Apple Store Mac iPad iPhone Watch AirPods TV & Home Only on Apple Accessories Support Shopping Bag Apple Podcasts Preview 39 episodes WGSN is the world's leading consumer trend forecaster. more Create Tomorrow, The WGSN Podcast WGSN Arts 5.0 • 17 Ratings Listen on Apple Podcasts 22 NOV 2021 38. What's in Store for IRL Retail? 38. What's in Store for IRL Retail? As we enter what is traditionally the busiest time for retail in many regions, we felt it was time to shine a light on bricks and mortar stores and discuss what brands and retailers can do to lure consumers back. What's the future of the store and what hybrids or strategies can businesses employ to play a part in creating thriving cities again. Or is there something else entirely new around the corner which we will see in the near future? PLAY 40 min 4 NOV 2021 37. Create Better: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future 37. Create Better: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future The topic of sustainability is never far from the top of our agenda at WGSN and with the publication of our new white paper "Create Better", this episode we will be talking about new practices and lessons that everyone who works in design can learn from. Against the backdrop of COP26 it also feels like the right time to challenge ourselves to do much more in this space. We are seeing huge consequences of global warming right now, you just need to look out of your window or read today's headlines, and here at WGSN we believe that it's time for the design industries to start putting words into action, which is what this episode is all about. PLAY 25 min 14 OCT 2021 36. Diversity, Desire and Teledildonics – Inside the Consumer Sex Revolution 36. Diversity, Desire and Teledildonics – Inside the Consumer Sex Revolution At WGSN we have published a number of reports recently about the shifts and strategies in selling sex on Insight, sexual wellness on Beauty and inclusive sex tech on our recently launched Consumer Tech platform. It's always been a hot topic but what's exciting is that the sexual conversation is expanding and there's a shift towards more open, honest and diverse conversations, depictions and explorations of sex and sexuality from a multiplicity of viewpoints. PLAY 42 min 24 SEPT 2021 35. Creating a Sustainable Fashion Week with Cecilie Thorsmark 35. Creating a Sustainable Fashion Week with Cecilie Thorsmark This week WGSN CEO Carla Buzasi speaks to Copenhagen Fashion Week CEO Cecilie Thorsmark who, as leader of this sustainably focussed fashion week, is on a mission to change the way the entire fashion industry thinks about its impact on the environment and the wider world around them. Cecilie has be consulting with the wider industry around her mission to drive genuine change in both the fashion week she runs but also with the hope that systems that are put in place in Copenhagen can be translated for other fashion weeks elsewhere in the world. PLAY 26 min 11 SEPT 2021 34. Into the Metaverse 34. Into the Metaverse In July 2021 Mark Zuckerberg declared that the future of Facebook is the metaverse, but as a concept it’s not new, having first been coined in the 1992 sci-fi novel, Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It now yields nearly 6m results in Google Search, though it's far from universally defined. At WGSN we introduced the concept of the metaverse in Future Innovations 2022, calling it a shared virtual space that can be roamed widely. We then published a Research Radar, exploring its potential as a successor to the internet, poised to become the future of all digital media and commerce. In this episode we’ll be discussing the signs that brands and consumers are moving towards this future immersive phygital world. We explain how brands can enter it and look at the parties transforming it and the potential it holds for the future. PLAY 32 min 26 AUG 2021 33. The Future of Social Robots with Carla Diana 33. The Future of Social Robots with Carla Diana This week, WGSN Executive Editorial Director Bethan Ryder speaks to author, designer and educator Carla Diana & WGSN's head of Consumer Tech Sarah Housley about the future of social robots. According to consultancy firm Frost and Sullivan the global robotics market will reach $38.3bn by 2024. What's more the global adoption rate of robotics and automation in digital supply chains is set to increase from 39% in 2020 to 73% in 2025. During the pandemic, robots moved from manufacturing lines to service roles; in China the need for touch free services has given the unmanned economy a significant boost and sales of robots are growing at more than twice the rate of global trajectories. PLAY 33 min Show 10 More Episodes © WGSN Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 17 Ratings Top Podcasts In Arts See All Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware Jessie Ware The Archers BBC Radio 4 Out To Lunch with Jay Rayner Somethin' Else How To Fail With Elizabeth Day howtofail You Might Also Like See All The Business of Fashion Podcast The Business of Fashion VOGUE Stories Vogue & Condé Nast WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press Clare Press The Glossy Podcast Glossy More ways to shop: find an Apple Store or other retailer near you. Or call 0800 048 0408. United Kingdom Copyright © 2021 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Use of Cookies Terms of Use Sales and Refunds Legal Site Map