Micro Trends

Specific shifts in consumer behaviour that are changing the business environment in the short term.

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The New Creatorverse

Content creators are evolving into multimedia powerhouses, building immersive IP eco-systems, retail ventures and employee-driven content to secure longevity and bypass tech gatekeepers in a saturated market.

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Resilience Branding

As the Trump administration rolls back nationwide government DEI initiatives, progressive businesses are choosing to re-affirm their commitment to inclusion by adopting new language rather than retreating from their efforts.

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Fitness Fan Clubs

Celebrity-led running events are picking up speed across the US, encouraging a culture of fitness inclusivity while taking fandom forward.

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Symbiotic Signals

Designers are using technology to bridge the communication gap between human and non-human life, nurturing a more harmonious and symbiotic relationship with nature.

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Elastic Architecture

Environmental crises have led architects to design adaptive buildings that can morph in line with the needs of our communities and planet.

Architecture : Travel : Sustainability

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Affirmative Banking

As the pandemic spotlights conversations about financial equality, new fintech disruptors created by and for intersectional communities are emerging.

FinTech : Technology : Finance

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Cyclical Fitness

Fitness brands are empowering women to harness their hormonal cycles as a way of optimising exercise routines and enhancing overall wellbeing.

Health And Fitness : Women's Health : Health And Wellness

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Modern Mezcal

As interest in tequila and agave-based spirits booms, small-batch mezcal is being thrust into the mainstream and rebranded for a new global audience.

Branding : Drinks : Packaging

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Offset Sellers

Amid accelerating e-commerce, new services are helping retailers to make carbon offsetting a more accessible and convenient part of the purchasing ...

Retail : Sustainability : Carbon Offsets

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Certified Skincare

Beauty brands are turning to a series of labelling innovations to communicate radical transparency about ingredients, sustainability and clinical e...

Beauty : Packaging : Technology

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Interactive Eco-labels

To inspire greener behaviour among customers, fashion brands are elevating their product labels to promote transparency and product longevity.

Fashion : Sustainability : Retail

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TikTok Tastes

TikTok’s influence on food and drink trends is crossing over into the real world, inspiring new brands and products, as well as menu and marketing ...

Food : Drinks : Social Media

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Healing Luxury

From fashion to jewellery, Chinese designers are drawing on national pride and traditional approaches to wellbeing to recast luxury’s value proposi...

Luxury : China : Health And Wellness

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Teen Ad-tivism

In a grand subversion of marketing, youth collectives and brands are using satire and brandstanding to distance themselves from capitalist hegemonies.

Youth : Marketing : Technology

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Post-conscious Travel

Sustainable travel has been bastardised. A new wave of innovators are trading in buzzwords to redefine what it means to travel consciously.

Travel : Hospitality : Tourism

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Connective Audio

To make up for a lack of in-person interactions, consumers are turning to aural online spaces to have meaningful conversations.

Media And Entertainment : Technology : Aural Experiences

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Micro-mmunity Retail

Retail brands are swapping flagship and big-box store formats for downscaled neighbourhood shopfronts with services curated to the needs of local s...

Retail : Customer Experience : Local

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Radical Relief

With chronic conditions rising and support systems failing for young people, digital communities are filling the gaps left by healthcare.

Youth : Health : Wellness

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Climate-adaptive Wineries

As the wine industry adapts to extreme weather and wildfires, threatened vineyards are turning tainted grapes into experimental wines and spirits.

Wine : Climate Change : Sustainability

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Enhanced Natural Beauty

Beauty consumers are shifting their focus from cosmetic fads to more natural enhancements that re-invent everyday looks.

Beauty : Retail : Female Futures

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