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Future of Consumption
Measuring consumer confidence isn’t useful anymore. Here’s what we should do instead
The Citizen Confidence Index would ask people how able they feel to shape their context and find agency, purpose, community support and an intent to participate meaningfully in the world.
Mental Health
How scheduling less could be the secret to happiness
New research suggests that rough scheduling could help tackle feelings of time scarcity.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
France is increasing the price of packaging made from unrecycled plastic
President Macron hopes to recycle 100% of plastic packaging by 2025.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
IKEA has opened its first store in India
IKEA's first store is opening in India.
India
This Indian start-up has created a wristband to help keep women safe
The Safer Pro by Leaf Wearables allows women to send alerts to emergency contacts - even without phone signal.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
This VR horror game is only as scary as your heart can handle
Bring To Light is the first game to use biometric readings to affect the gaming experience.
Italy
What Cristiano Ronaldo tells us about the economics of football
A football club's ability to make money is a lot harder than it seems.
France
French feminists are taking on 'smutty' seaside postcards
Pictures of women wearing bikinis are a typical if often maligned feature of French seaside resorts.
Sustainable Development
The sustainable fashion revolution is well underway. These 5 trends prove it
From apps that rate your wardrobe for sustainability to mushroom-based textiles, the fashion world is starting to rise to the environmental challenge.
Sustainable Development
The sustainable fashion revolution is well underway. These 5 trends prove it
From apps that rate your wardrobe for sustainability to mushroom-based textiles, the fashion world is starting to rise to the environmental challenge.
Family Businesses
John’s Crazy Socks: the father and son team that spreads happiness
Find out the four essential building blocks that created success for these two entrepreneurs.
Behavioural Sciences
Why today’s leaders need to know about the power of narratives
"Narratives are more than mental shortcuts for the real world - they increasingly are the real world."
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
These clothes grow with your child
A British designer has used his background in aeronautical engineering to develop sustainable clothes a child won't grow out of for three years.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Hot air behind your cold fridge? Why the future of cooling must be sustainable
As incomes increase around the world, global energy demand for ACs is expected to triple by 2050. How do we keep cool while keeping the planet cool?
Workforce and Employment
These are the cities where the World Cup threatens productivity the most
More than 60 hours of the competition overlaps with normal office hours in Rio and New York.