Viacom executive Kodi Foster says that predictive models don’t work if the data they use is meaningless
Suvie founder Robin Liss says that tech can save people from the unhappiness of take-out and convenience meals
Professor at Temple University and Author Devon Powers believes the trends industry needs to become diversified, in order to create a democratized and decentralized future.
Managing Director of DoSomething Strategic Meredith Ferguson explains that Gen Zers aren’t relying on governments or institutions to drive social change—they see themselves as masters of their own social destiny
Slack Research Team Lead Christina Janzer says that brands can build a user‑friendly product if they care to listen to how people feel about the product and the pain points they’re experiencing.
&pizza founder Michael Lastoria’s advice to entrepreneurs: businesses are built by employees, not ideas
Betaworks creative director James Cooper says that brands that act as builders can succeed by attracting like-minded audiences
Professor at Temple University and Author Devon Powers believes that if we start to treat trends as we do technologies we’d be able to problem-solve our way through the biggest societal ills
As Slack Research Team Lead Christina Janzer explains, it isn’t enough for brands to take user feedback at face value, they must place humanity at the core of products
Meredith Ferguson informs brands that in a world that is becoming more commoditized, stewardship can serve as a major differentiator, especially amongst young people of color
Start up entrepreneur Robin Liss says that for brands and organizations to innovate they have to keep investing in their acquisitions long after the M&A deals go through
SHOP (now EVERY*) creator John Wantz says that cryptocurrency and tokens will level the retail playing field for brands and their customers
Marketing expert Kenyatta Cheese says that active participation is critical in brand interaction with customers
Founder of the ‘anti-establishment establishment’ &pizza argues that values and culture should define a brand just as much as they define people
Customers want to connect with the people behind a premium product or brand so they can understand the product better, argues Adam Pritzker of Assembled Brands
Viacom executive Kodi Foster says that the internet is from a past age, apps are about to come to an end and we’ll all start living digitally in messaging apps
Startup entrepreneur Alex Fine argues that while advertisers use sex to sell everything, platforms often censor anything having to do with female sexuality and pleasure
The generation that invented punk and skateboard culture is the most important group in the economy argues age-visionary David Stewart
Jordan Schneck explains the intuitive strategy that launched the famous Impossible Burger
Experiential designer Emilie Baltz argues that playful experiences create positive emotional relationships founded in creativity and discovery
Youth advocate Sixto Cancel argues that we create software that’s healing, that teaches and helps young adults thrive
Technology should be designed to bring things into focus and make us calm, anthropologist Amber Case argues