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In a post-Covid landscape, changing consumer needs are driving retailers to rethink bricks-and-mortar stores to be more engaging, sensorial and memorable Drivers: what’s happening While e-commerce is ...
In a post-Covid landscape, changing consumer needs are driving retailers to rethink bricks-and-mortar stores to be more ...
In a post-Covid landscape, changing consumer needs are driving retailers to rethink bricks-and-mortar stores to be more engaging, sensorial and memorable Drivers: what’s happening While e-commerce is ...
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Thanks to some massive recent success, queer stories have moved from a subculture into the mainstream. Here are some of our ...
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This week: Post-Covid festivals of expression, eco-friendly toothbrushes, a luxury and wellness wearable collaboration with Gucci, luxury real estate in Miami and reimagining the interior design of ...
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No longer a dirty byword for corporate grubbiness, effective networking has become the latest tool being used by super-connectors like Victoria Stoyanova to reboot everything from innovation to how ...
Described as the magic mushroom for moisture, the snow fungus is entering the Western market as an ingredient promising a ...
Described as the magic mushroom for moisture, the snow fungus is entering the Western market as an ingredient promising a range of skin-boosting benefits Humanrace: Humidifying Body Cream The ...
Like many, The Future Laboratory is celebrating Pride Month, which runs throughout the month of June in the UK. Pride Month ...
Like many, The Future Laboratory is celebrating Pride Month, which runs throughout the month of June in the UK. Pride Month will come to a close with London’s Pride Parade on Saturday 2 July. This ...
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In a post-Covid landscape, changing consumer needs are driving retailers to rethink bricks-and-mortar stores to be more ...
In a post-Covid landscape, changing consumer needs are driving retailers to rethink bricks-and-mortar stores to be more engaging, sensorial and memorable Drivers: what’s happening While e-commerce is ...
This week: Energy-producing gardens, a ‘couture’ Parisian coffee company, scent-diffusing robots, Boot’s Price Lock Promise ...
This week: Energy-producing gardens, a ‘couture’ Parisian coffee company, scent-diffusing robots, Boot’s Price Lock Promise and an opportunity for women to explore STEM in the metaverse.
Thanks to some massive recent success, queer stories have moved from a subculture into the mainstream. Here are some of our ...
Thanks to some massive recent success, queer stories have moved from a subculture into the mainstream. Here are some of our favourite queer culture resources. In 1988, Section 28 came into force, ...
This week: Post-Covid festivals of expression, eco-friendly toothbrushes, a luxury and wellness wearable collaboration with ...
This week: Post-Covid festivals of expression, eco-friendly toothbrushes, a luxury and wellness wearable collaboration with Gucci, luxury real estate in Miami and reimagining the interior design of ...
No longer a dirty byword for corporate grubbiness, effective networking has become the latest tool being used by ...
No longer a dirty byword for corporate grubbiness, effective networking has become the latest tool being used by super-connectors like Victoria Stoyanova to reboot everything from innovation to how ...
Described as the magic mushroom for moisture, the snow fungus is entering the Western market as an ingredient promising a ...
Described as the magic mushroom for moisture, the snow fungus is entering the Western market as an ingredient promising a range of skin-boosting benefits Humanrace: Humidifying Body Cream The ...
Like many, The Future Laboratory is celebrating Pride Month, which runs throughout the month of June in the UK. Pride Month ...
Like many, The Future Laboratory is celebrating Pride Month, which runs throughout the month of June in the UK. Pride Month will come to a close with London’s Pride Parade on Saturday 2 July. This ...
The managing director of Selfridges Group examines the ways that retailers can create immersive, engaging and Hyperphysical ...
The managing director of Selfridges Group examines the ways that retailers can create immersive, engaging and Hyperphysical Store experiences The past few years have centred on making shopping ...
No longer the epitome of youth culture, members of Generation Z are having kids of their own, driving the parenting sector ...
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The fifth instalment of our Futures 100 Innovators spotlights people ungendering beauty, addressing ADHD through design and ...
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This week: A snobby wine subscription, Microsoft reduces their carbon footprint, a navigation platform for the visually ...
This week: A snobby wine subscription, Microsoft reduces their carbon footprint, a navigation platform for the visually impaired, bringing nature to the web and Asian counter culture comes to a ...
As we collectively renew and reinvent, LinkedIn commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report ...
As we collectively renew and reinvent, LinkedIn commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report identifying the key trends that are influencing financial services marketing today ...
From streetwear hotels to decadent souvenirs, brands across sectors are embedding themselves in hospitality’s long-awaited ...
