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Big Ideas

Sustainability is Dead

Sustainability as we know it is dead. Long live sustainability. A new approach is needed that reflects today’s world of increasingly blended physic...

News

Foresight Friday: Olivia Houghton, deputy creative foresight editor

Every Friday, we wrap up the topics, issues, ideas and viral moments everyone’s been discussing. This week, deputy creative foresight editor Olivia...

Foresight Friday : Health And Wellness : Climate Crisis

Macro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Food & Drink

From beanless coffee and fashion-forward fast food to nutrient-packed snacks and spicy-sweet flavour fusions, food and drink innovators are redefin...

Food : Health & Wellness : Drink

Macro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Travel & Hospitality

Global macro-shifts are driving the key travel and hospitality foresight trends for 2025. The climate crisis, a loneliness epidemic, the geopolitic...

Travel & Hospitality : Sustainability : Health & Wellness

Macro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Design

From biofabrication to cultural heritage, the design industry is combining tradition with cutting-edge technology to shape a future that is both ec...

Design : Advertising & Branding : Sustainability

News

Stat: Britons more likely to act on climate crisis if leaders set an example

A new study has found that UK consumers are more likely to reduce their carbon footprint if they see politicians, celebrities and business leaders ...

Sustainability : Society : Tomorrow's Leadership

News

Stat: Climate change anxiety affects Gen Z across political divides

A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health reveals the intense mental health impacts of climate change on young Americans aged 16 to...

Election : Sustainability : Society

Micro Trends

Eau de Climate Change

As more flora and fauna become extinct every year, perfume innovators are becoming activists by attempting to encapsulate the authentic smell of Mo...

Beauty : Fragrance : Sustainability

Design Directions

Biofabricated Futures

A revolutionary sustainability breakthrough, biofabrication is the engineering of biological products. This report explores its market evolution an...

Material : Design : Sustainability

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2024: The Value Contradiction

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, the equation between price point, value for money and consumers’ own values and ethics has never been so co...

Retail : Sustainability : Youth

News

Protect Our Winters Finland turns snow into ads against climate change

Protect Our Winters Finland (POW) has launched an innovative Snow Media service to turn snowy landscapes into advertising spaces, raising funds to ...

Environment : Climate Crisis : Advertising

News

Industry insights from the Global Fashion Summit 2024 in Copenhagen

The 15th edition of the Global Fashion Summit kicked off on 22 May at the Copenhagen Concert Hall under the theme Unlocking the Next Level.

Fashion : Luxury : Beauty

Design Directions

Rebranding Nature

To lure Gen Z outdoors and engage them in conservation and climate activism, nature itself is getting a rebranding.

Design : Sports & Leisure : Sustainability

News

Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, intern

Every Friday, the Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...

Foresight : India : Climate Change

News

Stat: Climate change causes a health hazard for workers globally

As the climate emergency escalates, the labour organisation of the United Nations studied its impact on the global workforce.

Sustainability : Health & Wellness : Society

Big Ideas

Regenerative Homes

Moving beyond net-zero carbon housing, eco-conscious architects worldwide are building sustainable homes by prioritising innovative materials, loca...

Architecture : Design : Sustainability

News

Stat: Skiing regions set to see a severe drop in snow days by 2100

Across the globe, 20% of skiing areas could lose 50–100% of their snow cover days and 13% face losing all annual snow cover by 2071–2100, according...

Sustainability : Travel & Hospitality : Society

Macro Trends

Boomers Now and Next: From Ageing to Becoming

There is an upcoming milestone in the Boomers’ generational journey. By 2030 they will all have reached the average Western retirement age of 65, s...

Generations : Boomers : Demographics

Macro Trends

Alphas Now and Next: From the Sandbox to Roblox

This is the first generation to be born entirely in the 21st century, and many of the technologies, careers and crises that will define and shape t...

Generations : Gen Alpha : Demographics

Macro Trends

Gen Z Now and Next: From Vision to Contradiction

Gen Z are stepping into adulthood carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Without the tools or role models to help them enact the chan...

Generations : Gen Z : Demographics

Big Ideas

Skiing’s New Frontiers

Amid shifting snowfall patterns, the next generation of global ski destinations is emerging in unexpected locations, challenging traditional alpine...

Skiing : Climate Crisis : Travel

Viewpoints

Practical Paths to Planet-Positive Luxury

Diana Verde Nieto tells LS:N Global about Reimagining Luxury, her latest book on how to build a positive and sustainable future for brands.

Luxury : Advertising & Branding : Sustainability

Viewpoints

How Climate Change is Re-routing Travel

New destinations, off-peak travel times and safety concerns are the new normal for travellers. Players in the sector must adapt accordingly, or the...

Sustainability : Travel & Hospitality : Society

Podcasts

Podcast: Dr Susanne Etti on the Reality of a Carbon Footprint

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, Dr Susanne Etti talks carbon labelling and more collaborative and constructive ways to tackle the clima...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Sustainability

News

MIT 4D-knit dress adapts its shape through heat activation

Researchers from the Self-Assembly Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and fashion brand Ministry of Supply have designed an ins...

Technology : Fashion : Sustainability