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Fragmenting Societies

Foresight Friday: Fiona Harkin, director of foresight

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, director of foresight Fiona Harkin looks beyond our ‘time of monsters’.

Stat: Digital ghosts are multiplying in the US

A May 2024 Socure study highlights that 35% of Gen Z and nearly a third of legal immigrants in the US are ‘digital ghosts’, lacking sufficient financial history for online identity verification.

How the world’s largest online shopping mall is shaping our lives

At Dutch Design Week 2018, designers from Design Academy Eindhoven hosted Geo-Design, an exhibition that examined the growth of Chinese retail monolith Alibaba and future possibilities for the retailer’s expansive digital infrastructure.

The Edge on interfaces

Guatemala – Accent is a new programme designed specifically for people with no prior knowledge of computer interfaces.

Netflix, Global

Culture & Media

Breaking the language barrier

Global – Netflix is using the power of its user base to solve its biggest obstacle to worldwide domination.

Ichiran Brooklyn

Ichiran is bringing its unique brand of ramen and service to the US.

Preview: Culinary Diplomacy

Global – In the age of New Bricolage Living, brands are using Culinary Diplomacy to forge close relationships with consumers.

Simon Anholt, founder of The Good Country

Marketing & Branding

Brexit: 360 Vision

The best response to the EU referendum for UK brands is to be even more internationalist.

Brexit: Bricolage versus Backlash

The decision to leave the EU was partly the result of friction between two opposed consumer mindsets.