TREND REPORTS
Do Your Shoppers Want a Digital Conversation ?
[Consumer]
2022/03/07 09:05
Do you remember what it was like to go grocery shopping before the pandemic? For many of us, we can’t imagine how we ever survived the past two years without our smartphones and the internet enabling contactless shopping, deliveries, and other product exchanges with other homes and businesses.Purchasing food was especially daunting, especially in the beginning when we didn’t know very much ab...
Decoding Luxury’s NFT Consumer
[Consumer]
2022/03/07 09:04
From casual collectors, to crypto-natives, Jing Collabs & Drops’ latest report categorizes the three types of consumers who are showing confidence in NFTs. Whether you’re a crypto-professional or the blockchain is entirely alien to you, there’s one thing that everyone knows about non-fungible tokens (NFTs): they’re selling for a major price. For context, the first NFT artwork to ever au...
Bruk is a Sustainable Beverage Carton Designed to be Recycled
[Design]
2022/03/07 09:03
Pushan Panda's design allows consumers to easily tear the paper-based elements of cartons away from the plastic liner.Spotted: Paper drinks cartons are used for many of our most-beloved beverages – from milk to orange juice. In fact, on average, around 900,000 tonnes of beverage cartons are put on the market in Europe each year, with the majority being used for dairy products. The paper exteri...
Brand Relevance Index 2022 : The Brands People Can't Live Without
[Business]
2022/03/04 09:10
Prophet, the global consultancy, announced the results of its seventh Prophet Brand Relevance Index® (BRI), a ranking of the most relevant brands based on consumer feedback.The top 10 most relevant brands of 2022 are:1. Apple 6. Instant Pot2. Peloton 7. PlayStation3. Spotify 8. Fitbit4. Bose 9. TED5. Android 10. USAABrand relevance correlates with growth and value for investors. While the most...
Meta’s AR Tells The Story Of Japanese-American Incarceration
[Design]
2022/03/04 09:09
Commissioned by Meta, a mural by artist Michelle Kumata has been reimagined as an interactive experience at the museum. Last year, when Meta commissioned Michelle Kumata to create a mural for its Bellevue, Washington offices, the artist saw an opportunity to surface the region’s lesser-seen history. More than half a century ago, the area around Meta’s Bellevue HQ was farmland owned and tilled...
(Infographic) Investing in The Future of AgTech & Food Innovation
[Investing]
2022/03/04 09:08
The global food system is under immense pressure due to three overarching trends:1. Population Growth : This naturally leads to an increasing demand for food. By 2060, the UN expects the global population to reach 10 billion people.2. Limited Capacity of Existing Agriculture : Existing farming methods are very resource intensive and production has already been pushed to the brink. The UN predic...
Carbon Marketplace NCX Raises $50M from J.P. Morgan and Marc Benioff
[Investing]
2022/03/04 09:07
Companies are looking for ways to get to their net-zero emissions goals, and carbon offsets are proving to be one popular method to reach that objective.The firm NCX seems to play a unique role in helping companies find those offsets, and its model has attracted some big-name investors. The San Francisco-based company raised a $50 million dollars Series B led by energy and sustainability invest...
Project Nexus Aims to Cover California Canals with Solar Panels
[Tech]
2022/03/04 09:06
While solar farms are a great source of green energy, many people don't like the fact that they occupy land which could otherwise be utilized for agriculture or housing. A new project is exploring an alternative, by placing solar panels over canals that will benefit from the shade.Known as Project Nexus, the US effort is a collaboration between the University of California-Merced, California's...
(PDF) BCG - The Rise of the Digital Incumbent
[Business]
2022/03/04 09:05
There’s a new player on the digital landscape. Digital (or digitalized) incumbents in traditional industries are joining digital natives and a small group of so-called digital hyperscalers in the congregation of companies that have developed the capabilities to disrupt existing business models and deliver the innovation and revenue growth that are rewarded by investors. But by our estimate, on...
