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Gen Z
Born 1997–2012, Gen Z are digital natives, socially minded and a rebellious force to be reckoned with.
Macro Trends
Gen Z Now and Next
Gen Z are stepping into adulthood carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Without the tools or role models to help them enact the change they want to see, they find themselves paralysed by paradox.
Markets
Homely Hospitality
Gen Z are increasingly embracing homely soirées and intimate events that prioritise connection over consumption – creating a movement to combat urban loneliness.
Viewpoints
Augmented Futures for Next-Gen Teens
Biomedical scientist and former White House senior policy advisor Dr Knatokie Ford discusses how Augmented Futures – a fusion of science, storytelling and futurism – can empower underrepresented teens to shape their own success.
Markets
Gen Z in Kenya
From Silicon Savannah to the streets of Nairobi, Kenya’s Gen Z are rewriting the rules of power, protest and purpose for governments and brands.
Micro Trends
Decoding Masculinity
In response to an ever-creeping ‘manosphere’, future-facing brands are seeking to decode modern masculinity and bro-ism, providing new routes forward for men at risk of radicalisation.
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Starbucks serves local highlights
Starbucks serves local highlights
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Britons set to spend more online at Christmas
Britons set to spend more online at Christmas
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Sears shapes up for Gen Y
Sears shapes up for Gen Y
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Berlin
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Forever 21
Micro Trends
UPDATE: Magtailing
We first reported on the magtailing trend when we noticed a number of online stores produce editorial content on their websites. Now the trend has ...
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Elle
Design Directions
Moshi Monsters
In the 90s, the Tamagotchi, a small plastic toy with an LED screen, let children take care of a digital pet. They could feed and clean it, but that...
Markets
Utility Apps
Brands are using mobile apps as practical tools to assist, educate and serve consumers in and out of stores.
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Apps
Big Ideas
US teens send 8% more texts than last year
US teens send 8% more texts than last year
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Limited tweet response sends brands a message
Limited tweet response sends brands a message
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Big Ideas
App puts assistant on call
App puts assistant on call
Debenhams
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Big Ideas
Claire’s fans haul the brand into the future
Claire’s fans haul the brand into the future
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Curation
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Blogging
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Social media all of a Twitter about Gap logo
Social media all of a Twitter about Gap logo
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Rebranding
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Face-to-face contact is brands’ new Facebook
Face-to-face contact is brands’ new Facebook
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Starcom MediaVest Group
Big Ideas
Social networks are channel of choice for 61%
Social networks are channel of choice for 61%
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Connection is the name of the game in Macon
Connection is the name of the game in Macon
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Georgia
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Blacktop joins the dots of users’ busy lives
Blacktop joins the dots of users’ busy lives
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Facebook
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Technology enables tv viewers to stream ahead
Technology enables tv viewers to stream ahead
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Zara extends its online and offline presence
Zara extends its online and offline presence
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Inditex
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Austria
Macro Trends
Generation D
They can’t imagine a world without computers, mobile phones and the internet. They skitter, haul, mod and hack. Natural born multi-taskers, they pa...
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Youth
Big Ideas
E-books Kindle children’s interest in reading
E-books Kindle children’s interest in reading
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Scholastic
Big Ideas
Making a drama out of the Chinese web scene
Making a drama out of the Chinese web scene
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Shanghai
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Online Video
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