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Catalyzation

During this age of decadence, consumers want to feel better about their consumption habits, and so they want everything they consume to contribute to their betterment/enlightenment.
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Hair Tool Convergence
Heat styling tools combine multiple functions into all-in-one devices
Trend - Haircare brands are launching multi-functional heat styling tools that combine blow-drying capabilities with straightening, curling, or styling features. These all-in-one devices aim to streamline the hair styling process while reducing overall heat exposure.

Insight - Time-pressed consumers are increasingly seeking efficient solutions that help them maintain their personal care routines without compromising on results. This drive for efficiency extends beyond just saving time – it also reflects a growing awareness of the damaging effects of repeated heat styling and a desire to minimize exposure to high temperatures. By combining multiple functions into single devices, brands are appealing to consumers who want to simplify their routines while still achieving salon-quality results at home.
Workshop Question - How could your brand combine multiple functions into a single product to better serve time-conscious consumers?
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Printed Home
Housing development companies are turning to 3D-printing for efficiency
Trend - Housing development companies are more heavily investing in 3D-printing solutions. 3D printing offers more energy and cost-efficient methods of producing houses, while also making it easier to make compact houses, or develop houses in remote locations.

Insight - Housing development companies produce mass amounts of homes in a wide range of locations. These companies are interested in prioritizing cost and energy-efficiency. Combining these desires with the need to reduce construction time, minimize waste, and offer design flexibility, these companies are being led to embracing 3D printing solutions. In awareness of this, 3D-printing companies are creating sustainable yet reliable materials for housing-related tasks.
Workshop Question - How might we leverage emerging technologies to enhance efficiency and sustainability in our industry?
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Sustainability Center
Businesses are hiring full-sized innovation teams to improve sustainability
Trend - Brands are investing in full-size innovation centres that focus on improving sustainability efforts. Often in collaboration with adjacent brands, the goal of these centres is to push the industry forward in both resource and energy efficiency to combat climate change.

Insight - As the public becomes more aware of the damaging nature of manufacturing companies, brands across numerous industries, such as energy production, apparel, and more, are facing ever-increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions. This pressure, combined with eco-focused government policies and NGO campaigns targeting destructive manufacturing, are leading to brands investing in sustainable innovation centres at a large scale.
Workshop Question - How can your brand leverage innovation teams to enhance sustainability and reduce carbon emissions in its industry?
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Printed Panel
Researchers are developing 3D printed materials for architectural construction
Trend - Researchers from universities and construction-focused startups are developing new methods or materials for 3D printing in the architectural space. This is leading to brick, wood, and glass solutions for customizable, scalable home home construction with a reduced environmental impact.

Insight - While home construction companies have become quick and efficient at building homes at-scale, particularly when the homes share similar designs, these companies often receive backlash due to the environmental impact of the large gas-powered construction vehicles, the excess materials, and the damage caused to the surrounding area. This has caused companies to invest in solutions for more eco-friendly options that do not compromise on scalability or customization, leading to 3D printed solutions.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage emerging technologies to create eco-friendly, scalable, and customizable solutions in our industry?
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Soft Breakfast
Brands are releasing nutrient-rich breakfast bars designed for young children
Trend - CPG brands are releasing flavored breakfast bars designed for children. These breakfast bars are made soft and easy-to-chew, while also being rich in nutrients. These are designed to replace occasional breakfasts for children during busy days.

Insight - Parents with busy schedules may not always have time to prepare full balanced breakfasts for their children. However, most parents do not want to give their kids non-nutritious breakfasts, such as fast-food meals or microwave meals, when busy. As a result, these parents seek out solutions that are quick and easy to serve, but do not compromise on health or nutritional value. Brands are responding to these pressures with convenient breakfast bars designed specifically for younger children.
Workshop Question - How can we create convenient and nutritious solutions to support busy parents and their children's dietary needs?
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Oat Cheese
Brands increasingly use oat milk to formulate plant-based cheese products
Trend - Plant-based brands are now using oats, often combined with oils, starches, and natural flavorings, to replicate the texture and taste of dairy cheese. These products appeal to consumers who are lactose intolerant, vegan, or those seeking sustainable options that align with their health goals.

Insight - Dietary preferences, coupled with the new attention placed on sustainability, have led consumers to swap out their traditional purchases for plant-based items and products that are better for the environment. In response, brands are offering solutions to align with these evolving sentiments, making sustainable shopping easier for those familiar with and new to the concept. Brands that invest in these markets often find it easier to connect with environmentally and socially conscious consumers.
Workshop Question - How can your brand adapt its product/service to be more socially responsible and sustainable?
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DIY Retailer
Specialized retailers are offering assemble-it-yourself products to reduce costs
Trend - Retailers across various industries, such as home and garden, crafts, and even electronics are launching with an emphases on DIY projects. By focusing on DIY, these retailers mainly provide base components rather than prebuilt items, often leading to significantly lower prices than competitors.

Insight - Many consumers prioritize saving money over saving time. When shopping for furniture, for example, consumers opt to buy more affordable DIY furniture rather than more expensive pre-built options. These priorities are now extending to other industries, with consumers in adjacent spaces opting for more engaging DIY solutions in search of both a hobby and a method of saving money. In order to appeal to these consumers in a broader sense, specialized retailers with a focus on DIY are opening.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage the growing interest in DIY solutions to create more engaging and cost-effective products for our customers?
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Employee-Free Retailer
Brick and mortar stores are turning to AI to mitigate labor costs
Trend - Retailers and grocers are testing fully automated locations to lower costs. By saving on the many complications associated with labor, these retailers are able to offer reduced prices for the benefit of the consumer. These often begin as solo test locations before expanding based on demand.

Insight - Lower-income consumers are the most affected by the continued rise in grocery prices year-over-year. However, even middle class consumers are feeling a notable impact to their finances caused by rising prices. In turn, retailers are facing leftover stock, particularly in the produce and perishables sections, leading to brands investing in ways to bring costs down for consumers. One such way is through the use of AI-based employee-free store locations.
Workshop Question - How could your brand alter its operations to reduce costs of its products or services for consumers?
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SMS Organizer
Developers are releasing smart applications designed to sort SMS inboxes
Trend - New applications are being released that automatically categorize and sort SMS messages. These tools determine whether an SMS is work or personal related, spam, or fits into a created subcategory. This is designed to make responding to messages more efficient for individuals.

Insight - Between email, phone calls, text messages, and various other messaging applications, individuals are tasked with keeping track of several aspects of their lives, including professional and private communications, through different forms of text-based messaging. While many of these applications have tools designed to enhance convenience and organization, SMS apps built into phones are often barebones. Brands are looking to improve these applications with smart and AI-based organizing tools.
Workshop Question - How could your brand leverage artificial intelligence (AI)-based tagging and labeling to improve organization?
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De-Stresser Beverage
Brands are replacing stress-generating ingredients with calming alternatives
Trend - Food & beverage brands are creating drinks designed to alleviate stress. This is achieved by swapping out stressing ingredients, such as processed sugars and caffeine, with stress-relieving alternatives, such as magnesium and lion's mane, generating healthier energy for consumers.

Insight - It is clear that many adults in the western world live high-stress lives. Between balancing work with personal lives while trying to maintain personal health, time is stretched thin. However, many adults are unaware of how impactful a diet is on both their mental and physical health, with sugars and processed goods raising heartrates and causing increased average stress levels. In order to help regulate the stresses and sleep schedules of these adults, brands are offering de-stressing beverages.
Workshop Question - How can we redesign our products by identifying and replacing stress-inducing elements with calming alternatives to better serve our customer's well-being?
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