Micro Trends

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

Micro Trends

AI Believers

Navigating the normacrisis era, Gen Z are turning to AI sanctuaries for on-demand, personalised spiritual fulfilment, exploring existential questio...

AI : Spirituality : Technology

Micro Trends

Audio to Watch

Moving music to new frontiers, platforms including Spotify, TikTok, Twitch and YouTube have educated consumers into developing a unique sensitivity...

Music : TikTok : Social Media Platform

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Mass Movement

In-person gatherings are increasing at an unprecedented scale, serving a visceral need for vitality and human connection among young adults.

Wellness : Fitness : Collectivism

Innovation Debrief 2023–2024

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Innovation Debrief 2023–2024

In our Innovation Debrief Report you will discover 50 innovations that are paving the way for a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive future.

Society : Design : Innovation

Subversive Sustainability Ads

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Subversive Sustainability Ads

Consumers are inundated with misleading sustainability claims. Opting out of binary messages of climate doom and hope, brands are using rebellious ...

Sustainability : Advertising : Design

AI-powered Groceries

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AI-powered Groceries

From cost savings and circular economies to consumer behaviour forecasting, food innovators are turning to artificial intelligence to level up groc...

Retail : Food & Drink : Technology

Generative AI Magazines

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Generative AI Magazines

Channelling the creative power of artificial intelligence, innovators are producing entire print lifestyle magazines based solely on prompt expertise.

AI : Technology : AI Creativity

Regenerative Luxury Jewels

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Regenerative Luxury Jewels

Thanks to advances in materials and manufacturing, the jewellery industry is entering a new era of sustainability.

Luxury : Sustainability : Fashion

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Quiet Mode

In a world full of noise, innovative features from tech and social media companies are helping consumers who crave a new kind of quiet.

Youth : Technology : Society

Spiritual Cosplay

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Spiritual Cosplay

Gen Z’s appetite for mysticism has infused the fashion world, drawing on pseudo-spirituality and the cohort’s desire for escapism.

Youth : Fashion : Society

Video Dating Futures

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Video Dating Futures

As users demand more authenticity when seeking romantic connections, dating apps are pivoting towards video-first formats.

Youth : Media & Entertainment : Technology

Elastic Agencies

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Elastic Agencies

Responding to the demands of Post-purpose Brands while facing rising inflation, creative agencies must embrace flexibility to keep clients and tale...

Design : Advertising & Branding : Technology

Latam Afrocentric Itineraries

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Latam Afrocentric Itineraries

A new wave of Afro-Latino travel innovators are focusing on Black narratives in the South American tourism market.

Travel : Hospitality : Tourism

Peripatetic Dining

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Peripatetic Dining

Turning motion into the new palate cleanser, a wave of innovative chefs are moving guests between courses.

Restaurant : Restaurant Concept : Restaurant Trends

Digital Display Futures

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Digital Display Futures

Online visual merchandising faces structural challenges as customers simultaneously seek aspirational relatability, quality and entertainment.

Visual Merchandising : Retail : E-commerce

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Danse Macabre

Taking dark humour to the next level, Gen Z are using death as a day-to-day source of cringe comedy – but also relatability.

Youth : Media & Entertainment : Society

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