Experts & Opinion

Discover the opinions that matter and the ideas shaping our future, including on-demand webinars, videos and podcast discussions with innovative thinkers on how we can collectively shape a more positive future.

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Join us on 19 June 2025 for an online event introducing our new retail macro trend report.

What’s New on LS:N Global?

From shifting definitions of value to TikTok-fuelled commerce and hormone health retreats, our analysts unpack what’s new and next on LS:N Global.

Viewpoints

Democratising Longevity

Neko Health tells LS:N Global why preventative healthcare needs a glow-up – and how design and data can reshape the way we future-proof our bodies.

Viewpoints

Compostable Cosmetics

Wildsmith is setting a new standard for sustainable luxury with Vivomer, a compostable, microbe-made packaging material designed to disappear into the earth without a trace.

Viewpoints

Connected Healing

Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and CEO of Remedy Place, tells LS:N Global how the intersection of social wellness and technology is creating a new era of connected healing.

Podcasts

Podcast: Herman Konings on Drama, Storytelling and the Human Condition

In the first episode of season two of the Back to the F**kture podcast, The Future Laboratory co-founder Martin Raymond discusses the adventures in...

Podcast : Society : Back To The F**kture

Viewpoints

Plant-based leathers will redefine luxury

Joey Pringle, co-founder of alternative leather manufacturer Veshin Factory, explains how plant-based leathers can disrupt the luxury sector, and w...

Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury

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How to remix the wellness model for Gen Z

Stephen Mai, the founder of Woo, a next-gen media brand merging content and retail, on how wellness can be reframed as feel-good culture.

Health : Wellness : Media

Viewpoints

Why ambience will define future homes

While technology is often associated with distraction, digitised ambience can offer subtle solutions to improving home environments.

Technology : Home : Ambient Technology

Webinars

Sustainability Futures On-demand Webinar

Watch our on-demand webinar to unpack some of the sustainability drivers and opportunities for brands and businesses

Society : Events

Viewpoints

The Optimised Self: What’s next for design?

We’re all familiar with trackers that monitor our physical health. But as we take our mental wellbeing more seriously, how will product designers r...

Health : Wellness : Technology

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: April

The fourth instalment of our Futures 100 Innovators spotlights people designing hotel ambience, making alcohol healthier and uplifting Caribbean cr...

Futures100 Innovators : F100 : Beauty

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Selfridges’ Andrew Keith on retail’s hyperphysical future

The managing director of Selfridges examines the ways that retailers can create immersive, engaging and Hyperphysical Store experiences.

Retail : Stores : Department Stores

Viewpoints

What’s next for luxury home ownership? Nomadism

John Andrew Entwistle, founder of premium travel network Wander, envisages a future when people will roam the world for the same price as their rent.

Travel : Hospitality : Luxury

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Decentralised tech is driving LATAM’s socio-economic future

Bernardo Mendes, chief gaming officer at Druid Creative, discusses how gaming, the metaverse and Web3 will help Latin American citizens’ global pro...

Gaming : Web3 : Latin America

Webinars

Retail Futures 2022 On-demand Event

Watch our on-demand event for practical insights, exclusive debates, discussions, and an executive summary of sector directions.

Society : Events : Retail

Viewpoints

How Alinea is powering an investment youthquake

The Generation Z CEOs of investment app Alinea explain how they are making finance accessible and responsible for young women, from traditional sto...

Finance : Media & Entertainment : Youth

Viewpoints

Neo-collectivism is the future of organisational change

Neo-collectivism isn’t just a better brand image for socialism in a Web3 age, it’s the future of business and organisational change as we know it.

Society : Neo-collectivism : Business

Webinars

Neo-collectivism On-demand Event

Watch our Neo-collectivism online event, where we unpacked the case studies, key microtrends and strategic opportunities set to arm your business w...

Events

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: March

In our third instalment of Futures 100 Innovators, we spotlight the individuals transforming wellness UX, fighting food inequality and empowering g...

Futures 100 Innovators : Beauty : Design

Viewpoints

Are we heading for a post-demographic future?

Generational terms such as Baby Boomer and Millennial have shaped the way we conduct research. But are they helping to predict the future – or hold...

Youth : Marketing : Generation Z

Viewpoints

We must act collectively in times of conflict

The war in Ukraine is spotlighting humans’ innate collective behaviour and care in action – an approach that will be vital in a future when war, pa...

Neo-collectivism : Civic Brands : Society

Viewpoints

How Atelier is creating anti-fragile beauty supply chains

Nick Benson, co-founder of beauty manufacturing network Atelier, on connecting with the creator economy and using data to strengthen supply chains.

Beauty : Manufacturing : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Is the metaverse the next frontier for healthcare?

Dr Arup Paul, clinical director at LovedBy, explores healthcare’s opportunity to improve access, safety and efficacy through virtual channels.

Metaverse : Health & Wellness : Technology

Viewpoints

Why retail requires long-term metaverse strategies

Justin Hochberg, CEO of Virtual Brand Group, explains the untapped benefits of the metaverse, from R&D to phygital marketing and avatar behaviour a...

Retail : Metaverse : Virtual