce a range of new LS:N Global benefits and features coming to the platform in Q1, designed to inspire you and your team to think more innovatively and drive change in 2023. ...
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03 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: The Baoverse, art to inspire children to think about nature, Skims' savvy marketing move, streamlined ...
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03 : 02 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: The Baoverse, art to inspire children to think about nature, Skims' savvy marketing move, streamlined care-routines with WYOS and nearly half of game developers sceptical of the metaverse.
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Futures 100 Innovators Awards
Futures 100 Innovators : January
This month, we uncover the next 10 innovators to watch as part of our Futures 100 Awards, which highlight those brands, ...
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Futures 100 Innovators : January
This month, we uncover the next 10 innovators to watch as part of our Futures 100 Awards, which highlight those brands, businesses and people innovating for change – and a better future. In the ...
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Trends
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Indigenous Influencers
Digital inclusion must mean embracing Indigenous culture. There are lessons in this for all businesses striving to embrace ...
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Indigenous Influencers
Digital inclusion must mean embracing Indigenous culture. There are lessons in this for all businesses striving to embrace inclusivity. Drivers : what's happening Digital culture is not only ...
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Opinion
How To Curb Clothing Consumption?
Journalist, lecturer and sustainability adviser Olivia Pinnock explores the need for de-growth in the fashion industry. The ...
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How To Curb Clothing Consumption?
Journalist, lecturer and sustainability adviser Olivia Pinnock explores the need for de-growth in the fashion industry. The power of a strong brand is that it enables you to expand far beyond your ...
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27 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Ikea's latest design partnership, urban planning with Minecraft, Woodland Trust rebrands for wider appeal, the ...
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27 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Ikea's latest design partnership, urban planning with Minecraft, Woodland Trust rebrands for wider appeal, the future of fashion in Web3 and the great reshuffle continues.
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type - trends
Trends
sector - media & technology
The New News
As consumers seek an alternative to the 24-hour news cycle, media outlets are racing to re-invent themselves for the next ...
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The New News
As consumers seek an alternative to the 24-hour news cycle, media outlets are racing to re-invent themselves for the next generation. Drivers : what's happening The 24-hour news cycle should empower ...
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type - opinion
Opinion
Coffee: The New Wellness Ingredient?
FutureBrand’s strategy director, Ashleigh Steinhobel, explores evolving health-focused directions in caffeine culture, from ...
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Coffee: The New Wellness Ingredient?
FutureBrand’s strategy director, Ashleigh Steinhobel, explores evolving health-focused directions in caffeine culture, from humble bean to bio-hack. We live in a strongly caffeinated culture. From ...
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20 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Yayoi Kusama creates awe-inspiring infinity with Louis Vuitton, a fragrance collaboration celebrating the art of ...
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20 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Yayoi Kusama creates awe-inspiring infinity with Louis Vuitton, a fragrance collaboration celebrating the art of happiness, SKYN sidesteps censorship, The Orient Express set to sail and ...
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Meet The Experts
Meet the Experts : Olivia Houghton
In this month’s edition of Meet the Experts, we’re chatting with our deputy creative foresight editor Olivia Houghton about ...
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Meet the Experts : Olivia Houghton
In this month’s edition of Meet the Experts, we’re chatting with our deputy creative foresight editor Olivia Houghton about how trends and foresight have led her to success. : How would you describe ...
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sector - beauty
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Opinion
The Clean Beauty Evolution
David Hjalmarsson, co-founder of biome-friendly assurance mark Kind To Biome, predicts how the clean beauty concept will ...
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The Clean Beauty Evolution
David Hjalmarsson, co-founder of biome-friendly assurance mark Kind To Biome, predicts how the clean beauty concept will evolve to encompass beauty products that are made with the skin microbiome in ...
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Market Focus
Cannabis Market Update
Despite a lack of regulatory controls, the much-hyped cannabis-derived food and beverage market continues to grow and ...
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Cannabis Market Update
Despite a lack of regulatory controls, the much-hyped cannabis-derived food and beverage market continues to grow and diversify, specifically for products infused with non-psychoactive cannabidiol ...
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13 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: No-Lo liquor for the sober-curious, AI attorneys, make-up made more inclusive, futuristic waterways in Taiwan and ...
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13 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: No-Lo liquor for the sober-curious, AI attorneys, make-up made more inclusive, futuristic waterways in Taiwan and glacial loss due to the ever changing climate.
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type - trends
Trends
sector - travel & hospitality
Airborne Stays
A new category of travel experiences is taking off and catering for a growing appetite for air-scapism – airborne cruises ...
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Airborne Stays
A new category of travel experiences is taking off and catering for a growing appetite for air-scapism – airborne cruises where the flight and destination are of equal importance. Drivers : what's ...
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transport
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Futures 100 Innovators Awards
Futures 100 Innovators : December
In our first instalment of 2023’s Futures 100 Innovators, we reveal The Future Laboratory’s chosen innovators and ...
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Futures 100 Innovators : December
In our first instalment of 2023’s Futures 100 Innovators, we reveal The Future Laboratory’s chosen innovators and change-makers that are set to disrupt the lifestyle categories in 2023 and beyond. In ...
