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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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.

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Rehumanising 3D Design

Fashion designer Karina Bond talks to LS:N Global about redefining couture with a printing pen and bringing the human touch to 3D design.

Webinars

Anticipating Tomorrow On-demand Webinar

If uncertainty is a virus, then strategic foresight is the best way to inoculate your organisation against it, as we find out in this much-anticipated webinar.

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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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FT Sharing Economy: Sally Davies

Is the sharing economy ready for the mainstream, asks Sally Davies, technology and innovation correspondent at the Financial Times

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Swipe left: Tinder and the death of demographics

By segregating customers by age, Tinder failed to understand the shift away from demographic targeting.

Tinder : Spotify : Soho House Group

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Alex Gledhill: Joined-up retail

Big data can make stores more immersive, compelling and profitable, says Alex Gledhill, global account manager for Tesco at Intel.

Big Data : Intel : Tesco

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Elin Larsson: Whole-system Sustainability

Eli Larsson of Filippa K explains how the Swedish fashion brand created its first sustainable collection.

Whole Chain Thinking : Filippa K : Front Runners

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Lynn Rothschild: Life is a technology

Viewing life as a technology is a game-changer for innovation, says Lynn Rothschild of NASA.

NASA : Lynn Rothschild : Synthetic Biology

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Robin Raskin: Wearables and a connected future

Living in Digital Times founder Robin Raskin outlines the innovations connecting homes and healthcare.

CES2015 : Robin Raskin : Living In Digital Times

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The Undesirables: Why do we have a problem with sustainable products?

Marks & Spencer has launched a range of sustainable footwear – but does it have the high-street look?

Sustainability Futures : Marks & Spencer : Blue Marine Foundation

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Matthew Falla: Big Data for little brands

Matthew Falla, co-founder of information design agency Signal Noise, explains how small business can start benefiting from Big Data.

Signal Noise : Big Data : Data Capture

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Nicole Gallucci: How to make friends with your customer

Author and brand strategist Nicole Gallucci explains what happens when advertising meets experiential marketing.

Nicole Gallucci : Adversperience : Experiential Marketing

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Doug Stephens: Short-termism is killing retailers

Short-termism plagues the retail industry, says Doug Stephens, founder of Retail Prophet.

Amazon : Whole Foods : Starbucks

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Matt Ratcliffe: The future of virtual reality retail

Matt Ratcliffe, co-founder of design studio Masters of Pie, explains the possibilities that technology provides for creating meaningful branded con...

Virtual Reality : Matt Ratcliffe : Creative Phygital

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Awakening Tech explained at Autumn/Winter 2014 Trend Briefing

In the second webinar in our new series revisiting Autumn/Winter 2014 Trend Briefing, LS:N Global presents Awakening Tech, the convergence of our o...

Awakening Tech : Trend Briefing AW 2014 : The Me-Conomy

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Aneesh Chopra: Why every company should work with government

If data is the oil of the 21st century, then the government is Saudi Arabia, says the first chief technology officer of the US.

CES 2015 : Google : Big Data

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Charles Spence: How to stand out on the shelves and on the plate

Charles Spence, professor of experimental psychology at Oxford University, explains the psychology of packaging.

Synaesthesia : Synaesthetic Selling : Packaging Futures

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Immersive is everywhere: But what does it mean?

From virtual reality to theatre, ‘immersive’ is the word of the moment. But what does it mean?

Oculus Rift : Normcore : Futuretainment

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Sonny Vu: What is the point of wearables?

Sonny Vu, co-founder and CEO of Misfit Wearables, wants technology to serve us rather than the other way around.

Sonny Vu : Wearables : Connected Home

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Mikkel Rasmussen: Seeing brands through the eyes of the consumer

Michael Rasmussen, director of ReD Associates’ European division, explains why brands can learn more from the ancient science of anthropology.

ReD Associates : Mikkel Rasmussen : Christian Madsbjerg

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Carl Miller: Why your social media analytics aren’t telling you anything – yet

Social media analytics are not the be all and end all of consumer behaviour, says Carl Miller, research director of the Centre for the Analysis of ...

Big Data : Consumer Futures : Demos

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Autumn/Winter 2014 Trend Briefing presents The Sharded Self

In the first in a new series of instalments, LS:N Global takes you through our biannual Trend Briefing, starting with a look at The Me-conomy,...

The Sharded Self : The Me-Conomy : Trend Briefing AW 2014

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Robot journalism: The end of humans in the newsroom?

As automated reporting looks set to transform newsrooms worldwide, brands and journalists alike are using robots to revolutionise their content cre...

Automated Insights : Narrative Science : Big Data