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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.

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The Wellness Reset

Energy fields, somatic sensing and spiritual technologies are resetting elite approaches to wellness, according to Carlos Urrutigoity, general manager of London club Grey Wolfe.

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The New Youth Club

Moot is a membership-based third space redefining UK youth clubs for a generation craving real-world connection, culture and community.

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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.

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Ivan Poupyrev: Google ATAP

How to design wearable technology that people want to wear.

Google : Wearable Technology : Lisbon Web Summit

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The year of the uprising

The MiVote founder explains why the events of 2016 will usher in an era of digitally powered direct democracy.

MiVote : Adam Jacoby : Blockchain

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Anita Schjøll Brede: Iris AI

How artificial intelligence can revolutionise brands’ R&D pipelines.

Artificial Intelligence : Iris AI : Automation

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Archie Wilkinson: Pavegen

How their technology is making retail both more sustainable and more interactive.

Pavegen : Phygital : Retail

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Brand politics

2016 will be remembered as the year when political norms were turned on their head, but should brands join the debate or remain politically neutral?

Brandstanding : Backlash Brands : Ben & Jerry's

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Jackie Hunter: BenevolentBio

How artificial intelligence is already transforming the medical industry.

Jackie Hunter : BenevolentBio : Artificial Intelligence

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Cara David: YouGov

Tracking the world’s wealthiest consumers and their spending habits.

YouGov : Luxury Futures Forum : Ultra High Net Worths

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Monotype: Translation Paradox

The Type Foundry on the challenge of maintaining a diversity of global written cultures in the digital age.

Monotype : New Bricolage Living : Post-Language Typography

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Lisa Wood: Atom Bank

Why a bank’s brand is the least important part of its relationship with its customers.

Banking : Mobile Money : Festival Of Marketing

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Keyvan Nilforoushan: OneFineStay

How the brand is redefining the sharing economy for luxury consumers.

One Fine Stay : The Sharing Economy : Luxury

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Mounia Inoughi: Wired Beauty

How to combine beauty and technology into one seamless service.

Web Summit 2016 : Bespoke Beauty : Wearable Tech

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Rahul Parekh: Transforming the takeaway

The EatFirst founder on how vertical integration can transform the online food delivery industry.

Convenience Culture : Food Delivery : EatFirst

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Shared by design

As the sharing economy transforms the division between private and public space, designers face an epoch-defining challenge.

Airbnb : The Sharing Economy : Collaborative Consumption

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Nicholas Oliver: People.io

Why consumers are waking up to the value of their data.

People.io : Attention Economy : Advertising

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Thierry Campet: UBS Wealth Management

The global head of marketing communications introduces the brand’s Unlimited project.

UBS : Unlimited : Wealth Managment

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Margaret Arnott: Counterfeit Goods

The Mathys & Squire partner on the rapidly evolving fight against counterfeit goods.

Counterfeit : Aspirational Fakes : Intellectual Property

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Camilla Barnard: Rude Health

How to manage the transition of healthy eating from niche to mass market.

Rude Health : Wellness : Clean-eating

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Stephanie Horton: Farfetch

The secrets of selling luxury online.

Farfetch : Luxury Retail : Content Marketing

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Joe Lazauskas: Contently

How brands can make content that consumers want to see.

Content Marketing : Freelance Economy : Contently

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Brand New Ethics

Should brands decide on the moral codes of artificial intelligence?

AI : Ethics : Autonomous Vehicles

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