TREND REPORTS
Connectivity Makes E-Commerce Click
[Consumer]
2019/02/21 11:29
The rise in internet connectivity is influencing how Filipino consumers in urban areas shop. Close to 80% of Filipino urban dwellers are now online, and more than 90% of them have bought two to three categories at an average in the past 6 months.Nielsen’s Bricks to Clicks report finds that online Filipino consumers favor a mix categories across durables such as gadgets; non-durables like cloth...
Cubicles are Back, and We have Open Plan Offices to Thank
[Product]
2019/02/21 11:29
A crop of new startups are racing to reinvent the cubicle, catering to businesses that want more private space for their employees.In the past three years alone, half a dozen new companies have materialized out of thin air, all offering a new kind of office product. Call them pods. Boxes. Micro-offices. Phone booths. Cubicle nouveau. There’s no one name for them, but they all aim to fix the sa...
Mckinsey - Bringing Agile to Customer Care
[Business]
2019/02/21 11:28
Early adopters are achieving impressive performance gains by empowering frontline workers to excel as team-based problem solvers.Agile is one of the hottest management trends for companies across industries, and with good reason. This approach, which encourages collaboration, responsiveness, and ownership, has helped to transform different parts of an organization and generated significant perf...
Red Dot Design Concept Award for the Year 2018 - The M-Wall
[Design]
2019/02/21 11:28
The M-Wall combines technology, beauty, and a user experience. Taking wall paneling and turning them into products/experiences, the M-Wall actually makes the wall a series of services, rather than a blank canvas. The soft, rounded paneling looks incredibly friendly, and hosts everything from clocks, thermostats, televisions, cabinets, lighting, speakers, and soft-boards, helping the wall transi...
(Infographic) 2019 Top Logo Design Trends To Inspire You For The Year
[Design]
2019/02/21 11:24
In DesignTAXI’s previous feature on the 15 graphic design trends for 2019 by Philip VanDusen. This founder and chief creative officer of NYC-based strategic and branding consultancy Verhaal Brand Design advised creatives to use trends as inspiration for the year; more like a “jumping off point” rather than copying what’s already been done. In the same vein, these top logo design trends by l...
(PDF) Deloitte - Accelerating Digital Transformation in Banking
[Consumer]
2019/02/20 09:10
Findings from the global consumer survey on digital banking. Consumers around the globe expect their banks to act and interact more like top technology brands. Our latest global consumer survey on digital banking reveals where the gaps are—and what banks can do to meet heightened expectations.Digital engagement is key to optimizing the consumer experience.THE banking industry is in a digital a...
(PDF) Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients
[Tech]
2019/02/20 09:09
Researchers have created new machine learning software that can forecast the survival rates and response to treatments of patients with ovarian cancer.The artificial intelligence software, created by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Melbourne, has been able to predict the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer more accurately than current methods. It can also pred...
China Buys One Out of Every Two Electric Vehicles Sold Globally
[Business]
2019/02/20 09:09
China’s overall car sales might be declining—but electric vehicle sales nearly doubled from the year before to cross one million for the first time.In 2018, China’s electric vehicle (EV) sales, which include battery vehicles and plug-in hybrids, reached 1.2 million. That’s more than half the electric vehicles sold worldwide in the same period, according to data released last week by Germany...
This Machine Is Like a Keurig for Cocktails (and It Even Brews Beer)
[Product]
2019/02/20 09:06
Keurig has reinvented your countertop once again with the Drinkworks drinkmaker. Discover a remarkable night in with friends and family, while enjoying the limitless possibilities of single-serve craft cocktails, beer and wine, all at the touch of a button.Remember when single-serve coffee machines were the newest, coolest thing on the market? And then we all thought we would be able to single-...
