Lockdown forced us into digital social lives. In the years since, we’ve been rewilding our lives and our connection with each ...

Work is a huge part of our lives and societies, but it is in a deep, fundamental crisis. The reasons are manifold and erode ...

People know what they want, and they want it now. The quick-fix economy is on the rise. Brands are vulnerable, but not helpless. The internet has given us both a plethora of options and access to ...

Today’s teens are tomorrow’s consumers, and the social media backlash is likely to reshape their relationship with digital services in ways we need to pay attention to. Being a parent of a tween in ...

Generative AI has ushered in a new era of fake content that makes people shy away from interaction due to a lack of trust. We’re moving into a world where algorithms create content that is only ...

The internet is a decentralising technology, we’ve used to centralise digital power. Can we unleash its full potential and reshape our society through decentralisation? One of the key promises of the ...

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Payal Arora is a Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University, and Co-Founder of FemLab, a feminist futures of work initiative. She is a digital anthropologist and author of award-winning ...

Our books draw some lines connecting the topics, talks and discussions we have at our events, in the digital shows, in the newsletters or in the NEXT Insights section. Our latest addition ‘Next Level ...