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Hacking the Future of the Book Industry

Hacking the Future of the Book Industry

Last week, we attended the latest event from the Media Futures team, entitled Publish! A Day of Innovation on the Future of the

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Posted by Jack Gwilym Roberts in Creative Economy | December 12, 2011 4:53PM | No Comments »


Playful 2011: Learning The Value of Childish Things

Playful 2011: Learning The Value of Childish Things

Last week we were fortunate enough to be invited to Playful, a one-day conference centered on play, storytelling, futurology and gaming (video or…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | October 26, 2011 9:04AM | No Comments »


Introducing... Red Pop

Introducing… Red Pop

Our next Future Human event is Micro Manufacturing, where we’ll be looking at how 3D printing and other new manufacturing processes are getting…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | July 22, 2011 9:42AM | No Comments »


FutureEverything: The Data Dimension

FutureEverything: The Data Dimension

I just had a brief last-minute jaunt to Manchester for FutureEverything, the art/music/tech/thoughts festival that’s now in its 16th year (and originally dubbed…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | May 13, 2011 4:02PM | 1 Comment »


Is Julian Assange's Visibility Damaging Wikileaks?

Is Julian Assange’s Visibility Damaging Wikileaks?

At our Data Journalism event this week, we got a uniquely informed perspective on how journalism is changing in the wake of Wikileaks and other…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | February 11, 2011 4:02PM | 3 Comments »


Election Day Gives a Glimpse at the Future of News

Election Day Gives a Glimpse at the Future of News

If you tune into the TV or radio today, you’ll get one of the delightful weirdnesses of election day – the fact that the media…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | May 6, 2010 2:23PM | No Comments »


Now More Than Ever, Content Is King for Magazines

Now More Than Ever, Content is King for Magazines

After we covered their London conference last year, the good people at FIPP, the global magazine industry body, have sent over their Innovations in Magazines…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | March 18, 2010 12:50PM | No Comments »


London's New US Embassy Shows How Far Counter-terrorist Architecture Has Come

London’s New US Embassy Shows How Far Counter-terrorist Architecture Has Come

There’s quite the kerfuffle in the architecture world today, surrounding the selection of Philadelphia firm KieranTimberlake for the design of a new US embassy in…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | February 24, 2010 12:41PM | 1 Comment »


Product Placement May Now Be Restricted, But Still Breaks Television's Crucial Spell

Product Placement May Now Be Restricted, But Still Breaks Television’s Crucial Spell

After the black and white, the shades of grey: the government’s decision to allow product placement on UK television was modified yesterday to restrict “alcoholic…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | February 4, 2010 2:25PM | 1 Comment »


Who Should Games Developers Vote For?

Who Should Games Developers Vote For?

An industry calling for tax breaks in a recession may seem like an industry disconnected from reality, but the case for supporting Britain’s considerable videogames…

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Posted by Peter Walsh in Creative Economy | January 20, 2010 1:42PM | No Comments »


Dance Specialists Turn Tables on the Music Industry

Dance Specialists Turn Tables on the Music Industry

I remember going into Leeds in 2004 and receiving disapproving looks from staff at the five dance record shops I used to frequent if I…

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Posted by Lanre Bakare in Creative Economy | December 16, 2009 4:36PM | 1 Comment »


Videogame Advertising Advances to the Next Level

The case for putting advertising in video games sells itself. Gaming demands complete attention and active engagement, is targeted at a young demographic with disposable…

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Posted by Peter Walsh in Creative Economy | December 15, 2009 5:09PM | 1 Comment »