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Covid-19 Contingency Planning

Learn the immediate impacts of Covid-19 across key sectors, and discover best-in-class case studies and future considerations for your organisation.

Covid-19 : Society : Health

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Healthy kids campaigns

A series of new food industry initiatives aim to inspire and deliver healthier eating among children by targeting parents, schools and care-givers.

Food : Healthy Eating Design : Children

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IAM Weekend 2020 Show Report

This year’s symposium offered new perspectives on youth activism, remote connection in the Covid-19 age, and the downfall of human-centred design.

Sustainability : Media : Technology

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The rise of anti-social networks

No likes, no followers, no glossy digital persona – discover the nascent networks challenging major social platforms with curated, close-knit commu...

Technology : Social Media : Media

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Food brands get a taste for fashion

From fast food streetwear to luxury drink carriers, brands are launching clothing collections as a tool to market products and reveal their persona...

Food : Drinks : Fashion

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The emerging youth zines causing media anarchy

Zines are becoming the platform of choice for youth in Malaysia, South Africa, China and Brazil to express alternative views away from regulated me...

Youth : Media : Generation Z

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Experiential luxury malls

Shedding their teen hangout reputation, retail centres are being given an experiential upgrade as operators set their sights on affluent luxury sho...

Luxury : Retail : Architecture

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The spaces making zero-waste dining luxurious

Chefs and restaurateurs are proving that zero-waste can be high-end with a raft of new eateries representing the next generation of sustainable hos...

Food : Waste : Sustainability

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SMS is changing the face of customer service

Brands and retailers are using SMS to offer their expertise as a personal service rather than to simply encourage customers to buy more products.

Retail : Customer Service : Technology

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Interactive listening

Technology devices are becoming central to the listening experience, with interactive apps and AR tools revealing greater meaning behind the music.

Media : Technology : Music

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Democratising skills through 5G

Professor Mischa Dohler of King’s College London explains how AI-powered kinetics and the Internet of Skills will enable frictionless remote collab...

Technology : 5G : Media

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Neo-food photography

Meet the four food photographers skewing ideas of perfection and health in favour of a playful and disorderly aesthetic.

Food : Design : Photography

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Exploring future scenarios powered by 5G

As we enter a new decade, LS:N Global speculates about the impact and transformative use cases of 5G across sectors including retail, healthcare an...

Technology : 5G : Far Futures

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Five emerging travel destinations in 2020

From Red Sea retreats to nomadic Mongolian adventures, in 2020 travellers will journey to these unexpected countries for unique sensorial experiences.

Travel : Tourism : Hospitality

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Focused fitness classes

Beyond spinning and boxing lessons, new studios and classes are emerging focused on single-format exercise dedicated to improving technique and skill.

Wellness : Fitness : Conscious Deceleration

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Five key themes from Web Summit 2019

Web Summit shifted its focus to people and the planet, and the ways in which technology can be a force for good at a time when citizens are warier ...

Technology : Web Summit : Web Summit 2019

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Diets for an evolving planet

The Eatelier founder Katinka Versendaal on creating speculative gastronomy to translate complex research into sensorial food experiences.

Culinary Technology : Food & Drink : Climate Change

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AI-driven mobility

As a precursor to fully autonomous vehicles, design studios are experimenting with integrating artificial intelligence into smaller, more agile f...

Technology : Mobility : Urbanisation

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Imperceptible realities at Dutch Design Week 2019

Meet the designers unravelling the hidden side of our technological systems, questioning territory ownership and daring to lay bare the amount of j...

Dutch Design Week : Media : Technology

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Circular store design

Consumers’ increasing interest in sustainable living is reflected in new retail destinations, where materials, design details and energy use ...

Retail : Sustainability : Design

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The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape