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Culture Briefing 1.3.17- 1.6.17 (Humanity (Food & Beverage (Bird cafe…
Culture Briefing 1.3.17- 1.6.17
Science & Tech
Tech
amazon alexa gone wild
Foster Tech
baby language needs to be learned??
tailor content based on that after?
Haunted printer
will we see a pushback on constant connection??
multilayered storytelling--content team
EOC Horror Comedy
hacimal has potty mouth
each bird has a unique voice of random sounds
EOC Hypersensitivity--parents even attacking a made up language to protect their child from "dirty words"
The PowerRay underwater drone finds fish and films them in 4K
Digital Trophy
adrenaline rush is a large part of fishing
can't eat a photo--one of the main reasons of fishing is for food or to sell for food ($$)
Amazon has filed an application for a patent for a floating warehouse
consumer-owned weaponized drones--drone pirates??
connects to work on Mega Cities-- air space/water space being used
does acknowledge the problem of needing a hub for drones to land
AI to detect odors
small portable scanner that will match the smell to a database and then identity
quality control of products in beauty and food spaces
could be built in into fridges (future)
Iphone manufacturer Foxconn plans to replace almost every human worker with robots
they are one of the largest employers
Foxconn has horrible work environment--is it combating this
if these guys start using robots, jobs are going away and lots of people will follow
World's largest Hedge Fund is building an algorithmic model from its employee's brains
micro-management system--surprising he trusts a system since he is so micro managing
High Tech tattooing
test it out on your arm before you commit to it--so you can see what it would look like
doing this in plastic surgery for years
innovation in the tattoo industry--incorporating colors (previously you couldn't do that)
Incipit release a phone case that adds the headphone jack
AirBar projects invisible light field onto computer and turns it into touch screen
Icon Toppling--Jobs was against having this tech on laptops
Razor buit a laptop with 3 screens
unveiled at CES--Project Valerie
for the gamers out there--gaming laptops
also workspace applications
phone with a material sensor
so much data being collected--also biometric data (can't delete that)
Death of the Expert
upgraded legos let kids code and bring designs to life
bridging physical and digital worlds
future of work signal -- grooming tomorrow's creative
Kuri home robot
series of this type of robot that grows ups with your kids
warm tech--for people who can only have one child
Science
Energy
Transportation
Environment
Humanity
Food & Beverage
Bird cafe opens in Japan
charge you extra if you want to interact with the birds
has been super successful--zoo-fication of everything
new 3rd space??
New bilingual Whole Foods--will it succeed?
located in Texas--1st of its kind// acknowledging the local community
VERY American--inclusive economy--this happens many other countries english/listed side by side with other language
Zinc benefits health--reduces wear and tear on DNA
increases natural health immunity
keeping genes/DNA strong
what if people are abusing this? can you over zinc-ify??
What will be the texture of 2017?
EOC: extrasensory
Crunchy/crispy
Saloon Box--mixology kit
craft cocktails at home
food and beauty trend
how many categories can support kitting? subscription overload?
People who compost care less about food waste
35% of food is eventually waste
people were aware of the issue but still those with composts use the same amount of waste
causation fallacy--correlation that is assuming
Restaurant workers in 19 states are increasing minimum wage
Fast casual dining are struggling because of increasing minimum wage
hikes in minimum wage are hurting them--more of these might be closing
not a long term issue? AI/robots might take over and then the wages are a non-issue
Eat your meal on an iPad
content and food pairings
bringing technology into a space where you usually are trying to detox technology
way to get kids to eat food
36 cent increase in Shake Shack burgers due to rising minimum wages
Restaurateur wants of build a chain for people with food allergies (ie. gluten dairy etc.)
crowdfunding through his website
this is becoming a style of food/cuisine
Unicorn Latte (vegan)
EOC Camera Culture
Health
former journalist helps caregivers get to know their patients
POI // Humana
tell people their stories so they know--and also how to work with these patients, how to interact with different types of people
EOC post literacy AND post nationalism
down the line-- use VR?
Phenomena of medical tourism
cosmetic procedures--but it is actually for cancer treatment (highest)
HUMANA
eliminating ACA what will this do to medical tourism?
post-nationalism--countries don't have boundaries (certain things aren't regulated in other areas)
spiritual treatments in other places (i.e. Brazil)-- ancient wisdom, alternative treatment ALSo medical marijuana
7 largest medical technology trends for 2017
Duola--supporter through all stages of birth
charging lots of money--million dollar get rich clique
VR headset during child birth--> TENSION: advances in tech vs. human connection
Business
French law giving workers the right to disconnect
mandation of digital detox
social listening on this--in french? lots of cynicism
interesting b/c they are not an all night city--maybe they want to keep this not all night belief
TENSION: disconnect vs. automation
robots work 24/7
Books and Publications
Education
Retail
Tesco has decided to change prices of male and female razors to be the same
Special Interest
Sports
Power Woman-- woman in artletics
what if the NFL had female quarterbacks?
Travel/Hospitality
Finance
Senegal to introduce Digital Currency in Western Africa
e-currency for the population--helping the unbanked people there
not the first digital currency in Africa-- the bit coin platform is used in other regions
leading in mobile payments for many years now--why now are we trying to solve for the unbanked
leapfrogged--over the desktop internet area--going right to e-currency
Minority Groups
Outsiders not welcome--man woke up and couldn't get out of his house
went up overnight// treating as a crime (hate crime?)
BBC show Revolting parody of the "Real Housewives of ISIS"
If you are a Muslim youth and considering radicalization--how would you react to this?
Firefly: empty promises made by radicals--hostile and negative tone put toward Islam
condensing--but they are hitting every point
EOC taboo toppling--treating taboo in a new light
Subscription box for women of color
vendors are also all black owners
tie in mood states as the year goes on
differences between diversity/inculsion and inequity--addressing the inequity in distribution
tie to safety pin box--cause kitting!
Sugar baby feminist
EOC unapologetic // taboo toppling // perceptual diversity
similar to Japanese signals about the need for companionship
Muslim scholar
EOC Modern Family
new TV show with religion
human connection to foster change
Saudi Arabian girl band
Outsiders welcome approach
video produced and directed by Saudi men
Aesthetic
Fashion
silk scarf created with bacteria
scheduled manipulation of bacteria--creating different designs
EOC: Tangible Intangible--map/city of the bacteria living in
Amazon's problem with cheap knockoffs got so bad
flooding of counterfeit items--amazon does nothing about it--Should they?
EOC: Radical Transparency
New EOC--fake? or something speaking to all the fake things we've seen (news, clothes, etc.)
Designer created a connective jacket--emoting feelings
will people lose body language or facial cue decoding skills
The Fashion of Islam to Arrive at de Young in 2018
museum /fashion of the hijab
EOC Outsiders Welcome
not a show, but a museum
new Islamic identity that is emerging--ballerina with hijab//Firefly
best-selling fashion of 2017
sneakers, bomber jackets, off-the-shoulder dresses
buying at full price and replenishment rates to get this data
German designer making rings that look like fingers and earrings that look likes ears
EOC Horror Comedy
accepting physical differences//physical disabilities would be more approachable
Berlin designer designs anti-surveillance clothing
Think like a Criminal--could be used for bad or could be used for privacy
can't escape surveillance, you have to overwhelm it now
term for this?? used in hacking--this concept brought to design how we overwhelm the algorithm
John Malkovich launches quirky line
fits with his pretty quirky but not too out there brand
brand elasticity -- yes he has this permission
brand built world--branded content effort by SquareSpace -- creating video content for his new line
could be agenda but just shifts it to use the word Quirky (taking out masculine or feminine)
scarf that doubles as air filter
could be useful in cities with bad air pollution
Chanel and Vogue partnership
releasing the comic serially
EOC Handrawn--> Refreshed Classic
Premium friction
Rise of narrative as the ultimate desirable quality--story over look
Premiumization / luxury of Nerd-ism
rebrand identity--
Wearable art while supporting refugees
Refugee Economy
Blonde Guy you're all making fun of--celebrity designer in Egypt
video high /low
Beauty
makeup line for unapologetically glamorous Latinas
Makeup line celebrating Latina women and how they wear their makeup (heavier, unapologetically)
what is aspirational based on your culture?
Clinique teamed up with the most unlikely nostalgic brand
Clinique and Crayola teamed up to makeup chubby lip crayon box --only created one new color, just renamed based on crayola colors
borrowing from Too Faced--makeup that smells good, makeup for kids
EOC Kidult, Play
Nail aquarium
Nail porn trend
EOC: refreshed classic (revival of the snow globe)
Camera Culture--all for photos
L'Oreal made a smart hairbrush that analyzes beauty habits and suggests products
its like a fit bit for your hair
This is the first "they really made this thing" out of CES
fast following--youre just doing it to say you have a connected device
lots of beauty products going into the Smart Tech space
Inclusive economy// AI signals
Maybelline names Manny Gutierrez its first-ever male brand ambassador
Reaction to the first cover boy
true to the brand? this needs to be there
safe choice he has many followers--also much more gender fluid
MAC is launching genderless makeup
includes lipstick liner eyeliner and shadow
certain aesthetic going on there--uuber feminine men // what about more natural looks
Caitlyn Jenner is transgender and this is a genderless line--she is now a woman
MAC is such a bold brand--so it can't be too natural
Art
artist craving out tree to reveal the sapling
EOC Noah's Archive
are these trees already dead or being cut down? -- isn't any wood sculpture waste then?
