Whole System Thinking

Viewpoints

Why lab-grown diamonds are the future of luxury jewellery

As luxury consumers become more interested in the provenance of their purchases, Alan Frampton, director of ethical brand Cred Jewellery, says it’s...

Diamonds : Luxury : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Will modular design soon be mandated?

With electronics brands reluctant to invest in modular design, legislators are taking matters into their own hands.

Technology : Design : Media

News

Milan Salone 2017: Butchering the future

Milan – Designer Carolien Niebling has re-invented the humble sausage in a bid to prepare humanity for a future protein shortage.

Milan Salone 2017 : Food Futures : Whole-system Thinking

Viewpoints

Archie Wilkinson: Pavegen

How their technology is making retail both more sustainable and more interactive.

Pavegen : Phygital : Retail

Big Ideas

Disposing of plastic cutlery

France – The French government has outlined plans to ban all cups and cutlery made from conventional plastic.

Energy Transition For Green Growth : Whole System Thinking : Packaging

Viewpoints

Alec Lee: Food’s synthetic future

The Ava Winery co-founder on why we should be constructing our food at the molecular level.

Synthetic Biology : Food Waste : Whole System Thinking

Markets

Sustainability Market

Business is adopting a Whole-system Thinking approach that replaces the ruthless pursuit of profit with a tripartite system that gives equal weight...

Whole System Thinking : Sustainability Futures : The Immortal Brand

Micro Trends

Regenerative Consumption

Ecological consciousness is inspiring new products that feed back to their sources in a cycle of regeneration.

Whole System Thinking : Radical Transparency : Sustainability Futures

News

Insider dining

Milan – InGalera is a restaurant inside a prison, which, save for the chef and head waiter, is run entirely by inmates.

Hospitality Futures : Whole System Thinking : Social Responsibility

Big Ideas

Ripe for change

London – Whole-system Thinking continues to shape the mainstream groceries market as Asda expands its anti-waste campaign.

Asda : Whole System Thinking : Wonky Veg

News

Lightly toasted

London – Toast Ale, crafted from unsold slices of bread, hops, barley and yeast, addresses food waste in the UK.

Toast Ale : Trash-To-Table : Whole System Thinking

Big Ideas

Peak curtains

Global – Furniture brand Ikea’s chief sustainability officer Steve Howard says the West has reached peak home furnishings.

Ikea : Sustainability : Space 10

Big Ideas

Good housekeeping

New York – Some 16 luxury hotels have joined forces in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.

Hospitality : Whole System Thinking : New York City

Big Ideas

Runway for every day

US – Rent the Runway plans an everyday hire service for 2016, changing fashion rentals from being an occasional treat to being a way to build a res...

The Sharing Economy : Online Retail : Fashion Rentals

Big Ideas

Airport solar system

Kochi, India – Cochin International Airport has become the world’s first entirely solar-powered airport.

Cochin International Airport : Solar Powered : Whole System Thinking

News

Sunroof to solar

San Francisco – Google’s latest project makes calculating solar panel costs easier for consumers.

Solar : Renewable Energy : Google

News

Brew fuel

Auckland – Drinks brand DB Export has created a biofuel made from a by-product of beer. DB Export Brewtroleum is world’s first beer-derived ...

Brewtroleum : DB Export : Whole System Thinking

Design Directions

Loop.pH: Designing with science

Working across the fields of biotechnology and energy and temporary architecture, Loop.pH translates cutting-edge research into ephemeral environ...

Whole System Thinking : Energy : Architecture

News

Pollution-eating bridge

Barcelona – A bridge over a dual carriageway north of the city centre is being refurbished with pollution-eating concrete.

BCQ Architecture : Pollution-eating Bridge : Whole System Thinking

News

Luxury waste

London – Coca-Cola and musician will.i.am have opened the EKOCYCLE sustainable fashion and design concession at luxury department store H...

Ekocycle At Harrods : Will.i.am : Whole-system Thinking

News

The Age of the Long Near: Whole-system Thinking preview

London – LS:N Global introduces Whole-system Thinking, the last of our three trends that we will present at our Spring/Summer 2015 Trend Briefing, ...

Whole System Thinking : The Age Of The Long Near : Whole Chain Thinking