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NEXT23 theme: Let’s get physical

By Martin Recke

The digital revolution is entering a new phase. It will lead to a fusion of digital and physical, and a rewrite of how the world works.
AI and the future of work

By Martin Recke

AI is going to change how we work. It will automate white-collar work. And we’ll see AI-first start-ups creating new markets.
Embarking on a corporate food odyssey

By Madeline Jones, Elliot White & Diego Carannante

Consumers want to eat more sustainably, but they lack the knowledge to do so. New research shows that grocers could be a catalyst of change.
The Brain Interface: the final evolution of UI?

By Adam Tinworth

Is the brain the final frontier of user interfaces? How far are we away from controlling our device with our thoughts?
Challenges with design systems – In conversation with Alexander Baumgardt

Challenges with design systems – Introducing the Next-Level Design Revolution! Prepare to be amazed as Alexander Baumgardt, the design-centric guru,…
Nick Law: embracing a new age of digital creativity

By Adam Tinworth

Creativity is a core skill to navigate digital change — and yet is too often misunderstood. As Nick Law explains, creativity is deeply rooted in a medium, and great leaders understand that.
Will AI eat software?

By Martin Recke

Software used to be expensive, but thanks to AI, it may soon be cheap. Will software developers lose their jobs?
What we can see now is the first percent of what is coming

By Oskar Trautmann, Wilhelm Rinke

An interview with Merantix Founder and AI Expert Adrian Locher.
Long-term thinking is our best weapon against the permacrisis

By Adam Tinworth

In the grip of a permacrisis, it’s easy to be seduced by short-term thinking. We need to resist its lure, and fix our eyes again on the long-term horizon.
How to be creative with Nick Law

What is deep simplicity and why do we need it? We discussed this with Nick Law in our latest episode of the NEXT–SHOW.
Yes, here is yet another article on AI

By Oskar Trautmann, Wilhelm Rinke

Sure, you don’t need to read yet another article on AI. But this one might just surprise you…
Digital’s gift: a chance to rethink our physical lives

By Adam Tinworth

A mix of digital, pandemic and energy trends are forcing a rethink of our urban infrastructure. Can we remake the physical in the face of the climate crisis?
Kübra Gümüşay: perspectives on utopias

By Adam Tinworth

Can we create new, more useful visions of the future by opening ourselves to new perspectives? Kübra Gümüşay thinks so — and explains how we can do it.
Kübra Gümüşay about how language shapes us and her current study about real utopias

Tune in and enjoy this journey to the land of language, real utopias and a short story about how to be humble.
The Five Horsemen of the Permacrisis

By Adam Tinworth

Stability is a distant dream, as the 2020s turn into a decade of permacrisis. Here are the biggest factors driving it.
SXSW 2023 – The trends that matter

By Christian Barth

Social commerce. Web3. Metaverse. Generative Al. Ketchup Moment. And the lines are back.
How to adapt to a polycrisis

By Martin Recke

In a world of multiple, interconnected crises, we need different strategies to adapt. And we need to adapt to adaptation.
Dr Kate Stone: making technology magic and invisible

By Adam Tinworth

What happens when our tech gets so small, and so hidden, that the objects around us become magic? Dr Kate Stone believes that this is a step to reconnecting ourselves with the world.
Creative Science: Bringing art to life with Dr Kate Stone

Self-confessed “creative scientist”, Dr Kate Stone, is Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Novalia. She is passionate about creativity and…
Doing Female Health

By Chris Böhnke

You know what’s wrong, unequal, distorted: Here are four design challenges to actually do something about it.
Can digital wallets solve the identity crisis?

By Martin Recke

It’s not primarily a question of technology, but of mass adoption. The current state of digital wallets is a major design problem.
Generative AI: humanity’s creative assistant is here

By Adam Tinworth

Image and text versions of generative AI are now available to most people. How will this technology impact the way we create art and write?
We need to completely reimagine work

By Martin Recke

The pressure to act is rising. Now is the time to reimagine the work and office world, and create a plan that works for all.
Deep Dive Diaries

‘Next Level CMO: How the role of marketing is changing completely’ is the title of the latest addition to our NEXT publishing programme. This and further publications of ours feature bright minds from around the world and their thoughts on transformation and innovation.

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