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How tech will shape a future of situational skincare

Taking cues from fitness and health apps, Routinely co-founder Charlotte Van Loock is using data to tailor and adapt skincare routines to people's ...

Beauty : Technology : Health And Wellness

Podcasts

Podcast: Bas Van de Poel on Inventing the Future

The former Space 10 creative director on design and innovation where the future is anticipated and imagined accordingly.

Podcast : Design : Architecture

Viewpoints

We’re living in the age of the Meme Brand

Welcome to kamikaze capitalism, where business rules are inverted, creative destruction becomes destructive creation and brands compete to stand fo...

Branding : Advertising : Gen Z

Viewpoints

For brands, Pride must be a long-term strategy

With a mission to democratise LGBT+ media, Tag Warner, CEO of Gay Times, discusses how brands can navigate Pride month and beyond.

Youth : Identity : Media

Viewpoints

How resell culture will define Gen Z banking

Geri Cupi, CEO and founder of fintech disruptor Twig, discusses how the circular economy will transform young people’s perception of wealth.

Finance : Gen Z : Retail

Viewpoints

The future of fragrance is physi-motional

Scent has long transcended time and space. Now, it’s being used to connect humans, bridge digital gaps and fuse the functional with the emotional.

Luxury : Beauty : Technology

Viewpoints

The future of luxury lies in escapism

Author and analyst Erwan Rambourg is positively bullish about what lies ahead for the sector, sharing insights from his latest book, Future Luxe.

Luxury : Travel : Health & Wellness

Webinars

Global Drivers 2020+ Webinar

Discover the six key global drivers that represent the cultural, social, economic, political, technological and environmental eventualities reshapi...

Global Drivers : Methodology : Human Needs

Webinars

Beauty, Health & Wellness Futures 2021 On-demand Event

Watch our on-demand event for practical insights, exclusive debates, discussions, and an executive summary of the beauty, health and wellness lands...

Health & Wellness : Beauty : Society

Viewpoints

Fashion rental’s future is locally peer-to-peer

Jen Charon, co-founder of Loanhood, explains why local communities and peer-to-peer interactions will drive the future of fashion rental.

Fashion : Retail : Sustainability

Podcasts

Podcast: Cat Tully on Decoding the Future

We speak to Cat Tully about her extensive experience as a practitioner, helping governments and businesses to be better prepared for the future.

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Society

Viewpoints

Why brandsplaining is retail’s new battleground

Brands continue to market to women using sneaky sexism and corporate feminism tactics, say Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts, co-authors of new ...

Advertising : Retail : Society

Viewpoints

We must re-centre wellness on POC experiences

Poonam Dhuffer, founder of self-awareness platform YSM8, says it’s time for the wellness to re-centre on Black, brown and POC practices and lived e...

Health & Wellness : Intersectionality : Society

Webinars

Retail Futures 2021 On-demand Event

Watch our on-demand event for practical insights, exclusive debates, discussions, and an executive summary of the retail landscape.

Society : Events : Retail

Webinars

Inter-Covid Roadmap Webinar

One year on from the first European lockdowns, this webinar looks at what new opportunities await global brands and businesses in the inter-Covid era.

Covid-19 : Society : Health

Viewpoints

Total bodycare blurs the lines of wellness

Sean Moran, the founder of EauLab, shares his vision for a 360-degree wellness brand that delivers physical, mental and emotional health via hydrat...

Wellness : Drink : Self-care

Viewpoints

Redesigning the retro future of online groceries

Jono Holt, founder of design agency Otherway, examines the use of nostalgia, colour, storytelling and locality in its brand refresh for grocery del...

Branding : Food : Retail

Viewpoints

Building hotels that uplift Black culture

The co-founder and chief innovation officer of Homage, a growing US hotel chain, are centring the Black hospitality experience on rest, healing and...

Hospitality : Leisure : Music

Viewpoints

Generation Z are ready to reboot dating

Marc Baghadjian, co-founder of Gen Z dating app Lolly, on how post-pandemic connections will be defined by video crushes and non-committal mindsets.

Youth : Dating : Social Media

Podcasts

Podcast: Henry Coutinho-Mason on Identifying the Trends that Matter

Long-time forecaster and entrepreneur Henry Coutinho-Mason discusses becoming director of content strategy at Founders Forum, Europe’s answer to SXSW.

Back To The F***ture : Henry Coutinho-Mason : Podcast

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