Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 462,792 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,243 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,975 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,243 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 320,975 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,215 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 462,792 cutting edge ideas.

Icy Awareness Challenges

This Celebrity Ice Bucket Challenge Has Tom Cruise Take the Plunge

— August 21, 2014 — Marketing
While the next Mission: Impossible movie is being filmed, Tom Cruise and director Chris McQuarrie accepted the celebrity Ice Bucket Challenge on behalf of their entire cast and crew.

To scale up the challenge, rather than just having one bucket of icy cold water dumped on their heads to raise awareness for ALS, the guys have multiple buckets poured onto them, one after another—making it the 'Mission: Impossible ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.' Although the action movie star in no stranger to stunts, nothing can really prepare you for the shock that comes with having a cold bucket of water poured over you. As the campaign goes, the guys are donating to the charitable cause and have named a few more people to accept the challenge within 24 hours.
Trend Themes
1. Multiple Bucket Challenge - Leveraging the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, this trend involves pouring multiple buckets of icy water on participants to increase awareness for a cause.
2. Celebrity Endorsement Challenges - This trend focuses on celebrities using their platform to raise awareness by taking on challenges that go beyond traditional social media campaigns.
3. Extreme Awareness Stunts - Pushing the boundaries of awareness campaigns, this trend involves executing daring and attention-grabbing stunts to draw more attention to charitable causes.
Industry Implications
1. Film Production - This industry can leverage the popularity of viral challenges like the Mission: Impossible ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to promote upcoming movies and engage with fans in unique ways.
2. Charitable Organizations - Charitable organizations can explore innovative and daring awareness campaigns, like the multiple bucket challenge, to generate more attention and increase donations for their causes.
3. Marketing and Advertising - Marketing and advertising professionals can tap into the trend of celebrity endorsement challenges to create impactful and compelling campaigns that resonate with audiences and drive brand awareness.
0.3
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness