VISIONS Trends and Culture: Vol. 3

100 pages of foresight for the brave retailer, creator, and culture-maker.

Why VISIONS matters

This volume kicked off our futurist bend at Future Commerce. Inside, you will trace the first sparks of the ideas now shaping everything we do: commerce as culture, the rise of “shitty robots”, and the coming age of participatory brands. It is equal parts trend briefing, cultural critique, and field guide for anyone charting the next decade of retail.

What’s inside

• Three sections of primary research and critique on AI, post-abundance shopping, and the politics of modernity.
• Original data visualizations and future timelines you will not find online.
• “Shitty Robot Future” manifesto: our tongue-in-cheek call to build tech that serves people, not the other way around.
• Marginalia prompts and provocations, pop culture references, and “commerce is culture” ephemera for the discerning futurist.