interesting theme of REVEALING-- social media revealing who you are, drone revealing what is under the water, and now this tree
Cartoons of problems from 100 years ago compared to today (perspective)
Essentially first world problems
kinetic laser installation from Germany
EOC Tangible Intangible
future of data visualization
Design
MIT tangible media group's aeromorph inflatables
track inflatables? bed that makes itself
shelter relief after disaster
could be used for comfort
use for packaging also --CPG clients
Conditioner + corn starch = stress ball
ASMR
fidgeting solutions--track this
we are now a generation of fidgets b/c of addiction to phones--technomaladies
Architecture
Decor
Ideology
Identity
Hipsters broke my gaydar
Lesbianism is the root of all hipster style (according to the signal)
EOC: Micro Tribes, Blurred ID
Gender continuum that exists
Closeted gay guy can't understand why he sees really gay targeted ads on Facebook
What does it mean to be closeted anymore? FB knows before the person or before the person tells anyone
how browsing online and that collection of data can show so much more than you or others know
healthcare implications? symptoms of disease before person is aware
Latino community/culture over the years
New Masculinity being depicted (stay-at-home dad) also power woman--daughter being told the new narrative of writing new script for life
Politics
Frankfurt School if you want to understand Trump
consumerism and capitalism built into pop culture--move into a dictatorship like Nazi Germany (pop culture driven--fake news, etc this idea is now resurfaced as potentially a true path)
election 2016--little discussion about actual politics but simulation of pop culture was HUGE -- this isn't seen in Germany as much (anymore)
Safety Pin box
created by two Black Detroit women--monthly subscription to help teach radical compression
directed to do different things each week
this movement was criticized for being a form of "slacktivism"
problematic??
the cost might be problematic-- 100 dollars a month --> elitism in the form of activism
but it is a creative way to fundraise--no product but a set of actions its a behavioral kit
Is this the world's first "post-national" country??
Canada has no core identity or mainstream--there are shared values but not one identity/way people look
fully independent in the 80s--what makes this country so diverse and accepting?
Finland will pay unemployed basic income of $787 a month
to help evaluate whether this will help entrepreneurship or take on jobs that are not financially valuable
layer of reassurance to the unemployed
Bernie Sanders fact check Trump's tweet to Senate on Wednesday
interesting indiment of the internet--words have weight and they last (by printing it out)
show the receipt--print out show they did something wrong
Will this get memed??-- already did it
Here's how to get free weed on Inauguration Day
Brand as Educator//federal legalization
manipulation of live window---using a sensor mapped on to other politicians
wasn't developed for fake news, but talk about it in this context in the article
Ethics
waitress was tipped $3000 dollars
only stipulation was to look into the "Pay it Forward" community online and spread awareness
creative fundraising
Parenting
A girl and her skeleton
wants a sibling so badly, but then found Skelly--head popped off one time, realizing its not really real then was given a doll
Mattel is building an Alexa for kids-- Aristotle
designed for kids with lots of questions--stay in the kids room//isolated space and designed to understand their language
takes the place of humanity for certain questions--benefits of technology vs. benefits of humanity
rudeness?? build in manners of some sort
Mom lets toddler do her makeup
EOC Modern Family
shift in parenting--Multigenerational
Sums up Motherhood --- hiding in closet mom video
Parents explain periods
Alexa being able to replace this--but isn't it an important human conversation??
brands can make periods cool?
Spirituality
Happiness
Sexuality
Media
social media
Hollyweed sign
refreshed classics--happened during decriminalization in 70s also
archeology of memes
author calls them "shit pics"--pix get really bad after they are reposted/editted so many times---multiple screenshots etc.
age and vitality of meme--haziness
EOC: Background as Foreground
Carrie Fisher's dog tweets his goodbye
EOC: Modern Family, Perceptual diversity
emotionality--growing love with animals & humanization of animals CONNECTS TO 2016 video a year given a voice // a dog given a voice
"First Impressions matter" meme/tweet
Gen Z uncle dressed in a suit to give a good impression to his newborn niece
2017 icon--Ken Bone of 2017
Paul Ryan--background as foreground
had to ask him not to dab in the photoshoot
people often dab in a background as foreground matter--stealing the spotlight in a discreet way
Wendy's trolls twitter user
internet decided that Wendy's definitely one--Positive Negativity (real time social media responses)
MCD's -- micro moments things they can action on immediately on social
EOC unapologetic -- come forward and express it
post-truth era--did Wendy's create this account themselves??
