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Anime-Branded Candy Collaborations

Japanese brand Sanrio collaborated with US-based candy company Sugarfina to introduce Hello Kitty Candies—branded treats that are as adorable as they are delicious. The candy collaboration... (GALLERY)

Jelly Textured Face Masks - Lush's Jelly Face Masks Offer a Distinct and Playful Texture

Jelly Textured Face Masks Lush's Jelly Face Masks Offer a Distinct and Playful Texture

Known for its uniquely innovative skincare products among other things, the Lush Cosmetics brand recently released a collection of jelly face masks that are made from high quality, natural... [More]

Customizable Serum Collections - Skin Inc Offers Custom Serum Cocktails for the Skin

Customizable Serum Collections Skin Inc Offers Custom Serum Cocktails for the Skin

Skin Inc is a Singaporean skincare brand that has recently expanded to cities across Asia, Europe and the United States, and it offers a wide range of products that are developed with the use of &#... [More]

Fruit Waste Lip Balms - FRUU's Natural Organic Lip Products Contain Mostly Fruit-Based Ingredients

Fruit Waste Lip Balms FRUU's Natural Organic Lip Products Contain Mostly Fruit-Based Ingredients

Natural skincare and cosmetics have become increasingly popular in the world of beauty, but these organic lip products go beyond band wagon branding to use fruit waste and plant-based byproducts in... [More]

Vertiginous Family Homes - Archimania's Memphis Home Overlooks a Nearby Train Track

Vertiginous Family Homes Archimania's Memphis Home Overlooks a Nearby Train Track

Homes don’t typically extend upwards — if anything, homes are more likely to extend outward, as is the case with bungalows — so Archimania’s new home design shares more in common... [More]

Sustainable Sports Brand Leathers Nike's New Flyleather Material Transforms Traditional Leather

Nike’s newly developed Flyleather has been a long time coming, and is now available a few years after the brands’ other innovative material release in the form of the Flyknit. The... [More]

Bold Imperative T-Shirts - Katharine Hamnett's T-Shirts Stand Staunchly Against Brexit

Bold Imperative T-Shirts Katharine Hamnett's T-Shirts Stand Staunchly Against Brexit

Despite the successful passing of the referendum last summer, many in the UK are still staunchly opposed to the country’s decision to exit the European Union in the move known popularly as... [More]

Blurring Compact Skin Balms - The Perricone MD Instant Blur Compact Was Designed for Oily Skin

Blurring Compact Skin Balms The Perricone MD Instant Blur Compact Was Designed for Oily Skin

The anti-aging skincare brand Perricone MD has released its new product called No Makeup Instant Blur, which was designed to quickly and easily blur the appearance of fine lines and large pores.... [More]

Lily-Dervied Snack Puffs - 'Lily Puffs' Makes Its Superfood Snack from Water Lily Seeds

Lily-Dervied Snack Puffs 'Lily Puffs' Makes Its Superfood Snack from Water Lily Seeds

With its Lily Puffs, Vedic Brands is on a mission to help consumers rediscover the wonders of ancient superfoods. While many health-conscious consumers have come to be introduced to a variety of... [More]

Ultra-Cushioned Sock Designs - Nike's New NBA Socks are the Most Cushioned Ever Created

Ultra-Cushioned Sock Designs Nike's New NBA Socks are the Most Cushioned Ever Created

As part of Nike’s partnership with the NBA, the brand has created a pair of NBA socks that have more cushioning than any sock ever made for the league. There are two “official”... [More]

Underwater Luxury Resorts - Dubai's 'Floating Venice' Has Guests Travel to Rooms by Gondola

Underwater Luxury Resorts Dubai's 'Floating Venice' Has Guests Travel to Rooms by Gondola

In Dubai, the Kleindienst Group is working on a multi-million dollar project that will introduce the world to an underwater luxury resort that will be called the ‘Floating Venice.’ True... [More]

TV-Inspired Phone Stands - The Nostalgic Elago W3 Watch Dock is Reminiscent of a CRT Television

TV-Inspired Phone Stands The Nostalgic Elago W3 Watch Dock is Reminiscent of a CRT Television

The Elago W3 watch dock by ‘Wisekids’ combines the nostalgia of the past with the convenient technology of the present to bring consumers a functional and visually pleasing phone stand... [More]

