Viewpoints

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

Viewpoints

Why Africa is the next hub for youth retail

What does it mean to be young and African today? The co-founder of modern African lifestyle platform Dola, Yannick Do, unpacks the vast opportuniti...

Viewpoints

Plant-based leathers will redefine luxury

Joey Pringle, co-founder of alternative leather manufacturer Veshin Factory, explains how plant-based leathers can disrupt the luxury sector, and w...

Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury

Viewpoints

How to remix the wellness model for Gen Z

Stephen Mai, the founder of Woo, a next-gen media brand merging content and retail, on how wellness can be reframed as feel-good culture.

Health : Wellness : Media

Viewpoints

Why ambience will define future homes

While technology is often associated with distraction, digitised ambience can offer subtle solutions to improving home environments.

Technology : Home : Ambient Technology

Viewpoints

The Optimised Self: What’s next for design?

We’re all familiar with trackers that monitor our physical health. But as we take our mental wellbeing more seriously, how will product designers r...

Health : Wellness : Technology

Viewpoints

Selfridges’ Andrew Keith on retail’s hyperphysical future

The managing director of Selfridges examines the ways that retailers can create immersive, engaging and Hyperphysical Store experiences.

Retail : Stores : Department Stores

Viewpoints

What’s next for luxury home ownership? Nomadism

John Andrew Entwistle, founder of premium travel network Wander, envisages a future when people will roam the world for the same price as their rent.

Travel : Hospitality : Luxury

Viewpoints

Decentralised tech is driving LATAM’s socio-economic future

Bernardo Mendes, chief gaming officer at Druid Creative, discusses how gaming, the metaverse and Web3 will help Latin American citizens’ global pro...

Gaming : Web3 : Latin America

Viewpoints

How Alinea is powering an investment youthquake

The Generation Z CEOs of investment app Alinea explain how they are making finance accessible and responsible for young women, from traditional sto...

Finance : Media & Entertainment : Youth

Viewpoints

Neo-collectivism is the future of organisational change

Neo-collectivism isn’t just a better brand image for socialism in a Web3 age, it’s the future of business and organisational change as we know it.

Society : Neo-collectivism : Business

Viewpoints

Are we heading for a post-demographic future?

Generational terms such as Baby Boomer and Millennial have shaped the way we conduct research. But are they helping to predict the future – or hold...

Youth : Marketing : Generation Z

Viewpoints

We must act collectively in times of conflict

The war in Ukraine is spotlighting humans’ innate collective behaviour and care in action – an approach that will be vital in a future when war, pa...

Neo-collectivism : Civic Brands : Society

Viewpoints

How Atelier is creating anti-fragile beauty supply chains

Nick Benson, co-founder of beauty manufacturing network Atelier, on connecting with the creator economy and using data to strengthen supply chains.

Beauty : Manufacturing : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Is the metaverse the next frontier for healthcare?

Dr Arup Paul, clinical director at LovedBy, explores healthcare’s opportunity to improve access, safety and efficacy through virtual channels.

Metaverse : Health & Wellness : Technology

Viewpoints

Why retail requires long-term metaverse strategies

Justin Hochberg, CEO of Virtual Brand Group, explains the untapped benefits of the metaverse, from R&D to phygital marketing and avatar behaviour a...

Retail : Metaverse : Virtual

Viewpoints

Wild Awake signals a future of Earth-centric learning

Offering immersive outdoor education for young people, Wild Awake wants to nurture a generation of learning focused on humans’ interdependency with...

Youth : Education : Sustainability

Viewpoints

DELLI is a virtual food market in your pocket

The DELLI app lets users discover local food ‘drops’ and the stories behind their small-scale producers. Founder Simon Beckerman shares his ambitions.

Food : Drink : Retail

Viewpoints

Building a legacy of Liberation at The Future Laboratory

D&I coach Fox Al Rajim traces the company’s D&I journey so far, and how partnering with educational organisations like The Other Box has empowered ...

Workplace : The Future Laboratory : The Other Box

Viewpoints

How can hotels become community-centric?

Using a hotel as a moniker for civic infrastructure, Amahra Spence, co-founder of MAIA Group, imagines how hospitality can be reshaped by community...

Hospitality : Travel : Leisure

Viewpoints

Seller-generated content will upend luxury retail

When celebrities clear out their closets, they sell through Basic.Space, a social commerce platform founded by Jesse Lee that’s augmenting online s...

Retail : Luxury : Community Commerce

You have 3 free News articles remaining. Sign up to LS:N Global to get unlimited access to all articles.

BECOME A MEMBER