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Browsing Nesta

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Technology

Friend Bots

Brands are combining artificial intelligence with anthropomorphic design to create robots that offer friendship on demand.

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Technology

Nesta: Peter Baeck

Understanding the true potential of the collaborative economy.

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Marketing & Branding

Civic Brands

Businesses are increasingly stepping in where governments are failing and acting as forces for good in society. Amid the shift from top-down corporate hegemony to post-ownership models, brands will need to act as educators and enablers, providing tools for a decentralised economy.

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Marketing & Branding

Neo-kinship

As the nuclear family disappears and more fluid and complex forms of kinship take its place, technology is not only helping to run the household, but is becoming part of it.

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Sustainability

Take a risk

Norway – A new global risk report examines how the sharing economy can be reframed to fight inequality.

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Europe

Sharing the love

UK – Nesta has released research that reveals the potential of using sharing economy platforms for philanthropic endeavours.

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Marketing & Branding

FutureFest 2016: Review

This year’s show explored why brands are shifting towards purpose, empowerment, experimentation and transparency.

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Design

Constructing creativity

UK – A new design book explores the interdependence between workspace and creativity within the workforce.

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Marketing & Branding

Dare to be dull: Why boring is best

Slowing down and daring to be boring could be the best marketing tactic of all.