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FutureFest 2016: Review

This year’s show explored why brands are shifting towards purpose, empowerment, experimentation and transparency.

FutureFest : E-motional Economy : Convenience Culture

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Allo world

Global – Google has launched its own AI-powered messaging app.

Google Allo : AI-powered : Google Assistant

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Youth in crisis

UK – A new study suggests that young British adults are suffering a crisis of confidence.

Housing Crisis : Work-life Balance : Adultlescents

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Yeay for video

Germany – Yeay is a new video-only shopping app that combines retail and social media.

YEAY : Gen Viz : Video Shopping App

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Toy boy

US – Boy Story is a range of male dolls for boys that is designed to promote gender equality.

Boy Story : Neutral Culture : Action Dolls

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High-spirit mixers

London – Merchant’s Heart is a new range of premium tonic waters designed to enhance the spirits they are mixed with.

Soda : Merchant’s Heart : Cocktail Futures

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Disposing of plastic cutlery

France – The French government has outlined plans to ban all cups and cutlery made from conventional plastic.

Energy Transition For Green Growth : Whole System Thinking : Packaging

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Hacking coffee

US – Hacker’s Brew is a nootropics-laced cold-brew coffee designed to offer peak mental performance.

Coffee : Optimised Self : Nootropics

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A sound course

Global – Levi’s has worked with best-selling artists to promote its new music courses for young people.

Levi's Music Project : The Learning Economy : Alicia Keys

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Bio-enhancement anxiety

US – American citizens fear biomedical technology that promises to enhance human abilities.

Bioenhancement : Awakening Tech : The Optimised Self

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Ad-vocation

Global – Many of the world’s most influential brand names have joined together to ensure a higher standard of online advertising.

Adblocking : The Coalition For Better Ads : Symbiotic Branding

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The Long Progress Bar 2016: Review

Artists and thinkers gathered to discuss radical responses to a world dominated by disruption and dislocation.

The Long Progress Bar 2016 : Dislocated World : Neutral Culture

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Autonomous Uber

US – Uber has introduced its first self-driving taxis in Pittsburgh as part of its UberX service.

Uber : Ride-share Market : Self-driving Cars

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A growing feeling

US – New research from Google Labs shows that South Korea and Finland are leading the way in autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) consume...

South Korea : Finland : Google Labs

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Linked-India

India – LinkedIn has announced that it will launch a suite of products and services in the lucrative subcontinent market.

LinkedIn : Mobile Market : India

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Sneaker school

US – Trainers designed by students from Pensole will be sold at Foot Locker following a partnership between the retailer and Asics.

Asics : The Learning Economy : Pensole Footwear Design Academy

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London Design Festival 2016: Preview

This year’s festival offers new perspectives on the urban experience and the future of the design industry in a post-Brexit reality.

Shoreditch Design Triangle : Victoria & Albert Museum : Product Design

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MiVote counts

Australia – MiVote is a new app that proposes a direct democracy approach to government.

MiVote : Awakening Tech : Digital Democracy

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Searching for style

New York – Google is enabling luxury fashion brands to curate image-led search carousels during Fashion Week.

Google : New York Fashion Week 2016 : Mega-systems

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Addressing discrimination

US – Home-sharing platform Airbnb is battling issues of discrimination with a new set of guidelines.

Airbnb : Sharing Economy : Backlash Brands

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