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Category: future


PHYSICAL? #TO PROVOKE: AN #ENDGAME SCENARIO

As physical contact is still forbidden, new creative ways of interacting with consumers are being created. One example? Ocean Outdoor’s touchless advertising. The media company has developed a mid-air haptic technology, functioning with a virtual technology that doesn’t involve any…

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CREATIVITY RESET

#Pandemic prevention is about rules and we know that talking to people’s wisdom is rarely enough: laws and authorities strict directions may not overcome the #irrationality that the present moment (or, simply, human nature) can trigger. #SeineKongruangkit e #MatithornPrachuabmohChaimoungkalo’sproject, suggesting…

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“TIME MACHINE”: A TIME TRAVEL

From January the 13th to May the 3rd at Palazzo del Governatore in Parma will take place the exhibition “Time Machine. Vedere e sperimentare il tempo”. The theme will be the relationship between time and media and how the media…

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The hologram: a mutation paradigm?

Giulia Ceriani –baba ceo- is going to give a lecture about Holograms in Bilbao, at the  XVIII International Congress of the Asociación Española de Semiótica: “The Other, the Same. Figures and Discourses of Alterity” is the congress’ subject (LINK). The…

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QUESTION #3 Why do not try to build a future empowered by human intelligence?

Human intelligence has to negotiate with #AI every day. If we reflect on artificial intelligence, anyway, can we escape from the most obvious deterministic options (a way to become immortal? a proxy in favor of robots? etc.)… In fact, we…

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QUESTION #2 Are we ready to fall in love with our tech assistant?

How much are we willing to delegate to technology? A report released in May 2019 by #McKinsey&Company, outlines a future based on electric, shared, autonomous and more connected vehicles. However, the point of view of #JeffreySchnapp, invited to talk to…

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The Future is a Poetic Challenge.

Georges Amar, engineer and professor of design and innovation at the Ecole de Mines ParisTech, former director of research and development of the Parisian public transport company Rapt, and author of the book Homo Mobilis, came to speak about the future…

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HARD, PURE, SUSTAINABLE

This week at baba, we are tracking about how the #Radicalism trend (see our #THENOWAGE2018-2019 Trend Monitor Forecast) is creating a new way for us to enjoy our favorite foods without destroying the environment. This trend is all about extreme…

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Trend Monitor Forecast 2017/2018: #Inversion_Follow Up

The presentation of TREND MONITOR® , baba’s yearly observatory dedicated to catch the emerging international trends for product/brand and communication concepts took place on February 9th in Milan. Giulia Ceriani, president of baba, Vieri Emiliani, product innovation director at roialty and Elena Aniello, Marketing Director at…

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REGISTER TO THE EVENT! TREND MONITOR FORECAST 2017/2018 – #INVERSION

baba consulting is proud to announce the yearly presentation of Trend Monitor Forecast 2017/2018, that will take place on February 9th – 5 pm at Fondazione Stelline Corso Magenta 61, Milan. Giulia Ceriani, president of baba, and Vieri Emiliani, product innovation director at…

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