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THE HOUSE RULES: HOW REAL ESTATE DRIVES AMERICAN INFLUENCER CULTURE

1600 North Vine Street is not unlike many modern Los Angeles apartment buildings. Pool. Views. The svelte fashionistas of the Melrose corridor like its smaller kitchens and larger wardrobes. Bathrooms…

GRAFFITI IS A COOL DIALOGUE IN THE CITY

Cities are an important issue in trend studies and forecasting because it will be synonymous of “home” for most human beings. If you want to understand the future of humanity,…

REFUGEES AND DIGITAL NOMADS

The future of the concept of ‘home’. We live in a world where having a house, and a feeling of home is no longer a standard. People travel the globe…

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Next level male grooming

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Breaking the barriers of taste and gender

Have you ever heard the term ‘heterofriendly’? I’m sure you’ve heard ‘gay friendly’ which means ‘being kind to gays’. Well, you can imagine its meaning and the powerful message that…

The Future of Skills

Inequality, Divide, Cohesion and Populism

PART ONE There are the Anywhere-people and the Somewhere-people. Anywheres live more often in the big cities. They are the exam-passing class. They have reaped the economic fruits of globalization.…

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Hello Korea & Hello K-Pop

Two decades ago a movie like Jurassic Park made in one year two times the profits and turnover of all Korean Hyundai cars sold the same year. So the clever…

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Intercultural Jokes

May I allow myself a somewhat more frivolous column? Its frivolity compensated by the responsible intercultural insights it contains? For my trends research I am fortunate enough to travel all…

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