From streetwear hotels to decadent souvenirs, brands across sectors are embedding themselves in hospitality’s long-awaited comeback Hyped hospitality: Frame and Carlyle Hotel, Ritz Paris Capitalising ...
In the next instalment of our Meet the Experts blog series, we’re chatting with Adam Steel, our strategic foresight editor ...
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In the first episode of season two of the Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond ...
In the first episode of season two of the Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond discusses the adventures in the futures trade with Belgian forecaster Herman ...
The fourth instalment of our Futures 100 Innovators spotlights people designing hotel ambience, making alcohol healthier and ...
The fourth instalment of our Futures 100 Innovators spotlights people designing hotel ambience, making alcohol healthier and uplifting Caribbean creativity In this month’s Futures 100 Innovators, we ...
This week: A genderless look for clean beauty, a selfie drone, crowdfunding a luxury manor, tapping into skintellectual Gen ...
This week: A genderless look for clean beauty, a selfie drone, crowdfunding a luxury manor, tapping into skintellectual Gen Z and trading phygital fashion.
In the wake of an inclusivity upheaval, beauty brands are swapping one-size-fits-all strategies for those that consider ...
In the wake of an inclusivity upheaval, beauty brands are swapping one-size-fits-all strategies for those that consider religious and ethical restrictions Drivers: what’s happening In an industry ...
While technology is often associated with distraction, digitised ambience can offer subtle solutions to improving home ...
While technology is often associated with distraction, digitised ambience can offer subtle solutions to improving home environments The term ambient technology is familiar to many creative workshops ...
This week: A Gen Z wellness platform, embracing sector taboos, a fake video game to get kids outdoors, prenatal supplements ...
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We’re all familiar with trackers that monitor our physical health. But as we take our mental wellbeing more seriously, how ...
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Welcome to our new Meet the Experts blog series, where we interview our foresight analysts, creatives, strategists, ...
Welcome to our new Meet the Experts blog series, where we interview our foresight analysts, creatives, strategists, researchers, futurists and specialists to give you an insight into the people ...
Having re-engaged with their local communities, neighbours are inspiring new retail models based on hyper-local trading and ...
Having re-engaged with their local communities, neighbours are inspiring new retail models based on hyper-local trading and sharing of goods Drivers: what’s happening The pandemic may have reinstated ...
Olfactory-meets-auditory experiences are providing people with physical and psychological grounding as an antidote to ...
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Drawing on new technologies and neuro-scientific breakthroughs, there is now a huge opportunity to envisage a future of ...
Drawing on new technologies and neuro-scientific breakthroughs, there is now a huge opportunity to envisage a future of retail in which spatial environments and in-store journeys are truly conscious ...
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A series of new platforms are transforming fashion’s resale market into a bona fide investment arena, cementing garments as ...
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Neo-collectivism isn’t just a better brand image for socialism in a Web3 age, it’s the future of business and organisational ...
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In our third instalment of Futures 100 Innovators, we spotlight the individuals updating wellness UX, fighting food ...
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From collaborations to cooling beauty formulas, brands are exploring the regenerative benefits of cryotherapy via tools and ...
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Generational terms such as Baby Boomer and Millennial have shaped the way we conduct research. But are they helping to ...
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Consumers are shunning individualism in favour of alliances that redistribute power at scale. Rachele Simms, director of ...
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The emergence of animated NFT characters is generating profit for owners through entertainment productions that bring their ...
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Kicking off Neo-collectivism Week, we’re trying to answer the question brands have been asking for decades - what is the ...
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This week: Ralph Lauren diversifies its college appeal, Bulgari’s thinnest watch yet, hacking misinformation in Russia, a ...
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The war in Ukraine is spotlighting humans’ innate collective behaviour and care in action – an approach that will be vital ...
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Web3 communities are using technologies such as blockchain and DAOs to encourage people to break bread together – both ...
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The team here at The Lab are excited to introduce you to our new The Future Laboratory Community network, a place to think, ...
The team here at The Lab are excited to introduce you to our new The Future Laboratory Community network, a place to think, share ideas, to collaborate, learn and network with fellow community ...
This week: Palm Heights hotel reveals beachwear collection, Lambeth calls on men to stop street harassment, remembering ...
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Shifting focus from e-commerce to experience marketing, beauty firms are seizing upon the metaverse to educate, experiment ...
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Innovation isn’t just about change, as we sometimes believe; it can also be about making a difference. That much is clear ...
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Justin Hochberg, CEO of Virtual Brand Group, explains the untapped benefits of the metaverse, from R&D to phygital ...
