Micro Trends

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

Passive Houses

Micro Trends

Passive Houses

The new voice in sustainable architecture is a passive one. Passive houses, whose design criteria were developed in the 1990s by Professor Wolfgang...
Homes : Eco-design : Building
Pay-it-your-way dining

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Pay-it-your-way dining

In a Brandtocracies era, brands are increasingly realising the need to take a civic stance – to be engaged and involved on a community level. The a...
Dining : Restaurant : DIY
Coffee Sensoriums

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Coffee Sensoriums

A group of new coffee emporiums is dismantling the Starbucks-led chain format. These ‘caffeine cathedrals’ are dedicated to the study and worship o...
Coffee : Baristas : Café
Hyperseasonal selling

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Hyperseasonal selling

The concept of cosmetics seasons came, of course, from the catwalk. But as fashion seasons are being challenged, so too is the concept of seasons f...
Seasonal : Trends : Catwalks
The Russian edutainment revolution

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The Russian edutainment revolution

Urban Russians are benefiting from education through entertainment.
Education : Learning : Conference
P2P business

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P2P business

A new group of peer-to-peer (P2P) businesses are borrowing their modus operandi from illegal file-sharing sites, creating physical networks enablin...
Peer-to-peer : Illegal File-Sharing : Websites
The Mobility Movement

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The Mobility Movement

As LS:N Global witnesses the greatest re-invention of the personal mobility market since the horse gave way to the car, we are now seeing the first...
Mobility : Personal : Cars
Luxury Maisons

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Luxury Maisons

As the global economy recovers and prepares for a new turbulent era, so too are the flagship locations of the top luxury brands. New Maison spaces ...
Flagships : Temples : Experience
Infosthetics

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Infosthetics

In today’s Information Age, we can access and transfer data more freely than ever. This sounds ideal, but there is a problem. While computers and t...
Data : Cloud : Storage
Power Play

Micro Trends

Power Play

In an era of Prohibition Culture, home energy monitors are the new gadgets of choice among green-leaning consumers keen to cut down on waste, reduc...
Energy : Carbon-Footprint : Gadgets
Social Business

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Social Business

A new socially conscious business theory argues that the energy of profit-making organisations must now be harnessed to fulfill human needs without...
Corporate Responsibility : Social : Conscious
Gastro-tech

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Gastro-tech

New cooking techniques require a delicate and scientific touch. At Vijante restaurant in east London, part of the Town Hall Hotel development, chef...
Gastronomy : Dining : Theatre
Wild Things

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Wild Things

As iPhones, apps and augmented reality take over the world, a growing band of people are disconnecting from the comforts of consumerist society. We...
Downsizing : Digital Detox : Outdoor
Smart Living

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Smart Living

Mobile applications are about to get intelligent. A new wave of apps for mobile devices is learning our behaviour and assisting us through busy dai...
Smart Devices : Intuitive : Convenience
Sweden's sourdough men

Micro Trends

Sweden's sourdough men

Tired of ready meals and prepackaged food, a group of Swedish men has turned to the art of baking sourdough bread. This ancient baking technique al...
Sourdough : Bread : Baking
Cradle-to-cradle production

Micro Trends

Cradle-to-cradle production

Being sustainable is not enough. Brands which are serious about the environment are embracing cradle-to-cradle (C2C) production – a concept which t...
Sustainability : Eco-concious : Carbon-Footprint
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