Frontpage
News
Behaviours
Communities
Generations
Boomers
Gen Jones
Gen X
Millennials
Gen Z
Gen Alpha
Statistics
Trends
Macro Trends
Micro Trends
Design Directions
Sectors
Global Events
Beauty
Design
Fashion
Food & Drink
Health & Wellness
Luxury
Pop Culture & Media
Retail
Technology
Travel & Hospitality
Topics
Artificial Intelligence
Cost of Living Crisis
Future Spaces
Gaming
Home and Family
Identities
Longevity
Metaverse
Mobility
Sustainability
Tomorrow’s Leadership
Work States
Experts & Opinion
Viewpoints
Futures 100
Webinars
Podcasts
Reports Bank
login
All Time
Past day
Past week
Past month
Past 3 months
Past 6 months
Past year
Past 2 years
Advertising & Branding
Architecture
Beauty
Design
Drink
Fashion
Finance
Food
Health & Wellness
Luxury
Media & Entertainment
Mobility
Packaging
Retail
Scenario
Society
Sport & Leisure
Sustainability
Technology
Travel & Hospitality
Youth
Africa
Asia
Aus/Nz
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Global
Middle East
North America
Nordics
South America
Generation Beta (Born 2024+)
Generation Alpha (born 2013–2025)
Generation Z (born 1997–2012)
Millennials (born 1981–1996)
Generation X (born 1965–1980)
Generation Jones (born 1955–1965)
Baby Boomers (born 1946–1964)
All
News
Behaviours
- Big Ideas
- Communities
- Generations
- Markets
- Statistics
Trends
- Macro Trends
- Micro Trends
- Design Directions
Experts & Opinion
- Viewpoints
- Futures 100
- Webinars
- Podcasts
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.
Viewpoints
How will technology change democratic engagement?
With consumers’ appetite for on-demand, personalised services having transformed everything from how we shop to the way we learn and date, it’s a m...
Technology
:
Digital
:
Culture
Viewpoints
Ed Finn on the cultural importance of algorithms
The author of What Algorithms Want: Imagination In The Age of Computing discusses the magic and pitfalls of working with algorithms.
Technology
:
Digital
:
Algorithms
Viewpoints
Is suburbia ready for a creative, cultural and commercial comeback?
As major cities become less liveable, businesses should explore the potential of locations beyond the city limits.
Placemaking
:
Architecture
:
Branding
Viewpoints
Are we over ourselves?
What a new photography app designed for ‘elsies’ and the popularity of selfie museums say about the age of narcissism.
Youth
:
Media
:
Digital
Viewpoints
Why are beauty brands hypocritical when it comes to diversity?
Although beauty brands promote diversity in some parts of the world, many still actively support dangerous skin-whitening practices in other regions.
Beauty
:
Diversity
:
Inclusivity
Viewpoints
What’s the deal with men-free music festivals?
As a Swedish festival plans to exclude men, we ask whether physically separating people based on gender should be considered an act of progression.
Youth
:
Nightlife
:
Festivals
Viewpoints
Does the West need a reality check on sustainable fashion?
US and European consumers’ attitudes when it comes to fashion consumption are doing more harm than good.
Fashion
:
Sustainability
:
Manufcaturing
Viewpoints
What will Amazon’s HQ2 mean for future cities?
Why a future with branded cities could offer an opportunity for civic action.
Amazon
:
Branding
:
Future Cities
Viewpoints
Are vegan cruises a moral and environmental oxymoron?
The growing popularity of cruise ship holidays among consumers looking to visit areas of natural beauty will have a negative impact on the environm...
Travel
:
Food And Drink
:
Sustainability
Viewpoints
Why are we teaching humans how to code and machines how to learn?
An overemphasis on teaching children technical proficiency could undermine their future skill sets.
Education
:
Technology
:
Youth
Viewpoints
Do we need to start designing for digital resistance?
Why it’s time for brands to start thinking more carefully about how the attention economy is affecting consumers’ wellbeing.
Digital
:
Technology
:
Media
Viewpoints
Is the technology in Blade Runner 2049 already here?
With advances in artificial intelligence technology, the sci-fi future of Blade Runner 2049 may be closer than you think.
Technology
:
Culture
:
Artificial Intelligence
Viewpoints
Is it finally time for brands to start taking cryptocurrency seriously?
With an increasing number of leading economies creating state-backed cryptocurrencies, brands need to plan to make them part of their future strate...
Finance
:
Retail
:
Technology
Viewpoints
Will porn really thrust VR into the mainstream?
Why the adult entertainment industry may prove key to getting VR technology into consumers’ hands.
Virtual Reality
:
Entertainment
:
Relationships
Viewpoints
Climate change is real and a women’s rights issue
Why the gender divide in the climate change debate is preventing meaningful progress.
Sustainability
:
Automotive
:
Climate Change
Viewpoints
Why avatars make the perfect brand partners
Tapping into gaming culture for campaigns blends real and virtual worlds in an authentic way that is beneficial to brands and audiences.
Identity
:
Advertising
:
Media
Viewpoints
Will the future fashion showroom really live online?
As brands explore the potential of digital showrooms enabled by virtual reality, will fashion buyers be willing to put their money on collections t...
Fashion
:
Retail
:
Digital
Viewpoints
Could porn make tv less sex-phobic?
An extraordinary new kind of television, merging porn and fiction, could change how we perceive sex on tv.
Media
:
Culture
:
Digital
Viewpoints
Why brands are at risk of reducing DNA testing to a gimmick
By over-promising and under-delivering, brands are ruining consumer confidence in a potentially transformative technology.
Health
:
Food
:
Identity
Viewpoints
Have we reached peak wellness?
With millions around the world dying from non-communicable diseases and an increase in ageing populations, has the concept of wellness become a bit...
Wellness
:
Health
:
Technology
VIEW MORE
You have
3 free News articles
remaining. Sign up to LS:N Global to get unlimited access to all articles.
BECOME A MEMBER
SIGN IN