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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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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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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.

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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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Sarah Quinlan: MasterCard and mobile payments

Sarah Quinlan of MasterCard explains the future of mobile payments.

Sarah Quinland : MasterCard : Cashless Futures

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Vishnu Singh: 10 hot consumer trends for 2015

Vishnu Singh, director of Ericsson ConsumerLab, reveals the latest digital consumer trends.

Ericsson ConsumerLab : CES 2015 : Digital Purse

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Laurence Brahm: The economics of identity

In his new book, Fusion Economics, Laurence Brahm calls for a new approach to economics.

Crafted Locale : Climate Change : Identity

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Shawn DuBravac: Sensors change everything

According to Shawn DuBravac, the real second phase of the internet starts now.

Shawn DuBravac : Internet Of Things : Smart Objects

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Ruby Warrington: The Now Age

Forget the New Age, we are living in the Now Age, according to Ruby Warrington, former features editor at The Sunday Times Style magazine and found...

The Now Age : Ruby Warrington : Metaphysical Retail

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Danielle Anderson: How to make digital an experience

Danielle Anderson, director of digital experience at Harris + Hoole, gives LS:N Global a peek behind the scenes.

Café Culture : Online App : Harris + Hoole

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Sam Hill: Living augmented lives

Experiential design agency PAN Studio co-founder Sam Hill discusses augmented lives and personalities.

PAN Studios : Sam Hill : Awakening Tech

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Speech recognition: Welcome to the future

Speech recognition is here, we just don’t know it yet.

Speech Recognition : Google : Megasystems

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Luxury Futures Webinar 2014

The Luxury Futures Webinar explores how emerging luxury trends are set to affect consumers, product development and brand strategy in the next...

Modern Luxury : Luxury Hotel

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Bonsoir Paris: Making minimalism stand out

Minimalism needn’t be boring, say Rémy Clémente and Morgan Maccari of design studio Bonsoir Paris.

Space Design : Selfridges : Luxury Futures Forum 2014

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The Latimer Group: Co-creating authentic media

The Latimer Group’s co-founder and managing director Matt Hay and director of insights and innovation Helen Job discuss youth m...

The Latimer Group : Media

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Bridget Jung: Today’s big ideas are gifts, not possessions

How are advertisers dreaming up big ideas in today’s complex, high-tech media environment?

Creativity : Big Ideas : Co-creation

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Virraj Jatania: The key to emerging market finance

Financial services can unlock the potential of emerging markets, says Virraj Jatania, co-founder of Pockit.

Pockit : Virraj Jatania : The Just Nots

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Andy Millns: The dawn of the VR revolution

Andy Millns, co-founder and creative director of production company Inition, explains the great potential of Oculus Rift for brands.

Luxury Retail : Oculus Rift : Virtual Reality

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Neil McFarland: The war over freemium

Freemium has changed the mobile gaming landscape and started a pseudo-war between gamers and developers.

Ustwo : Freemium : Gaming

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Hayley Tatum: Customer service in an omni-channel world

Seamlessness across the board is the key to being a successful omni-channel retailer, according to Hayley Tatum, executive people director at Asda.

World Retail Congress 2014 : Omnichannel : Asda

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David Palmer: How to create a house of whisky

Finding contemporary twists is key for Scotch whisky to stay relevant, says David Palmer, founder and executive creative director of creative ...

Johnnie Walker : Johnnie Walker House : Whisky

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Toms’ triumph: How £25 shoes explain the luxury market

Toms is one of the highest-ranked brands on LS:N Global’s Luxury Matrix. But can a pair of £25 shoes really be considered luxury?

Luxury Matrix : TOMS : SXSW

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Michael Fox: Welcome to the on-demand revolution

Manufacturing on demand will be the new normal, says Michael Fox, CEO and co-founder of Shoes of Prey.

Shoes Of Prey : World Retail Congress : Whole-chain Thinking

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Ana Andjelic: Four ways to survive and thrive in The New Value Economy

What should brands learn from collaborative economy startups?

AirBnB : Uber : TaskRabbit

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