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Generations
Tracking the key characteristics and values of generational demographics as each cohort evolves.
Download: Generations Now and Next
From Baby Boomers and Gen X to Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, uncover what unites and divides consumers across generations
Macro Trends
Boomers: Ageing to Becoming
By 2030 they will all have reached the average Western retirement age of 65, supercharging a wider re-assessment of later life purpose along the way
Macro Trends
Millennials: Pink to Prime
After a stuttering start to their adult lives, the first generation to use the internet as children are hitting their prime earning years
Macro Trends
Gen Z: Vision to Contradiction
Without the tools or role models to help them enact the change they want to see, Gen Z find themselves paralysed by paradox
Macro Trends
Alphas: Sandbox to Roblox
Many of the technologies, careers and crises that will define and shape the lives of Gen Alpha are yet to exist
Big Ideas
Happiness index
China – Generation D cares less about money, according to a new report by agency OMD China.
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Communities
Beauty Mavericks
The Beauty Mavericks have gone their own way, creating their own products and services to cater for their specific beauty needs.
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Neutral Culture
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Curl Power
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Balanced coverage
New York – SupChina is a new online publication that aims to offer a comprehensive picture of contemporary China.
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Curated Content
Communities
Holistic Athletes
A desire to balance their minds, meals and bodies as well as their skin keeps Holistic Athletes looking as good as they feel.
The Optimised Self
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Wellness
Big Ideas
Brand of character
London – Graduate Fashion Week has teamed up with IBM to match students to brands that share similar personality traits.
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E-motional Economy
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Mark Palmer: Vegetarian adventurers
Pret A Manger's group marketing director explains why more brands need to take co-creation seriously.
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Co-creation
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Stephen Laughlin: IBM
Why retailers need to constantly experiment and embrace failure if they are to keep up with disruptors.
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Stephen Laughlin
Big Ideas
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Review
The biennale’s theme, Reporting From the Front, focused on the tangible effects that architecture can have on solving current human and ecological ...
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Responsible Luxury
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Migrant Crisis
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DVTK: OKgrl
Why in the future you won’t be able to tell the difference between e-commerce sites and fashion editorials.
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Visual Interactivity
Big Ideas
Office Slackers
Global – Workplace chat app Slack is developing an artificially intelligent (AI) office assistant.
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Chat Bots
Markets
Ride-share Market
The success of ride-share operators means everyone is looking for a share of this lucrative market.
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Mobility
Big Ideas
Clothing calamity
US/UK – Women are buying less and less clothing, according to leading retailers.
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Emily Forbes: Seenit
How brands can use the power of the crowd to find authentic, front-line content.
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Citizen Journalism
Micro Trends
Fresh-batch Beauty
Beauty brands are embracing the philosophy that fresh, small-batch production methods yield quality products.
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Customisation
Big Ideas
Head start
US – The Eliza app enables users to track their mental state through voice and sentiment analysis.
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Mental Health
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James Paul Gee: Schoolcraft
The Arizona State University professor reflects on the rise of the gaming for education movement.
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Video Games
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Photo opportunity
US – New app Pay Your Selfie enables consumers to receive money for taking selfies that feature branded products.
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Design Directions
The Collective: Old Oak
The largest co-living space in the world has just opened in northwest London, offering 550 residents shared living space.
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Urban Housing
Big Ideas
Decoded Fashion London 2016: Show Review
The fashion industry is increasingly championing revelation, curation and social retail in order to win long-term customer loyalty.
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Gen Viz
Viewpoints
Bad Taste, Merch and Fakes
Why a new tribe of style-forward consumers is seeking out bootleg clothing.
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Anti-materialism
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Anti-Authenticity
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