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Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2016: Review

World Retail Congress focused on the struggles of the industry and the increasing importance of placemaking to the retail experience.

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A working reality

UK – Barclays has launched a work experience programme that uses virtual reality to teach transferable skills to young people.

Barclays : Recruitment : Virtual Reality

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Hello Alexa

New York – Triby is the first third-party connected home hub that uses Amazon’s Alexa Voice System as its user interface.

Triby : Amazon : Alexa

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The connected car

UK – Jaguar Land Rover has teamed up with Silicon Valley start-up Tile on a system that enables users to find essential items such as keys and wall...

Land Rover : Connected Home : Silicon Valley

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Driving the future

US – Companies including Google, Ford, Uber and Volvo have joined forces to press the issue of autonomous vehicles in government.

Self-Driving Coalition For Safer Streets : Autonomous Vehicles : Lobby Group

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Plain english

Global – Mars Foods is to add recommendations to its packaging suggesting how frequently products should be consumed.

Mars Foods : Dolmio : Product Labelling

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Snap to apply

US – Digital agency Space150 invited students to apply for its summer internship scheme this year via Snapchat.

Space150 : Recruitment : Hiring

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Night school

London – D&AD is launching a 12-week night school programme for young creatives that do not hold a formal degree.

D&AD : New Blood Shift : Night School

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Especially for you

Global – YouTube’s newly redesigned mobile app places greater emphasis on personal curation.

YouTube : Google : Artificial Intelligence

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Power to the people

Global – Playmoss is a new music service that places fans at the heart of the user experience.

Playmoss : Megasystem Curation : New Media Landscape

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Milan Salone 2016: Top Five Concepts

The focus of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile continues to shift away from traditional furniture design towards future scenarios and systems.

Milan Salone 2016 : Concept Design : Explorium Retail

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Indexing transparency

UK – Published last week, the Fashion Transparency Index assesses brands’ knowledge of their supply chain processes.

Transparency : Supply Chain : Fashion Revolution

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Ultimatum time

Europe – Publishers are taking a tougher stance on readers that use ad-blocking software, with some positive results.

Ad-blockers : Online Media : Advertising

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Fast and curious

Global – Rightspeed is a new app that enables users to process audio at a faster rate.

Rightspeed : Radio Renaissance : Podcasts

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Pot-chain transparency

Oregon, US – Phylos Bioscience has created an interactive 3D map that represents the relationship between different genetic strains of cannabis.

Cannabis : Phylos Bioscience : Jessi Baker

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FashTech London Summit 2016: Review

The biggest names in fashion and technology came together earlier this month to discuss how to drive sustainability and create a seamless customer...

FashTech London Summit : Seamless Technology : Whole-system Thinking

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See and shop

US – Mobile app Project September bridges the gap between social media and e-commerce.

Project September : Mobile Commerce : Social Media

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Sun sale

US – Etsy is offering its sellers the opportunity to install discounted solar panels in an effort to offset the company’s carbon footprint.

Etsy : Geostellar : Solar Power

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San Fran solar

San Francisco – A new city ordinance means that every new building will now be required to have solar panels.

San Francisco : Solar Panels : Renewable Energy

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Pret a veg

London – Pret a Manger will open its first stand-alone vegetarian store in June 2016.

Pret A Manger : Vegetarian : Crowdsourcing

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