Have you ever stopped to think about what ownership means to us as a culture? Many of us see it as an artifact of the legal system or something that’s...
19: Systems In Flux: Birth of the New Spiritual Consumer
For the fourth and final episode in our series on Systems In Flux, we’re talking about seemingly new emerging forms of spirituality, and how new spiri...
18: Systems In Flux: A Unified Theory of Culture, Branding, and Human Behavior
Every single culture and subculture - from states and governments to user segments and brand tribes - falls along the tight-loose continuum. A culture...
17: Systems In Flux: Class, Taste and the Modern Aspiration Economy
For the second episode in our series on Systems In Flux, we’re talking about systems of class and taste. In the past 10 years, new brands have emerged...
16: Systems in flux: The hidden divergent forces shaping the next generation of brands, consumers, and capitalism
Whether it’s brand, behavior, or culture, the more you dig into the systems that affect our lives the closer you’ll come to a conversation about capit...
15: The Profound Human Connection of Micro-Communities, Participatory Economies and Good Old Customer Service
From the gig economy to the passion economy, changing consumer values are inspiring new brands and business models for creators. Today we’re seeing th...
14: The Radical History of Self-Care & the New World of Wellness Branding
Self-care and wellness are everywhere around us. From cereal boxes to the makeup counter to furniture rental, CBD sticks, mobile apps and coffee - a n...
13: Race, Identity & Power In Our Online/ Offline Spaces
There is no doubt that right now we are living through the most consequential time of our generation to-date. Today’s social and political climate beg...
12: Celebrity Culture, Platform Brands and Parasocial Relationships
When Steven Galanis and his cofounders launched Cameo in 2016, they noticed two things happening in the celebrity landscape: 1) fame itself has blown ...
11: Who We Become When We’re Lonely & The Rituals That Will Save Us
Brands are facing the fact that loneliness has become a part of our identities, crisis or not. But you can’t talk about loneliness without talking abo...