05 Aug MIND YOUR OWN VASES
Posted at 11:34h
in 3D, 3D printing, Art, cecile cremer, consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, coolstuff, Design, innovation, Inspiration, social innovation, Target group, Technology, vase
Eureka! A moment, a brief thought on which you have an idea that nobody can take from you. Many people experience this thought once in a while, but -and be honest- how many of these ideas actually see the light of day? There are ots of people on our planets with genius ideas, but not many of them have the skills to design or the knowledge or network to make it happen. What if this could be changed?
30 Jul MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN HUMAN’S FAVOUR
Posted at 21:23h
in Appearance, business, cecile cremer, consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, emotion, innovation, Inspiration, microtrend, Newsfeed, Press, Technology, Trend Talks, trendwatching, wandering the future, weak signal
Most of us know some kind of movie, book or series describing the world when computers are getting on the upper hand. While we are still calling this genre science fiction, it is closer to becoming reality than most of us are aware of. While Artificial Intelligence is learning from human behaviour faster than the day of light there will be a point it can outsmart us, the question is not if but when if we just let it do its thing...
24 Jul HOW REAL ARE YOU?
Posted at 15:58h
in Appearance, Branding, consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, emotion economy, innovation, Inspiration, microtrend, Newsfeed, social innovation, Technology, trendtalk, wandering the future, weak signal, wtf
Our world, or I can even say galaxy, is designed to be more and more digitalized. As the technical innovations burst into the market, many of them are not chosen to succeed. So, when is a technical device strong enough to enter the future? SoftTech or TimidTech is the answer, personalised and made to fit humans. Though, with the exponential growth of Artificial Intelligence, this human embedded technology is about to go a lot further.
12 Jul THE FUTURE OF INFLUENCING
Posted at 15:37h
in Appearance, application, consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, extreme consumerism, innovation, microtrend, Technology, weak signal
Since the rise of social media, something else rose with it. A new job came to exist in the last ten years, with the job description of “Influencing”. The Influencer is a well-known person on the social media, who manages to change the way people act or think.
03 Apr WHEN BLACK MIRROR TURNS INTO REALITY
Posted at 21:36h
in consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, Design, innovation, Marketing, microtrend, Newsfeed, social innovation, Technology, telecoms, trendwatching, wandering the future, weak signal
Trying to stay away from your phone? What if you need to use it some more in order to pay for your cell phone bill? While most new products and services focus on taking a Digital Detox, keeping you away from your phone (like the...
20 Mar IS TECHNOLOGY A MAN OR A WOMAN?
Posted at 16:14h
in cecile cremer, consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, emotion economy, innovation, Technology, trend lecture, Trend Talks, weak signal
Have you ever noticed how most virtual assistants sound female? When you hear Siri or Alexa, it may sound like an actual woman is talking to you instead of a voice assistant, but at the end of the day, they are just that: A voice...
27 Feb I SEE, I SEE.. WHAT AR LETS ME SEE
Posted at 14:15h
in consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, Design, Newsfeed, Technology, wandering the future
Have you ever dreamed about escaping this world and going to a new self styled World instead? I guess there is nobody that cannot answer this question with a wholehearted yes. Our minds are being filled up with future scenarios, with what if's but also...
13 Feb PARENTHOOD JUST BECAME A GAME
Posted at 11:04h
in consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, emotion, innovation, Inspiration, microtrend, Newsfeed, Technology, weak signal
Don’t we all want what is best for our children and do we not all want them to achieve their full potential? We all know the stereotype of the Chinese ‘tiger parenting’: The strict, demanding and authoritarian parenting style that is used to push their...
06 Feb KEEP OFFLINE TO SAVE A DIME
Posted at 10:47h
in cecile cremer, consumer insights, Consumer Trends, coolhunting, innovation, Newsfeed, Technology
If we are honest, haven't we all experienced that moment where we were with our loved ones and they had more interest in their phone than in us? We could blame them, but maybe we should blame the ever digitalizing World instead. Nonetheless, wouldn’t it...