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Next Trends in Clothing Commerce at Spreadshirt

"The future of fashion is about niches”, Philip Rooke stated at NEXT Berlin 2012. In this talk he shows how Spreadshirt helps smaller labels and unknown designers to find their niche.
Be Stupid, Your Gadgets Are Smart

Lately, wearable computing has been a topic of great interest in the blogosphere and tech media. In academia, the issue has been discussed long before Google Glass. In this talk Professor Alois Ferscha presents a range of innovative applications for wearable computing.
3D Printing & The Future of Fashion

Mary Huang explores which processes are appropriate for producing clothes. And she is not scared by emerging technologies. In her work she experiments with the effects technology and fashion have on one another.
From Paperdolls to POS

On stardoll.com teens from around the globe design their own fashion collections. It has the potential to change established career paths and smooth the way for young designers.
We Are What We Make

A vivid speech by Nora Abousteit on the renaissance and value of making things yourself. The DIY revolution has set a development in motion that will radically change the way we consume.
Oh Brother, Where Are Thou: The Fashion Market In Post-Digital Times

“Selling clothes online? That will never happen. People will always want to feel and smell the fabric.” That’s what the fashion industry stated 10 years ago. In this talk Lennard Minderhoud proves the opposite.
Two Brains, Two Nets

Will market research be irrelevant in the future? Tom Ewing (Brainjuicer) discusses the question and criticises his own profession.
Looking Beyond The E-Book: What Happens Next?

Traditional media faces the challenge of finding a place in a world gone digital. Lee Cowles has devoted his life to books and discusses their role in the future in his keynote talk.
Make Technology Invisible

Technology is not sexy anymore. In order to be successful you have to think beyond digital: Technology has to become invisible. At NEXT Berlin 2012 Nate Elliott explained why.
TV to come, TV to go – How Digital Technologies Change The Way We Watch

TV is still an important medium, but its role in people’s life has changed. Franziska von Lewinski explained at NEXT Berlin 2012 which changes have taken place and who drives this development.
The Post-Digital Artist

Christopher von Deylen is the artist behind the music project “Schiller”. At NEXT Berlin 2012 he shared his perspective on the internet as a new means of producing and distributing music and directly connecting with the audience.
Touching Images As The Next Wave Of Personal Publishing

Although images are ubiquitous on the internet, up until now they’ve only been able to statically support what is probably the internet’s most important asset: the link. At NEXT Berlin 2012, Ulla-Maaria Engeström presented a technology having the potential to change that: Thinglink.
Martin Spindler – The Revolution Around The Corner

Adding digital capacity to ordinary objects does not necessarily make them better. This talk by Martin Spindler sheds light on the issue. He demands a change of how networked objects are designed.
Alper Cugun – Love in Times of Gamification

Gamification is a trend, which can be observed in many areas of our lives. At NEXT Berlin 2012 Alper Cugun presented innovative examples from the field of online dating.
David Bausola – The Role of Location for a Post-User Internet

Weavrs are social media bots with a personality. They roam the web and even explore their 'home town'. In this talk, David Bausola explains the various applications for such bots.
James Bridle – Metaphors Considered Harmful

Many technological developments are digitised versions of our analogue world. We stick to the same metaphors. In this talk, James Bridle criticises that we seem unable to detach ourselves from those established concepts.
Chris Heathcote – Authenticity And Trust On The Internet

On the Internet, trust and authenticity are mostly understood as technological terms. But those concepts are also deeply rooted in humankind. Chris Heathcote discusses what companies miss, when they hide their provenance and lack personality.
Wolfgang Macht – We Without Borders

In a world gone digital media competence is very important - both for organisations and families. Wolfgang Macht and Katrin Viertel wrote a book "Wir ohne Grenzen" addressing both. It offers guidelines on how to deal with social media.
Heinrich Arnold – Be Safe In An Open Mobile World

Security is one of the biggest challenges confronting the mobile industry. At NEXT Berlin 2012 Heinrich Arnold presented T-Labs' technology Simko 3, which could be the solution.
Harald Neidhardt – Lifestyle of Mobility

In the future, we will not have to walk heads down anymore when using our smartphones. Harald Neidhardt presents current technologies smoothing the way for the 'heads up economy'.
Alexander Bard – The Internet Revolution

Alexander Bard talked about the fourth revolution: the internet dramatically changing society, culture and economy.
David Weinberger – Unsettling Knowledge

David Weinberger explains how the internet changed knowledge and why our old institutions of knowledge fell apart.
George Dyson – Turing’s Cathedral

History repeats itself: Analog computation was the next big thing in the first half of the 20th century and, according to historian George Dyson, it will be the next big thing again.

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