Gopro underwater video
microwaved marshmallow meme
dad earning "internet points"
Gen Z doing things for their parents--Unmoney
Wendy's is roasting people on Twitter
how are brands going to behave under the Trump--brands are starting to speak Unapologetically
does when have this type of cultural permission/ brand elasticity--they are giving themselves this permission
Wendy's Pepe meme
anti-Semitic hate symbol (b/c it was adopted b/c of the Turmp campaign)
they know how to speak troll and internet talk--this is typical for fast food // higher end should stay away
Kitty Commercial
Absurdism
series of GIFs of scary faces
legally blind artist--morphing images
EOC Visceral Media
dog snoring video
Movies
2016 the movie
EOC Horror Comedy
New documentary claims fire sunk Titanic not iceberg
didn't want to be liable so they framed it as hitting an iceberg--something uncontrollable // manipulating news stories (is this fake news? or was it easier to fake news back in the day?)
use of milk in movies
milk symbol of childhood, innocence, etc.
adults drinking milk in movies is creepy
Girl with all the Gifts trailer
zombie movie-- telling story from moment of infection to how to deal with it
Gin Z as most misunderstood b/c of intelligence and personality
Emoji movie trailer
Music
Data visualization of Hamilton
connects characters and their language/interactions
could use this type of data visualization for many other things-- DNA of things, DNA of live events
could this be used in other films, etc.
News
Thesaurus that shows both liberal and conservative references
both sides will have a negative word
tool to use for cultural forecast/breakdown of the election results
this would be HUGE for social listening
EOC Tangible Intangible
Entertainment
J Law obsessed with her dog
Gaming
Google addicting game that lets you explore satellite imagery
discovery tool for kids
responsive design--increasingly desiring our environment to respond to us
Hallow halls-- horror game
you play as a wheelchair
perceptual diversity
Marketing
Grocery Chain in France just mocked Amazon Go's latest ad
refreshed classic
almost identical
urbanization//mega cities
Xerox-- ad
Rennaissnacing
art of translation--could be different per person
Nike's new ad--New Year's Resolutions
motivation aspect--frictionless, constant connection
Apple Watch as annoying friend-- manipulate personality
Adidas ad
message--wisdom of community vs. the institution
Spec--content being created by others, do you rethink your marketing based on this?
Media
No Pants Subway ride
started in 2012-- now annual
EOC literal background as foreground
TV
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Bright Lights show released early
Humana--boomers relationship with technology
Seinfeld theme song was improvised
process behind really popular songs--tangible intangible, you don't realize the minute differences came from something bigger
Wrap Ups
Gerber
Top textures for 2017--crunchy, babies can't eat crunchy and rarely talk about textures with baby food--different experiences that babies could have based on textures
Girl who befriended the skeleton-- good content idea for a series of imaginary friends or POV from stuffed animals-- behavior minus parents
Restaurant serving food on ipads--getting kids to eat food they don't want//fussy eaters
parents explaining periods-- taboo topic helped by the brand being there-- Gerber act as brand as facilitator/educator for taboos
Humana
Powerray drone--VR activations at park sponsorships--maybe going underground/underwater
bird cafe--guidance centers--get pop-up experiences with pets brought in
journalist who bridges gaps between caregivers and patients-- cultural calendar
medical tourism stats--cultural forensics on medical tourism to see its potential impact on Humana
Cultural calendar--subscription box content pairing
Break Free ad-- TENSION: frustration with outdated portrayals of boomers vs. HBO series (something more modern)
23 & Me
Silk Scarves created with bacteria--leaned with with activation? or use as inspiration
Lego coding game-- bio coding will be a thing, which is kind of what these legos are doing--bringing them to life
N2
Rise of Shit pic--EOC tangible intangible (vs. metrics like views or shares)
Hipsters broke my gaydar--still a need for people to put others in boxes
Neo Smell Recorder-- Quantified Life--looking to data to tell us something that we already know-our sense of smell
Canada post-nationalism-- shared values as cultural identity rather than race or ethnic identity
Bernie Sanders printing out Trumps tweet-- Tangible Intangible and Digital Immortality his way of engaging in a post-truth world
rise of dual--connected to care with people with dementia--humanizign way of dealing with life and death
sugar baby--perceptual diversity and taboo toppling
vein GIFS-- horror glam aesthetic (even in like Kylie lip kits-- horror components)
Discovery
Safety Pin box-- fear-- add dimensionality to this project
therapeutic dough
Amex
Amazon Go mock commercial--changing business practices of big companies
IAB
iPad food and airbag and incipit--technologies that piggyback on others innovation Vicki Cantral, Rita R, Laura Forlano and ping fu
Muslim Modern Family signal-- Steven David, Geraldine MOriba, and Bing Chen