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2022 trend: Evolving eSafety

Can policymakers and big tech finally turn the tide on child exploitation online?

Sep 22, 2022

2022 trend: Evolving eSafety

Sep 22, 2022

2021 and 2022 in Ten Words

The five words that defined 2021, and five you will need to know in 2022.

Dec 31, 2021

2021 and 2022 in Ten Words

Dec 31, 2021

Lab-cultured Coffee

A group of scientists is tackling the issue of sustainability in the coffee industry head-on, by developing a lab-grown alternative.

Dec 19, 2021

Lab-cultured Coffee

Dec 19, 2021

Big name barbershops

As global brands cut into the $211 billion global hair care market, local businesses fight back.

May 8, 2021

Big name barbershops

May 8, 2021

2021 Trend: Safe and Sound

With the pandemic resetting rulebooks and routines, parents and broadcasters alike are investing in podcasts designed for young minds.

Mar 21, 2021

2021 Trend: Safe and Sound

Mar 21, 2021

2021 Travel Trend: Sophisticated Theme Parks

Outside of rides and roller coasters, theme parks are experimenting with new approaches to entice visitors

Jan 8, 2021

2021 Travel Trend: Sophisticated Theme Parks

Jan 8, 2021

2021 Eating Trend: Convenience

Accelerated by the pandemic, four megatrends drove eating habits in 2020: community, comfort, convenience and health. Driven by insights…

Dec 31, 2020

2021 Eating Trend: Convenience

Dec 31, 2020

2021 Eating Trend: Comfort

In 2020, demand for comforting foods surged. Major and small brands alike are banking on the feeling of familiarity and nostalgia into…

Dec 15, 2020

2021 Eating Trend: Comfort

Dec 15, 2020

2021 Eating Trend: Health

This new series predicts the trends that will shape food culture and flavours in 2021 - starting with health.

Dec 11, 2020

2021 Eating Trend: Health

Dec 11, 2020

Trend Special: Seniors’ Moment

As record numbers of older people are embracing tech, we chart the ways in which “pro-age” products and messaging are good for business…

Nov 30, 2020

Trend Special: Seniors’ Moment

Nov 30, 2020

2020 and 2021 in Ten Words

Five words that defined 2020, and the five you will need to know in 2021.

Nov 22, 2020

2020 and 2021 in Ten Words

Nov 22, 2020

Ambient Intelligence: Tech’s Next Step

Advances in machine learning and the advent of 5G have given rise to ambient intelligence — physical spaces and devices that sense and…

Nov 10, 2020

Ambient Intelligence: Tech’s Next Step

Nov 10, 2020

2020 in One Word: Antitrust

Whoever wins the US Presidential election will rule over a divided nation. But there is one area that members on both sides of the house…

Nov 1, 2020

2020 in One Word: Antitrust

Nov 1, 2020

Retail Therapy: Building Customer Love as a Small Beauty Brand

The Retail Therapy series examines the state of modern retail, e-commerce and in-store sales. Expect emerging trends, industry insights…

Oct 24, 2020

Oct 24, 2020

Trend special: Period Positivity

Mainstream brands and bestselling books are supporting the normalisation of periods — and bringing about a global change in attitudes

Oct 3, 2020

Trend special: Period Positivity

Oct 3, 2020

Trends Prediction: How Survival is Shaping Social Interactions, Travel and Diet

Research by Bernstein recently theorised which countries would benefit most from increased internal tourism as a result of the pandemic…

Jun 30, 2020

Trends Prediction: How Survival is Shaping Social Interactions, Travel and Diet

Jun 30, 2020

Trends Prediction: How Survival is Shaping the Home and Store of the Future

Despite underlying concerns about safety, research by Morning Consult suggests that support for reopening is stabilizing.

Jun 21, 2020

Trends Prediction: How Survival is Shaping the Home and Store of the Future

Jun 21, 2020

The Future of Food Culture: Restaurants Reversed

Signs indicate that we are moving from the reactionary stage of coronavirus, to the adjustment period. As lockdown orders begin to ease…

May 30, 2020

The Future of Food Culture: Restaurants Reversed

May 30, 2020

We cancelled Lagerfeld for body-shaming Adele: remember that before discussing her weight loss

Adele’s weight loss broke the internet. But even if you are saying something kind — could it be better to say nothing at all?

May 23, 2020

We cancelled Lagerfeld for body-shaming Adele: remember that before discussing her weight loss

May 23, 2020

Isolation and innovation: ten big ways our world is changing

The first half of 2020 has brought changes to many engrained behaviours and ways of life, which would have been previously unthinkable. As…

May 10, 2020

Isolation and innovation: ten big ways our world is changing

May 10, 2020

Karl Finn

Karl Finn

Writer in London. Currently run events at Google, formerly V&A and Sotheby’s. Founder of Predictedit, a newsletter bringing together trends, research and ideas.

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