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Envisioning a Way Forward—Trend Report 2019
Every year, I bury myself. Not literally. I burrow into consumer data and devour breaking research and corporate forecasts. I...
The Inner Life of Trends: Meaning, Motivation and What’s Morphing in 2019
Since moving to the woods last year, I’ve picked up a mild obsession: Looking up words I can re-purpose to...
2019 Resolution: Break Free from the Work/Life Paradox Part 2
To make the most of everyday life in 2019, I want to focus on the nexus of work and wellbeing....
2019 Resolution: Break Free from the Work/Life Paradox Part 1
Wow, 2018 was a year of countless unforeseen changes. You too? Rising to each challenge proved to be wearing. I...
What a Dominatrix Can Teach You about Love
While researching the #MeToo phenomenon, I discovered Kasia Urbaniak, a former Dominatrix. She was once paid $64,000 for a 10-minute...
Home Front: To My Thoreau Delight
Sometime in 2017, my husband and I decided to look for a home in the woods. After months of fruitless...
News: Trend Report will be a Video Series!
After 9 years, I’m excited to announce that beginning in January, the new format for our popular Trend Report will...
Trend Watch: The hidden story behind the wild popularity of the Handmaid’s Tale
Month after month, Amazon rated Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale in its top 10 most-purchased novels during 2017. Hulu’s gripping adaptation...
Getting in Touch with Your Future Self
Our future self has desires, ambitions, and big plans for us. Now it also has an app. Have you ever...