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06 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Home connectivity, back-to-basics home upgrades and mood rings at CES 2023 as well as key statistics on ...
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06 : 01 : 23 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Home connectivity, back-to-basics home upgrades and mood rings at CES 2023 as well as key statistics on Copenhagen Fashion Week’s sustainability efforts.
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Podcast
Back to the F**kture: Dr Catherine Nakalembe
In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond speaks with Dr ...
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Back to the F**kture: Dr Catherine Nakalembe
In this episode of our Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond speaks with Dr Catherine Nakalembe, Africa programme director at NASA Harvest, scientist, remote ...
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sector - food & drink
type - trends
Trends
Adaptive Appetites
As inflation and supply chain fragility sends food and drink prices soaring, consumers and companies are adapting rapidly – ...
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Adaptive Appetites
As inflation and supply chain fragility sends food and drink prices soaring, consumers and companies are adapting rapidly – embracing frugality, innovation and indulgence to navigate this uncertain ...
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type - features
Features
Happy New Year from The Future Laboratory
2023 is upon us. Welcome to the new year, and from all of us here at The Future Laboratory, we hope it will be a very happy ...
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Happy New Year from The Future Laboratory
2023 is upon us. Welcome to the new year, and from all of us here at The Future Laboratory, we hope it will be a very happy one for you, your team and your loved ones. 2023 is shaping up to be a real ...
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sector - food & drink
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Drink
In 2023, the beverage industry will increasingly see a wave of decolonisation, with new spirits brands emerging from regions ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Drink
In 2023, the beverage industry will increasingly see a wave of decolonisation, with new spirits brands emerging from regions like Africa and countries like Mexico. These challengers are locally ...
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sector - travel & hospitality
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Travel & Hospitality
The future of the travel and hospitality sector is a challenging one, but those brands and services that allow individuals ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Travel & Hospitality
The future of the travel and hospitality sector is a challenging one, but those brands and services that allow individuals to enjoy the human qualities of travel once again will find a firm way ...
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sector - fashion
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Fashion
There is an ease of interconnectivity in the way that Gen Z shop and consume across a growing number of digital resale ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Fashion
There is an ease of interconnectivity in the way that Gen Z shop and consume across a growing number of digital resale platforms, while collective nostalgia is also inspiring brands to build ...
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category - fashion
category - female futures
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category - design
category - mobility
category - sustainability
sector - health & wellness
sector - youth
23 : 12 : 22 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Factory of the future, luxury group promotes biodiversity, a creative approach to automative retail, China ...
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23 : 12 : 22 : Weekly Debrief
This week: Factory of the future, luxury group promotes biodiversity, a creative approach to automative retail, China becomes the first country to trial deepfake regulation, and Gen Z parents reject ...
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sector - health & wellness
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Health & Wellness
Our mental wellbeing has become just as important as our physical wellbeing. In retail, physical spaces and brands will ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Health & Wellness
Our mental wellbeing has become just as important as our physical wellbeing. In retail, physical spaces and brands will address the same care needed for our minds as for our bodies, such as with ...
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sector - luxury
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Luxury
Luxury is once more becoming exclusive, guilded and hyper- curated. It is also about assets that can be traded and traced in ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Luxury
Luxury is once more becoming exclusive, guilded and hyper- curated. It is also about assets that can be traded and traced in digital as well as physical exchanges. Yet the notion of luxury itself is ...
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sector - media & technology
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Media & Tech
In 2023, the question won’t be: what does the metaverse mean for my business? Instead, ask: what else could it be? A space ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Media & Tech
In 2023, the question won’t be: what does the metaverse mean for my business? Instead, ask: what else could it be? A space for activism, for aid, for support or for democratised access to services? ...
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type - features
Features
2022 at The Future Laboratory
What a year! After more than 20 years in existence, The Future Laboratory is no stranger to tumultuous change, uncertainty ...
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2022 at The Future Laboratory
What a year! After more than 20 years in existence, The Future Laboratory is no stranger to tumultuous change, uncertainty and volatility. Yet despite the challenges that we have all faced and those ...
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sector - food & drink
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Food
The post-Covid rush to be out, meet people and eat out has faded, dampened by rising living costs and global financial ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Food
The post-Covid rush to be out, meet people and eat out has faded, dampened by rising living costs and global financial turmoil, which is set to continue in 2023. Dining spaces will need to offer ...
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type - big idea
Big Idea
sector - media & technology
sector - retail
Retail’s New UX Sustainability Hubs
As consumer demand for value-driven retail increases, a new wave of Hyperphysical Stores offering sustainability-focused ...
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Retail’s New UX Sustainability Hubs
As consumer demand for value-driven retail increases, a new wave of Hyperphysical Stores offering sustainability-focused customer experiences are coming to the fore. Retailers are experimenting with ...
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sector - youth
type - future forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023
Future Forecast 2023 : Youth
Youth culture is no longer just about young people. Youth culture has entered its flat age. It is lateral, not vertical. ...
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Future Forecast 2023 : Youth
Youth culture is no longer just about young people. Youth culture has entered its flat age. It is lateral, not vertical. It’s based on values not demographics – a state of mind not an age. Zalphas ...
