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Opinions, thought-starters and viewpoints from influencers, changemakers and chief thinkers, understanding how the next big ideas will shape your business.

Retrofitting Revolution

LS:N Global sits down with Rachael Orr, CEO of Climate Outreach, to discuss the importance of retrofitting for creating sustainable homes and achieving a net-zero future

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Modern Armour

Wonder Hoodie founder Vy Tran tells LS:N Global how personal tragedy drove her to create affordable, everyday wearable body armour for a nation grappling with fear and uncertainty

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How to Master AI

Jeremy Kahn is US business magazine Fortune’s artificial intelligence editor and he shares with LS:N Global the key insights from his latest book

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South Africa’s Luxury Surge

Exploring the rise of South African luxury fashion, local designer acclaim on the global scene and emerging opportunities in Johannesburg and Cape Town

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New Era Nutrition

Co-founder of Lifesum, Marcus Gners, sits down with LS:N Global to discuss how tech-driven personalised nutrition is driving a new age of healthy living

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BiotA Lab: Bioreceptive Design

Architects Marcos Cruz and Richard Beckett explain their design innovation for greener cities.

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Ross Urwin: Design Shanghai

Expect globalised ideas and revived craft techniques at this year’s Design Shanghai festival in March, says creative director Ross Urwin.

Shanghai : Global Design : Design Weeks

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Kassem Younis: Private messaging

The CEO of anonymous messaging service Thoughts Around Me talks about sharing without revealing personal data.

Personal Information Economy : Data Privacy : Messaging Apps

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Uber update: Driving disruption

The transport start-up’s new services, CSR and content partnerships are proving effective.

Uber : Transportation : App Travel

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Jennifer Tidy: VR Make-up

The vice-president of partnerships at ModiFace explains how virtual experience enables people to sample make-up online.

Virtual Browsing : Digital Beauty : Beauty Futures

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Jessi Baker: About blockchain

Jessi Baker is demystifying the blockchain and helping improve brand trust with her start-up Provenance.

Jessi Baker : Provenance : Blockchain

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#Sologoals: Spend time alone

Enough about #squadgoals. What about #sologoals?

Generation Me : JOMO : Sologoals

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TechCrunch Disrupt : Sirencare

Wearable technology can give diabetics a more holistic wellness service, explains Sirencare’s Ran Ma.

Sirencare : Ran Ma : Healthcare

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Julian Borra: The new deep

Creative comms strategist explains that people need to feel, not think, before they engage with big issues.

Ethical Brands : Faction Marketing : Emotional Engagement

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Ivor Williams: App therapy

Co-founder of Humane Engineering talks about his Cove app that uses music to process emotions.

Awakening Tech : Cove : Wellbeing Apps

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Neil McFarland: VR gaming

Director of games at digital design studio ustwo talks about his VR game for the Samsung Gear system.

Gaming : Ustwo Studio : Samsung Gear VR

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Bill Hampton: Kite Power

CEO of Kite Power Solutions on why wind kites are the most exciting thing in green energy innovation.

Sustainability Futures : Green Energy : The Age Of The Long Near

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Web Summit 2015 : Riley Ennis

The body can be reprogrammed to tackle tumours says Immudicon and Freenome co-founder.

Web Summit 2015 : Immudicon : MedTech

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Mark Sear: Big and fast data

Mark Sear, EMC Corporation’s chief technology officer, talks relevance and healthcare tech.

Big Data : Healthcare Tech : Boomers

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Bio-beauty: next-gen naturals

As supplies of raw ingredients dwindle biotechnology will step in and challenge beauty brands and consumers to forge new definitions of natural.

Biotechnology : Beauty Futures : Natural Beauty

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Web Summit 2015: Maximilian Tayenthal

The Number26 co-founder and CFO on why he's taking on the age-old banking industry.

Maximilian Tayenthal : Mobile-first Banking : Number26

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Dave Cox: AI billboard ads

M&C Saatchi’s chief innovation officer shares the Darwinian logic behind his agency’s artificially intelligent posters.

Artificial Intelligence : Advertising Futures : M&C Saatchi

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David Willans: Brand purpose

It must be rooted in genuine commitment throughout the business, explains the director of OgilvyEarth.

Brandstanding : Corporate Culture : Ogilvy

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Web Summit 2015: Remi El-Ouazzane

Machines are now able to make sense of the world around them and learn from their surroundings, explains Movidius CEO Remi El-Ouazzane.

Movidius : Remi El-Ouazzane : Machine Vision

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Multisensory food packaging

Considering the noise around synaesthesia, food packaging could experiment with stimulating senses other than sight.

Packaging Design : Charles Spence : Synaesthetic Selling

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