The most popular NEXT Insights of 2023

By Adam Tinworth

What themes caught people’s eyes in 2023? And what digital insights are they seeking?

David Mattin: the merger of the physical and digital will fuel innovation for decades

By Adam Tinworth

A confluence of technologies is blurring the line between the physical and the digital, between the real and the representational. David Mattin introduces the next epoch of humanity…

In a digital world, experience design is the key advantage

By Adam Tinworth

The pandemic made us hungry for physical experiences, but also fussy about them. Innovative experience design is the way our of this dilemma.

The digital adds to the physical, not replaces it

By Adam Tinworth

The Metaverse has hit the trough of disillusionment with unusual speed. Perhaps technologists need a more sophisticated understanding of physical/digital interplay.

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.

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?