Free-From Halloween Candies - Enjoy Life's Miniature Halloween Candies are Allergy-Friendly

Free-From Halloween Candies Enjoy Life's Miniature Halloween Candies are Allergy-Friendly

For the Halloween season this year, Enjoy Life created sets of miniature Halloween candies that are free from gluten, dairy, soy and other common allergens. The vegan, allergy-friendly candies are... [More]

Scent-Emitting Hair Dryers - The 'Delicious Dryer' is Equipped with Scent-Infused Cartridges

Scent-Emitting Hair Dryers The 'Delicious Dryer' is Equipped with Scent-Infused Cartridges

Because of the high heat, traditional hair dryers can leave hair feeling brittle and fried, which is why the Delicious Dryer comes equipped with a scent-infused cartridge, which leaves hair feeling... [More]

Upcycled 3D-Printed Sunglasses - w.r.yuma Offers the First Ever 3d-printed Sunglasses of This Kind

Upcycled 3D-Printed Sunglasses w.r.yuma Offers the First Ever 3d-printed Sunglasses of This Kind

The w.r.yuma brand was created by Sebastiaan de Neubourg based in Antwerp, Belgium, and the designer’s passion for sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship is what brought this unique... [More]

Hop-Infused Haircare - Farmaervas' Urban Men Collection Includes Hops Extract as an Ingredient

Hop-Infused Haircare Farmaervas' Urban Men Collection Includes Hops Extract as an Ingredient

The Urban Men collection from Farmaervas is a line of natural products that favors ingredients like barley, coffee oil and the extracts of hops for the maintenance of healthy hair and beards. When... [More]

Climate-Responsive Structures - 'Air Houses' are Environmentally Compatible Art Installations

Climate-Responsive Structures 'Air Houses' are Environmentally Compatible Art Installations

These suspended constructions referred to as ‘Air Houses’ combat common notions of climate responsive architecture. The angular geometric buildings are suspended from the ceiling of a... [More]

Coal-Made Dessert Pop-Ups - 'Coal Comforts' Seeks to Make a Point About Climate Change

Coal-Made Dessert Pop-Ups 'Coal Comforts' Seeks to Make a Point About Climate Change

Coal Comforts is a pop-up political art piece that is disguised as a “bakery,” which seeks to create more awareness around various issues related to climate change. The concept bakery... [More]

Pumpkin-Flavored Pizzas - Villa Italian Kitchen Created a Pumpkin Spice Pizza for the Fall Season

Pumpkin-Flavored Pizzas Villa Italian Kitchen Created a Pumpkin Spice Pizza for the Fall Season

For the fall season, Villa Italian Kitchen created a Pumpkin Spice Pizza for fans who are obsessed with the comforting blend of spices that make up this iconic flavor combination. As Villa Italian... [More]

Anti-Poaching Sensors - This Animal Poaching Prevention Effort Uses IoT and LPWAN Technologies

Anti-Poaching Sensors This Animal Poaching Prevention Effort Uses IoT and LPWAN Technologies

Last year poachers killed at least 35,000 African elephants and species such as the black rhino and mountain gorilla continue to be at risk—which is why poaching prevention is such a timely... [More]

Overcoming Implicit Biases - Dushaw Hockett Considers a Lack of Awareness in His Talk on Biases

Overcoming Implicit Biases Dushaw Hockett Considers a Lack of Awareness in His Talk on Biases

Dushaw Hockett, the founder and Executive Director of Safe Places for the Advancement of Community and Equity, begins his talk on biases by stating that the way that people engage with racial... [More]

Understanding Extremist Recruitment - Erin Saltman Considers Youth in Her Talk on Violent Extremism

Understanding Extremist Recruitment Erin Saltman Considers Youth in Her Talk on Violent Extremism

Erin Marie Saltman, a researcher whose work surrounds counter-extremism efforts, delivers a talk on violent extremism and how young people are recruited into terrorist organizations by way of a... [More]

Supporting Family-Based Care - Tara Winkler's Talk on Orphanages Considers Internal Exploitation

Supporting Family-Based Care Tara Winkler's Talk on Orphanages Considers Internal Exploitation

Tara Winkler, an activist, author, and child protection leader, begins her talk on orphanages by telling her audience about the time she spent volunteering in Cambodia. While there, she was... [More]

