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How should we measure the wealth of a nation?

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How should we measure the wealth of a nation?

Why society needs to find metrics of success that go beyond GDP.
Culture : Finance : Cities
Should we trust an app to prevent pregnancy?

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Should we trust an app to prevent pregnancy?

A scandal surrounding contraception app Natural Cycles makes it clear why we must tread carefully when it comes to handing over judgment to technol...
Technology : Wellness : Female Futures
Why can’t brands pack in their plastic obsession?

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Why can’t brands pack in their plastic obsession?

Theresa May's announcement of a 25-year war on plastic show how far brands are from tackling the issue.
Packaging : Branding : Food And Drink
Is modern dating in crisis?

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Is modern dating in crisis?

How can dating brands avoid being ditched and re-ignite passion among consumers?
Technology : Culture : Youth
What happens when brands retain control of their products?

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What happens when brands retain control of their products?

Apple’s recent battery scandal hints at broader discrepancy between brands’ and consumers’ concept of ownership.
Technology : Automotive : Digital
Should brands open-source their data to remove AI bias?

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Should brands open-source their data to remove AI bias?

Why opening up your business to a competitor's AI may help future-proof your products and services.
Technology : Digital : Civic Brands
How can spirits brands make whisky more accessible?

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How can spirits brands make whisky more accessible?

Why adopting new retail models could save flagging whisky sales.
Drink : Retail : Spirits
Can open source data create an AI deity?

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Can open source data create an AI deity?

With AI set to achieve ever greater agency, the need to establish ethical frameworks for its development are paramount.
Technology : Digital : Artificial Intelligence
How is immersive co-creation boosting fan loyalty?

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How is immersive co-creation boosting fan loyalty?

Cult band KLF's latest happening provides a powerful case study in fomenting fanaticism.
Branding : Advertising : Marketing
Will brands start selling digital apparel in video games?

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Will brands start selling digital apparel in video games?

Innovators are looking to the blockchain to create a universal marketplace for in-game items.
Gaming : Digital : Retail
How can we make coffee culture sustainable?

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How can we make coffee culture sustainable?

Consumers often overlook the unsustainability of their coffee consumption, but new brand-led initiatives are driving greater awareness.
Sustainability : Drinks : Coffee
Should brands be capitalising on self-care?

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Should brands be capitalising on self-care?

Brands are co-opting self-care as a buzzword to sell products with only tenuous links to mental wellbeing.
Wellness : Mental Health : Beauty
What if every day was Black Friday?

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What if every day was Black Friday?

With Amazon and Calvin Klein leading the way, is daily adaptive pricing the retail model of the future?
Retail : Fashion : Digital
Will new models of home finance shape the family of the future?

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Will new models of home finance shape the family of the future?

With home ownership becoming difficult for many Millennials, cohabitation will increasingly define tomorrow’s family unit.
Family : Placemaking : Finance
Will the digital pill revolutionise healthcare?

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Will the digital pill revolutionise healthcare?

Digital pills herald a new era of intelligent healthcare, but as with all tracking technologies there are significant privacy concerns to address.
Health : Wellness : Digital
Is Walmart’s collaboration with Lord & Taylor a mistake?

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Is Walmart’s collaboration with Lord & Taylor a mistake?

Given the companies’ differing target audiences, identity and price tag, is their collaboration doomed from the outset?
Retail : Fashion : Luxury
How can we ensure that AI benefits society?

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How can we ensure that AI benefits society?

We need to move the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) beyond elite universities to educate consumers about the technology’s dangers ...
Technology : Artificial Intelligence : Education
Are beauty aisles set for extinction?

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Are beauty aisles set for extinction?

Why new technologies still have a long way to go to replace in-store beauty shopping.
Beauty : Retail : Technology
Will vegans eat in-vitro meat?

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Will vegans eat in-vitro meat?

Veganism is on the rise, but will the same people who scour restaurant menus for the magic green ‘v’ tick symbol be as likely to bite down on a ble...
Food : Culture : Veganism
Corinne van Grevenbroek on a post-verbal future

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Corinne van Grevenbroek on a post-verbal future

The concept designer discusses how augmented reality has the potential to create new forms of emotive interaction.
Communication : Augmented Reality : Media
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