LSN : Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Stream it all

Global – BitTorrent Now is a new app that enables users to stream music and video content.

BitTorrent Now : Radio Renaissance : Media Futures

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Silent treatment

Global – Ghostbot is a new app designed to gently discourage unwanted contacts.

Ghostbot : The Optimised Self : Chatbots

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Development dining

UK – London restaurant Le Bab has launched a Development Sunday series, where diners can try experimental kebabs for half the price.

Kebabs : Crowdsourcing : Focus Group

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Network wealth

Zürich – Credit Suisse is reported to have entered the social network market with a new exclusive offer.

Credit Suisse : Social Network : Mobile Money

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Cannes Lions 2016: Purpose power

Cannes Lions 2016 – To mark the launch of its new 2016 Earned Brand study, Edelman Intelligence has hosted a panel exploring brand purpose.

Cannes Lions 2016 : Brandstanding : Edelman Intelligence

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On call

Global – Google is making it easier to find reliable information about health conditions when searching for symptoms.

Google : Healthcare : Answers Engine

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Cannes Lions 2016: Digital ambition

Cannes - Anna Wintour delivered a keynote that focused on innovation and creativity in the digital age.

Cannes Lions 2016 : Condé Nast : Media

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Small-scale showrooms

Los Angeles – Tesla has collaborated with Nordstrom to give consumers a taste of life with an electric vehicle.

Tesla : Nordstrom : Showroom

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Cannes Lions 2016: Moment of calm

Cannes Lions 2016 – Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case and HackerAgency global chief creative officer Haydn Sweterlitsch discussed the coming age of ...

Cannes Lions 2016 : The Internet Of Things : Hackerspace

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Saucy secret

US – One Hop Kitchen is a new food brand that offers insect-based versions of family favourite pasta sauces.

Insect Protein : Nutrition : Sustainable

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Design Miami/Basel 2016: Review

Design Miami/Basel is moving away from its conservative roots and embracing emotionally rich approaches to contemporary luxury.

Design Miami/Basel : Luxury : Product Design

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Spice trade

Singapore – The Sambal Exchange Project uses food as a tool to examine the value of personal relationships.

Food : Sambal : New Bricolage Living

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Pay and display

Ireland – Raffler is an app that gives people the chance to win cash prizes in exchange for watching two adverts per day.

Raffler : Advertising : Ad Blockers

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Happiness index

China – Generation D cares less about money, according to a new report by agency OMD China.

Happiness Index : China : Gen Viz

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Beaming out

London – BuzzFeed UK has live streamed a public debate with senior politicians via Facebook ahead of the EU referendum vote.

Buzzfeed UK : Politics : Live Streaming

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Read all about it

Global – There is life for long-form articles on mobile after all, according to a study by Pew Research Center.

Pew Research Center : News : Mobiles

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Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2016: Preview

The advertising, marketing and media industries’ annual celebration of the past year’s creativity.

Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity : 2016 : Advertising Futures

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Augmented money

UK – The Bank of England has teamed up with augmented reality (AR) app Blippar to introduce the new £5 note.

Blippar : The New Fiver : Augmented Reality

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Balanced coverage

New York – SupChina is a new online publication that aims to offer a comprehensive picture of contemporary China.

SupChina : News Media : Curated Content

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Brand of character

London – Graduate Fashion Week has teamed up with IBM to match students to brands that share similar personality traits.

IBM : Graduate Fashion Week : E-motional Economy

Big Ideas

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