Vegan Mozzarella Alternatives - 'MozzaRisella' is a Cheese Alternative Made from Sprouted Brown Rice

Vegan Mozzarella Alternatives 'MozzaRisella' is a Cheese Alternative Made from Sprouted Brown Rice

‘MozzaRisella’ is a unique vegan mozzarella substitute that is made with sprouted brown rice. Although there is no milk that goes into the making of the product, MozzaRisella prides... [More]

Understanding Activist Surveillance - Jennifer Granick's Talk on Privacy Considers the US Government

Understanding Activist Surveillance Jennifer Granick's Talk on Privacy Considers the US Government

Jennifer Granick, an attorney, begins her talk on privacy by acknowledging that today, almost everyone is an activist. She then continues by considering the important efforts of Black Lives Matter,... [More]

The 6 Patterns of Opportunity & Top 18 Megatrends

1. Perfecting One Thing
2. Aspirational Icon
3. Exaggerated Feature
4. Reimagined Solution

From user-generated content to maker culture, today’s consumers are content creators and experts.

Brands have taken a role of accelerating the personal development of consumers.

We are entering a transformative new era, denoted by an exponential growth in data, robotics and intelligence.

1. Retro
2. Generational
3. Economic + Seasonal
4. Repetitive Cycles

Fond memories fuel a desire to bring the past into the present, especially with respect to one’s formative years.

The desire for sustainable products, including local, organic, recyclable and pronounceable ingredients.

The world is becoming more playful, driven by generations not ready to grow up, including Boomers who desire a more active, enriched life.

1. Specialization
2. Fewer Layers + Efficiency
3. Crowdsourcing
4. Subscription

New services make it easier than ever to conceptualize, fund, launch and companies.

Hyper-targeted offerings, services, subscriptions and recommendations to simplify lives with better things.

In a fast-paced, cluttered world, simplicity stands out, resulting in focused businesses & clean design

1. Refocusing
2. Reversing
3. Surprising
4. Gamifying

Allegiant groups are more readily formed around specific interests, causes and even brands.

The application of game dynamics to real-world problems results in a world that’s more competitive and engaging.

In a world abundant with ‘stuff,’ experience becomes a more important currency and life priority.

1. Combining + Layering
2. Adding Value
3. Co-Branding + Aligning
4. Physical + Digital

Tech, AR, VR and interactive experiences are raising our expectations in the realms of entertainment, retail and even food.

Brands, products, services and customers are increasingly co-creating an interdependent world.

Lines are blurring as business models, products and services merge to create unique concepts and experiences

1. Personalization + Customization
2. Status + Belonging
3. Style + Fashionizing
4. Generational Rebellion

Social media and a resistance to traditional advertising have created a desire for authenticity and reality.

Small batch production technologies and more personalized media are creating an expectation for personalization.

A mass proliferation of sellers and media creators has shifted the world to a many-to-many economy.

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26 Drinkable Beauty Elixirs - From Scientific Beauty Supplements to Beauty-Boosting Sodas

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75 Ritualized Self Care Products - From Therapeutic Laundry Kits to Fitness-Friendly Makeup Kits

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18 Examples of Satirical Streetwear - From Designer Parody Lines to Ironically Luxurious Apparel

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These satirical streetwear examples range from designer parody lines to ironic luxury apparel that is modeled after concert security uniforms. Vetements is no stranger to pushing style boundaries... [More]

18 Examples of Fresh Produce Packaging - From Luxe Grape Bunches to Single-Serve Olive Pouches

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These examples of fresh produce packaging range from single-serve olive pouches to luxury-minded grape bunches. While Ruby Roman’s grape bunches—a lavish produce offering from Japan—... [More]

30 Examples of Bike Safety Innovations - From GPS-Connected Handlebars to Collapsible Bike Helmets

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Cycling has undergone a renaissance in urban settings in response to congested public transport and a heightened awareness of our environmental foot prints—this major upheaval calls for an... [More]

Top 100 Business Ideas in September - From Back-to-School Charity Pop-Ups to Clothes-Dispensing ATMs

Top 100 Business Ideas in September From Back-to-School Charity Pop-Ups to Clothes-Dispensing ATMs

Whether it is a pop-up for back to school supplies or a vending machine that dispenses clothing, the September 2017 business trends reveal that brands continue to make an effort to create engaging on-... [More]