Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Future
Found
The fascination with outlandish prototypes that could change our future.
6.4
Trend score
Trend
What is the Future Found trend?
Future Found: Unique discoveries continue to prove to be virally popular, particularly those that allude to future innovations that may not even exist yet. Designing for the future entices people to meditate on potential social developments, thus encouraging prolonged mental engagement with one’s product.
Trend themes
Themes within the Future Found trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Future Design
Creating unique and forward-thinking designs that allude to future innovations for products and user experiences.
02
Multi-Sensory Experiences
Evoking and integrating various human senses like sight, sound, touch, and even smell for a multi-sensory experience in products and communication technologies.
03
Digital Implants
Embedding technology and electronic interfaces under the skin like tattoos or implants that function as phones, computers, and even digital tattoos by changing the color of smart-ink pixels tattooed over the implant.
Industry implications
What the Future Found trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Fashion & Beauty
Incorporating technology and multi-sensory experiences in fashion and beauty products and accessories.
For
Communication Technologies
Creating new and innovative communication technologies that evoke multiple human senses for a more immersive and engaging experience.
For
Consumer Electronics
Developing new implantable technologies that are more intuitive, interactive, and immersive for consumers in consumer electronic products.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Future Found
Trend score 6.4 out of 10, from popularity 90%, activity 96%, freshness 8%.
Popularity90%
Activity96%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Evidence
Examples of the Future Found trend
4 featured examples from Jan 28 to Feb 23, 2008CategoryUnique
Light Tattoos & Skin Embossing
Temporary Body Mods by Kye Ok Kim
Fashion accessory industry can explore new possibilities by incorporating light-emitted brooches that project patterns onto the skin.
CategoryTech
Magical Glass Concept
Mac Funamizu Tablet Tells You About What You See
Consumer electronics industry can capitalize on creating innovative tablet devices with advanced information retrieval capabilities.
CategoryUnique
Multi-Sensory Remote Communication
Nokia Scentsory Phone
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce new and exciting features in the mobile phone industry that go beyond the traditional audiovisual capabilities.
CategoryUnique
Phone, Computer & More Under Your Skin
Digital Tattoo Interface
The healthcare industry can explore the potential of implantable electronics for remote monitoring of patient health and the delivery of personalized care.
