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Why Has Beauty Gone Missing in Design?
Nathan Hendricks goes looking, explaining why beauty is critical to what we design for people.
Brand Strategy
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As Sustainability Efforts Expand Globally, GRI Launches Critical Rebrand
The Global Reporting Initiative is considered the world’s authority on sustainability reporting.
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Was Covid a “Black Swan” Event? There’s a Better Question to Be Asking.
Longtime futurist Valerie Jacobs says we can better prepare for discontinuities like Covid-19 that naturally occur.
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If People Think of Brand & Experience as One & the Same, Why Don't Marketers?
An integrated approach to brand development and CX drives far greater value.
POV
Reality Check: Prove Real Demand Early & In the Wild
Unlike traditional validation methods, Proto-Selling helps innovators and brand-builders prove viability early on, putting real concepts in front of real people in real retail environments.
POV
What Matters Most Right Now? Radical Empathy.
As people’s wants and needs change in the face of uncertain times, Bhavik Joshi helps brands make sense of the shifts and how to best address them—with empathy.
POV
It’s Time to Become Future Fluent
2020 has presented monumental disruption, but longtime futurist Valerie Jacobs explains how we can become Future Fluent to make the most of change.
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Crisis Shopping: The New Retail Strategies for CPGs
Ecomm purchasing is up and consumer loyalty is way down, driving the need for new retail strategies in the face of Covid-19.
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Bodycare Brand
The Mad Optimist to Air on ABC’s Shark Tank
On a mission to spread kindness and create change, bodycare brand The Mad Optimist pitches its brand to the investors on ABC’s Shark Tank.
POV
How Divergent Future Scenarios Help Brands Endure Covid-19
Despite Covid-19’s uncertainty, Bryan Goodpaster explains how future scenario planning can help brands take back control.
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At SEGD’s Virtual Conference, Jacobs Glimpses Possible Futures of Design
Valerie Jacobs takes the stage at the women-in-digital forum to deliver Future Fluent, focused on activating emergent digital trends.
POV
10 Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Innovation
Answer 10 quick questions and receive a personalized report of actionable insights and tools.
POV
The Power of Brand Purpose in Uncertain Times
With COVID-19 shifting priorities and shrinking resources, Marisa Richter says look to your brand purpose for clarity, conviction and a clear path forward.
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Valerie Jacobs Talks Translating Digital Trends at Together Digital
Valerie Jacobs takes the stage at the women-in-digital forum to deliver Future Fluent, focused on activating emergent digital trends.
POV
Trends with Benefits: 2020
Our 2020 trends report explores the emergent trends that pose big value to brand and innovation efforts in the year ahead.
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Tomes Receives Coveted Women Who Mean Business Award
After a year of big impact, including the launch of POWER OF HER, Cincinnati Business Courier honors Sarah Tomes as one of its Women Who Mean Business.
