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From Birkins to Bulldozers: The Age of Secondhand Everything
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From Birkins to Bulldozers: The Age of Secondhand Everything
The Casino Economy
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The Casino Economy
Active Discovery in the Age of AI
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Active Discovery in the Age of AI
AI Patterns to Watch
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AI Patterns to Watch
Sakari Tamminen
What are High Net Worth Individuals starting to question about success — and why does wellness and longevity keep coming up? We reflected this question with Tom Waller in relation to our recent fieldwork with HNWIs across the US, Europe, and China.
Sakari Tamminen
When does data turn into belonging? We are fluent in measurement. Sleep scores, strain, recovery, readiness. Data accumulates quietly in the background of daily life, promising insight and improvement. Yet engagement often stalls.
Sakari Tamminen
Do retail stores need cafés? In our work with a global cosmetics brand, the most effective stores were not the most indulgent, theatrical or stimulating. They were the most attuned to customers’ desired feel states across spatial zoning.
The Missing European Dream
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The Missing European Dream
Geopolitics will hit American CMOs
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Geopolitics will hit American CMOs
The Future of Patienthood
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The Future of Patienthood
Conversations with Gems: Jun Lee, Partner
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Conversations with Gems: Jun Lee, Partner

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Conversations with Gems: Johannes Suikkanen, Partner

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Louis Elton on the year of the pickle

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Redesigning the Aesthetic of the Future

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Reinventing Feminine Beauty for a Post-Empowerment World

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An Intimate Question

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Doing Wellness Well: The Paradox of Agency

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How Response By Luxury Brands to the Digital Age Misses the Big Opportunity

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Our Evolving Relationship With Pets – From Companions to Family Members and Beyond

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Our ‘New Normal’—The Sensory Landscape

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The End of Patient Centricity

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On Creating Valuable Relationships With Robots

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The Rise of New Luxury

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Curing the Myopia of Innovation

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Finding Value in AI: Applied AI and Social Technologies

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We Don’t Need More Credit. We Need Credit to Be More.

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Building a Next Gen Insights Practice

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Unraveling the 21st Century Household

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Materials Innovation

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Cultural Foresight: Building More Attractive Business Futures

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Have We Lost Our Anthropological Imagination?

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Is the Drinks Industry Ready for Cannabis Disruption?

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