Behaviours

Everything you need to face your future consumer with confidence, including the latest ethnographic research, generational insight, consumer-related stats and overarching human needs.

Sacred Sojourns

Religious tourism is booming as a new generation of travellers seeks spiritual meaning, cultural rituals and connection across sacred destinations worldwide.

Markets

Gen Z’s Mall Revival

For Gen Z, malls are more than places to shop – they have become social playgrounds where retail, food and entertainment collide to create energy, connection and discovery.

Big Ideas

SXSW 2025: Reclamation Versus Resistance

SXSW 2025 marked a radical shift from resistance to reclamation, as industry leaders build agency in a challenging democracy, create decentralised media platforms and focus on a shared humanity.

Markets

Gen Z in Indonesia

With millions of young, tech-savvy and entrepreneurial Indonesians reshaping culture, business and faith, Gen Z is a force no brand can afford to ignore.

Markets

The Sexuwellness Men’s Market

Meet the innovators rebranding men’s sexual wellness as a pillar of male pleasure and wellbeing.

Big Ideas

CES 2015: Toyota makes patents available to bring about the hydrogen society

Toyota has opened up thousands of patents relating to hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Toyota : Hydrogen Fuel Cell : Auto Futures

Big Ideas

Lending platform uses social networks to reduce interest rates

Vouch is a new lending platform that takes advantage of customers’ personal networks to reduce the interest on their loans.

Vouch : Vouchers : Yee Lee

Big Ideas

CES 2015: Start-up sparks new excitement about 3D-printed objects

At the 2015 International CES, Massachusetts start-up Voxel8 is showing the first 3D printer that can print working electronic objects.

Voxel8 : 3D Printing : Technology Futures

Big Ideas

Montblanc creates new line of luxury smartwatches

Luxury Swiss watchmaker Montblanc has released the TimeWalker Urban Speed e-Strap, its first entry into the burgeoning smartwatch market.

Withings : Montblanc : Timewalker

Big Ideas

CES 2015: Blue Spark creates patch thermometer with flexible batteries

Flexible batteries maker Blue Spark Technologies has released its flagship product, a Bluetooth thermometer that continuously measures body tempe...

TempTraq : Flexible Batteries : Awakening Tech

Big Ideas

Millennials take a different approach in their pursuit of happiness

A study by marketing insights agency ZenithOptimedia has revealed that Millennials look for happiness in different places from Baby Boomers and G...

Millennials : Happiness : The Sharded Self

Big Ideas

CES 2015: Bravia meets Google as Sony unveils Android tv

Sony has launched an ultra-high-definition television with an operating system powered by Google.

Sony Bravia : Android TV : Transmedia Futures

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Polo flagship store, New York

New York – Opened in September 2014, Ralph Lauren’s 38,000-square-feet store in Midtown Manhattan is the first flagship store for the iconic Polo ...

Ralph Lauren : The Athena Woman : Polo

Big Ideas

Skype releases live translator service for video calls

Skype has launched Translator, a live video tool that can translate English into Spanish and vice versa.

Skype Translator : Real-time Translation : Generation I

Big Ideas

CES 2015: Samsung focuses on content to support products

Las Vegas – At its 2015 International CES press conference, Samsung moved further into Mega-systems territory, announcing a range of con...

CES 2015 : Samsung : The Dawn Of The Mega-systems

Big Ideas

CES 2015: Qardio creates a smart scale that doesn’t judge

Las Vegas – At the 2015 International CES show, digital health company Qardio has unveiled the QardioBase, a scale that helps consumers track the...

CES 2015 : Awakening Tech : CES

Big Ideas

Almost all UK Millennials ready to switch banks

Some 99% of UK Millennials are ready to switch banks, indicating that traditional financial institutions are failing to resonate with the Millennia...

Banking : Millennials : The New Value Economy

Big Ideas

Fitness concierges emerge following rise of boutique gyms

In Manhattan, a new fitness concierge service is designed to help affluent and curious clients navigate the increasingly diverse fitness...

SIN Workouts : Boutique Fitness : Body Temples

Big Ideas

First-class cabins on the rise despite post-recession concerns

Investment in airline first-class cabins is on the rise despite pre- and post-recession concerns about the premium service.

First Class Cabins : OAG : Luxury Futures

Big Ideas

Charlotte Tilbury launches a make-up box with an in-built video tutorial

Acclaimed make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury is leaving her mark by releasing a make-up box featuring an in-built video tutorial.

Charlotte Tilbury : The Supermodel Genius Tutorial Box : Awakening Tech

Big Ideas

How technology is changing the dynamics in the family home

The Future of Families study explores how technology is affecting the modern British family.

Television : Emerging Families : Traditional Families

Big Ideas

Smart suitcase designed to make travelling less stressful

A smart suitcase, which travellers will be able to control via an app, promises to make travelling less stressful and more efficient.

Bluesmart : Smart Suitcase : Awakening Tech

Big Ideas

Design Miami/ 2014 Overview: Part 2

On the 10th anniversary of the show, Design Miami/ 2014 fully lived up to expectations and the city was awash with colour and energy. Here LS...

Miami : Art : Collaboration

Big Ideas

Pizza Hut tests ‘subconscious menu’ in UK stores

Pizza Hut has tested a new tablet-based ordering service across its 300 UK branches that uses retina-scanning to help diners choose their food.

Pizza Hut : Subconscious Menu : Generation D

Big Ideas

Publishing group introduces buy button on Twitter

Publishing group Hachette has introduced a buy button on the Twitter feeds of its more popular authors.

Hachette : Twitter Buying : The Dawn Of The Mega-systems