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This week: Good Shit rebrands veganism, Peloton gamifies fitness, The Ordinary launches pro-sulphate shampoo, ...
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In our second instalment of Futures 100 Innovators, we spotlight the people democratising Web3, giving voices to disabled ...
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Our new home is a special one. Located on the banks of the Regent’s Canal, the fully accessible, zero waste construction has ...
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The DELLI app lets users discover local food ‘drops’ and the stories behind their small-scale producers. Founder Simon ...
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Using a hotel as a moniker for civic infrastructure, Amahra Spence, co-founder of MAIA Group, imagines how hospitality can ...
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D&I coach Fox Al Rajim, traces our journey so far, and how partnering with educational organisations like The Other Box ...
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In the final episode of season one of the Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond ...
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Looking ahead at the key trends that will impact the connected consumer in 2030, Vodafone Smart Tech commissioned The Future ...
Looking ahead at the key trends that will impact the connected consumer in 2030, Vodafone Smart Tech commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report identifying what will shape ...
At our recent webinar, we revealed the key insights from our new Meta-tainment Futures report. Watch a recap of the live ...
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In this first instalment of our Futures 100 Innovators longlist, we get to know global disruptors and change-makers creating ...
In this first instalment of our Futures 100 Innovators longlist, we get to know global disruptors and change-makers creating the future across 10 sectors Welcome to the Futures 100 Innovators, a new ...
Leaning into pop culture and relinquishing brand control can help luxury companies transform trending topics into viral ...
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As the line blurs between people’s real-life personas and online avatars, socially conscious netizens are seeking digital ...
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This month, we’re launching the first 10 nominees for our Futures 100 Innovators Awards to celebrate those among us who are ...
This month, we’re launching the first 10 nominees for our Futures 100 Innovators Awards to celebrate those among us who are showcasing innovation in its truest and most democratic, diverse and ...
We’ve defined The Future Laboratory by its sense of community over the years and we want our LS:N Global members to think of ...
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After two years of Covid-19 sending disruptive waves around the worlds of politics, Sony commissioned The Future Laboratory ...
After two years of Covid-19 sending disruptive waves around the worlds of politics, Sony commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report exploring how this is a fitting time to ...
Amid the climate crisis, ageing populations and ever-more advanced technologies and materials, our homes in 2050 will be ...
Amid the climate crisis, ageing populations and ever-more advanced technologies and materials, our homes in 2050 will be conscious and community-orientated Immersive assistants In some global cities, ...
Looking ahead at the key trends impacting tech retail in 2022 and beyond, Currys commissioned The Future Laboratory to ...
Looking ahead at the key trends impacting tech retail in 2022 and beyond, Currys commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report identifying the insights that will shape the ...
Representations of men in Latin America are in flux as new idols, peers and a nascent set of brands work to shift narratives ...
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With consumers turning to the natural world as a wellbeing resource, brands are exploring the benefits of one of its key ...
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Designer Beatrice Caciotti and LS:N Global’s creative foresight analyst Savannah Scott discuss how to tackle the prevalence ...
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Welcome back and a very happy new year to you from all of us here at The Future Laboratory. We hope you had a restful and ...
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Brad Morris, founder of digital fashion house MYAMI, discusses how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can become tools for promoting ...
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With the advent of Web 3.0, major social media platforms will be usurped by small-scale decentralised social networks where ...
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In his latest Back to the F**kture podcast, author and The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond spoke with ...
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Looking ahead at the key trends impacting cocktail consumption and the spirits business in 2022, Bacardi commissioned The ...
Looking ahead at the key trends impacting cocktail consumption and the spirits business in 2022, Bacardi commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new foresight report identifying these trends ...
In 2022, we welcome The Great Re-engagement, a time when humans will reconnect consciously, purposefully and rationally with ...
In 2022, we welcome The Great Re-engagement, a time when humans will reconnect consciously, purposefully and rationally with the world around them. Our Future Forecast 2022 collection takes a look at ...
As the sustainable fashion landscape evolves, brands are experimenting with long-lasting garments that adapt, change or grow ...
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This week: Pernod Ricard’s latest distillery, Black femmes in the digital art space, Chilly’s plastic-free future, ...
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Driving a shift from collectivism to individuality, young Saudis are at the forefront of their country’s major ...
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Solutions were not enough at this year’s IAM Weekend, as thinkers gathered to imagine better internet(s), care systems and ...
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As the definition of nutrition broadens to include mental wellbeing, men are seeking more nuanced support and recognition ...
