Innovative Futures

Innovation is a key driver of the global economy and new technologies are transforming the way we live, work and travel. Explore the trends and industries driving innovation and the opportunities this creates for investors.

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Millennial spending power: How retailers are learning to meet the demands of a generation

Millennials are entering their prime spending years.

Innovations in the sharing economy: co-working spaces

From taxis to homes, innovation in the sharing economy shows no signs of abating.

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Key trends shaping
the future of consumption

As society shifts, businesses must do the same in order to thrive

Unlocking cash by sharing possessions

From cameras to kayaks, the sharing economy’s potential is virtually limitless

Fashion window shopping on the internet

Germany’s second largest online clothing retailer, ABOUT YOU, is breaking the aesthetic mould

Innovation and Artificial Intelligence

An Era of Profound Change: the world in 2040 will be virtually unrecognisable thanks to Artificial Intelligence. But will we like what we see?

Office 3.0

In the digital era, is there really still a need to go in to the office? As robots and artificial intelligence take over mechanical tasks, is going in to the office simply a way to interact with others?

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Role of Cities

Urbanisation has changed the global landscape beyond recognition, exploding 200,000 years of human history in the course of two ...

Wave Power: Turning The Tide On Renewable Energy

Harnessing the ocean’s awesome potential could double global electricity production at a stroke. Until now it has proved an elusive prospect ...

Farming in the City

Vertical farming in the heart of a city may sound like the stuff of science fiction but the sky-high ambitions of one engineering revolutionary ...