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NEXT17 Summary #1: Where digital went wrong

By Adam Tinworth

For two days in September, the digital world met in Hamburg and a single question was on our lips: where did we go wrong? Here are the answers we found…
NEXT17 in Tweets #2: Awesome AI, Virtuous Voice and Brilliant Blockchain

By Adam Tinworth

As NEXT17's Day One continue, we explored the ubiquity of AI, the role of voice and the potential of blockchain. Here's how attendees reacted…
Stéphanie Mitrano: 5 takeaways from NEXT17

By Adam Tinworth

French innovation consultant Stéphanie Mitrano has blogged about the most important themes of NEXT17 for her.
NEXT17 in Tweets #1: Music, Optimism and Pretzels…

By Adam Tinworth

This is the first in a series of posts, telling the story of NEXT17 through attendees’ tweets. Keep…
Samuel West – Learning from Innovation Failure

The talk of Samuel West uses the stories of the exhibited items as a backdrop to explore the theme ‘Learning from Innovation Failure’.
Bruce Sterling – Live from 2027

Bruce Sterling about his predictions on the European tech business ten years from now.
Sebastian Deterding: Designing for the Good Life

By Adam Tinworth

We've built fantastic tools for productivity and work - and yet, we're more stressed and tired than ever. Could we be fetishising productivity, and do we need to design for something higher?
Samuel West: learning from innovation failure

By Adam Tinworth

We fail at failure. Failure is where most innovation happens, and we miss it because we are afraid to admit to failure, and afraid to learn from it. Samuel West celebrates failure.
James Williams: Distraction by design and the attention moral crisis

By Adam Tinworth

Attention is our most precious resource - and it’s being sucked away from us. We need a Freedom of Attention to match Freedom of Speech - says James Williams.
A brief history of conversation (and what we can learn from it)

By Adam Tinworth

Conversation keeps evolving, as we invent new devices. And mobiles are changing it ever further. But what will happen as voice interfaces kick in?
Ame Elliott: No, Thank you! User Experience Design for Privacy

By Adam Tinworth

Privacy is a choice - but it’s one we can design for. Even the simplest elements can shape people’s behaviour for the better, says Ame Elliott.
Lily Kollé: How minimalism will improve your design process

By Adam Tinworth

Design minimalism is more than a lifestyle choice, it’s putting a ruthless focus on the ideal path to let the user achieve what they want. And that isn’t always the simplest.
David Li: Smart hardware from the street

By Adam Tinworth

Innovation in Shenzhen looks nothing like innovation in the rest of the world. And that’s why Shenzhen dominates the world of digital devices.
Bruce Sterling, live from 2027

By Adam Tinworth

The world is moving in Germany’s direction says Bruce Sterling. This is his guide to surviving until 2027 - by ignoring Britain.
Pamela Pavliscak: How Generation Z will reinvent technology

By Adam Tinworth

Everyone worried about the kids. Gen Z are being destroyed by phone addiction, right? Well, maybe not…
Jamie Bartlett: The outsiders changing the world

By Adam Tinworth

Radicals and insurgents are often laughted at or ignored. But their narratives can be compelling - and change the way poltics operates.
Jamie Bartlett: The Dark Net – the market economy we can’t control

By Adam Tinworth

How pervasive is the Dark Net? it's used more than you think, it's better quality than you think - and we can't shut it down.
Tricia Wang: Why corporate “innovation” doesn’t work — and how to fix it.

By Adam Tinworth

Companies aren’t bad at innovation; they’re bad at making good decisions about that innovation. Tricia Wang explains how to make better decisions.
Shermin Voshmgir: Blockchain and the future of the internet

By Adam Tinworth

The Blockchain doens't just enable bitcoin - it could change the way we use the web. But we have to act fast.
Nandini Stocker: Bridging the Gap to the SciFi promise of voice

By Adam Tinworth

Why do we care about conversational interfaces? And why could they change everything about your brand? Google's Nandini Stocker explains…
Why AI will be in every digital product

By Adam Tinworth

Can AI infuse everything we do? Possibly - but it's all about paving the pathways people already use.
David Mattin: We need to talk about optimism

By Adam Tinworth

David Mattin opened up NEXT 17 with an attack on the corporate optimism of Silicon Valley and a pleas to replace it with nuanced optimism.
Hamburg: 15 essential places to visit

By Adam Tinworth

Got some time to spare during your visit to NEXT17? Desperate for a great coffee, and insect tasty ice cream or even a little sight seeing? Here are the NEXT team’s recommendations.