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Consumers’ hunger is growing for niche ingredients, sensorial shopping experiences and communal eating events centred on ...
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Unchecked expansion and commodification have led to a perilously fragile food and drink eco-system that threatens our ...
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2021 has been a pivotal year on our path towards a safer climate. But, as the recent IPCC report reminds us, we are still ...
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Forget advertising campaigns and branded content. All eyes are on the inner workings of your business – and how seamlessly ...
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The Transformative Twenties are already with us, as members of our trend intelligence platform, LS:N Global fully appreciate ...
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Remember your humanity, suspend your disbelief and work to become anti-racist, writes Nyasha Pitt, chair of Coventry Pride’s ...
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Businesses are swapping productivity and peak performance for a culture of connection, belonging and resilience as key ...
Businesses are swapping productivity and peak performance for a culture of connection, belonging and resilience as key metrics of their success The workplace was once a space reserved for ...
The Future Laboratory and creative network Dutch Invertuals are exploring how design can foster Equilibrium Cities – future ...
The Future Laboratory and creative network Dutch Invertuals are exploring how design can foster Equilibrium Cities – future urban zones where collective ownership, fluid identities and nature are ...
The world isn’t just getting smaller, it’s becoming a place of limited and limiting choice – especially in the area of ...
The world isn’t just getting smaller, it’s becoming a place of limited and limiting choice – especially in the area of strategy and foresight, where pan-global consultancies such as Accenture, KPMG, ...
Turbulence and disruption from COVID-19 have highlighted the importance of resilience across all industries. In insurance – ...
Turbulence and disruption from COVID-19 have highlighted the importance of resilience across all industries. In insurance – a sector historically founded on quantifiable risk assessment – ...
In his latest Back to the F**kture podcast, author and The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond talks resilience, ...
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Citizens are demanding a more receptive and equitable built environment that will allow future urban generations, nature and ...
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PayPal’s VP of Global Pay Later Products Greg Lisiewski and The Future Laboratory’s senior foresight writer Holly Friend ...
PayPal’s VP of Global Pay Later Products Greg Lisiewski and The Future Laboratory’s senior foresight writer Holly Friend share their insight on non-linear commerce strategies and how they can drive ...
What does the future of work look like post-pandemic? Martin Raymond, co-founder of The Future Laboratory, and Lucy Silkin, ...
What does the future of work look like post-pandemic? Martin Raymond, co-founder of The Future Laboratory, and Lucy Silkin, Future of Work Hub and Employment partner at Lewis Silkin discuss what’s ...
As young people navigate an age of information overload, they are revolting against the relentless creation of content – and ...
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A generation of innovative businesses, designers and organisations are re-assessing how they design products and the ...
A generation of innovative businesses, designers and organisations are re-assessing how they design products and the materials they use in them, pushing a future of conscious design forward. Volvo ...
In the next edition of our Diversity & Inclusion at The Lab series, we explore the changing roles and responsibilities ...
In the next edition of our Diversity & Inclusion at The Lab series, we explore the changing roles and responsibilities of men, the future of masculinity and what this means for brands as well as ...
Explore the headlines from the Future of British Luxury Summit, from ‘carpe diem’ mindsets infiltrating luxury to travel and ...
Explore the headlines from the Future of British Luxury Summit, from ‘carpe diem’ mindsets infiltrating luxury to travel and spending forecasts A pro-risk future In a presentation exploring the ...
While sustainability has long been a watchword among businesses, it has taken on new levels of urgency during the Covid-19 ...
While sustainability has long been a watchword among businesses, it has taken on new levels of urgency during the Covid-19 pandemic. Avery Dennison commissioned The Future Laboratory to produce a new ...
While the key needs underpinning luxury remain steadfast, they are prioritised, expressed and pursued differently as time, ...
While the key needs underpinning luxury remain steadfast, they are prioritised, expressed and pursued differently as time, culture and society evolve. Louise French, strategy director at The Future ...
With less than a decade to prevent irreversible damage to our climate, a new wave of material innovation is helping ...
With less than a decade to prevent irreversible damage to our climate, a new wave of material innovation is helping designers and organisations adopt circular and regenerative approaches to design ...
This week: The Innovation Debrief 2021 report, intentionally ugly nail polish, KFC's pop-up hotel, Okcupid caters for ...
This week: The Innovation Debrief 2021 report, intentionally ugly nail polish, KFC's pop-up hotel, Okcupid caters for diverse dating and Blume's new adaptogenic milk.
This week: A provocative hand sanitiser, a debating app that connects polarised youth, Nike champions staff as brand ...
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