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Photography by Sheri Bush, UK
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Culture & Media

Foresight Friday: Ella Murray, strategic creative

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, strategic creative Ella Murray shares her favourite brand activations from Notting Hill Carnival.

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Travel & Hospitality

Stat: Cultural experiences are driving Indian travel

Travellers are increasingly building holidays around personal interests, rituals and relationships rather than simply seeking escape, according to Skyscanner’s The India Culture Travel Index, 2026.

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Technology

The Summer of Ludd festival is turning anti-tech sentiment into a movement

Hundreds of people gathered in Tompkins Square Park in New York at the end of June 2026 for the Summer of Ludd – a week-long festival designed to get people off their phones and into the community.

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Culture & Media

Foresight Friday: Ella Murray, strategic creative

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, strategic creative Ella Murray reflects on her time celebrating the summer solstice in Finland.

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Retail

Sports Community Hubs

Sports brands are moving past static retail to third-space wellness hubs and experiences – where community building, competitions and fitness activities are key engagement tools.

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Travel & Hospitality

Japan cancels cherry blossom festival amid overtourism pressures

A major cherry blossom festival near Mount Fuji has been cancelled after authorities warned that tourism pressures were tipping into a civic crisis.

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Fashion

Touring Touchpoints

Brands are shifting from static or online campaigns to mobile, experience-led activations that embed themselves directly within the cultural lives of young people at college.

Upstream, UK
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Fashion

Upstream’s Fashion Remix

Upstream, the world’s first fashion streaming app, believes that blending Gen Z’s love for clothes, music and community can and will disrupt online retail.

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Culture & Media

Stat: Beyoncé, Blur and Harry Styles propel UK economy through record high…

The live music industry in the UK soared to unprecedented heights in 2023, due to blockbuster tours and festivals headlined by artists such as Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Blur.