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• Analysis Leveraging Data & Feedback Loops To Promote Positive Behaviors

  Within a hybrid state of work and home, blurred lines are affecting both consumer mental health and wellness, as well as impacting the majority of productivity touchpoints for work, school, and physical fitness. As consumers’ lives become increasingly supported by a variety of interconnected solutions, a deepening suite of new tools is allowing consumers to […]

• Case Study New Fitbit Sense Bracelet Monitors Stress And Mood To Give Wearers Feedback

  Fitbit’s newest smart bracelet, Sense, offers an innovative suite of wellness tracking features that combine with the Fitbit connected app to offer wearers personalized feedback and proactive advice for health management.

• Case Study Apple’s Focus Tool Targets Mental Wellbeing With Single-Message Summaries

  Multinational technology company Apple Inc. is taking steps to improve its customers’ mental wellbeing by helping users focus and be more in the moment with an innovative way to manage notifications.

• Case Study Invstr’s StockStars Mini Game Teaches Investing Basics On Snapchat

  Investment education app, brokerage, and RobinHood competitor Invstr is gamifying financial education with a new mini game for Snapchat called StockStars.

• Analysis Lessons in Elevated Service, Convenience and Curation from the Restaurant Industry

  It is a pivotal time in the restaurant industry, and the way establishments deliver value to their customers has never been more important or diverse. 

• Case Study Restaurant Chains Pivot From Dine-In to Drive-Thru With New Concepts

  Multinational restaurant chains Taco Bell and Burger King have introduced new, innovatively designed store concepts that focus on the mobile customer experience and offer freshly redesigned brick-and-mortar offerings like 3-and-4 lane drive-thrus and suspended kitchens.

• Case Study Chipotle’s Environmental Calculator Lets Customers Know Their Order’s “Foodprint”

  Fast casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill launches “Real Foodprint,” a first-of-its-kind sustainability impact tracker that provides the chain’s guests with detailed data about the environmental impact of an order’s ingredients.

• Case Study Wendy’s To Open 700 Ghost Kitchens By 2025 With Start-up REEF Technology

  Fast food chain Wendy’s will open 700 delivery-only, virtual ghost kitchens through a partnership with Softbank-backed Miami start-up REEF Technology.

• Analysis Cultivating Trust Within the Digital Economy

  Deepening Customer Relationships Through Data Privacy Tools And Educational Content