Research, innovation and leadership under the same roof In addition to trend research, the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute has expanded its services this year to include strategy and innovation consulting and leadership programmes. "Especially in times of in... Society Feb 9, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
How cultured meat achieves price parity with animal meat Instead of foraging hard from the fields, we could grow our meat in an air-conditioned laboratory – regardless of the weather, without the use of pesticides for feed, without antibiotics for livestock... Food Society Feb 7, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
An AI chatbot as a psychotherapeutic assistant Alison Darcy wants to make mental healthcare more accessible through her company Woebot Health. She has therefore developed the Woebot for this purpose. The AI chatbot uses cognitive behavioural thera... Health Society Technology Jan 10, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
The key innovation trends of 2024 Circular commerce Alternatives to primary consumption are becoming more crucial: consumers, businesses and policymakers want to extend the lifecycles of products. Consumers will use existing items for... Food Health Retail Society Sustainability Technology Jan 5, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
How AI will significantly influence the world order of tomorrow Political scientist and renowned author Ian Bremmer divides today's world order into three distinct domains: a security order, an economic order and a digital order. The security order is and will pro... Society Technology Jan 4, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
GDI-Podcast: Akuter Zeitstress beeinflusst die Zufriedenheit Das Zeitmanagement ist zu einer der grössten Herausforderung im Alltag der Menschen geworden. Diese Entwicklung beeinflusst unsere Zufriedenheit massgeblich. Denn es zeigt sich, dass diejenigen Mensch... Health Retail Society Jan 4, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
AI replacement of human labor is going to be threatening to many people GDI: Mr. Puntoni, If all our questions for this interview were AI-generated – would you notice it? Stefano Puntoni: Not necessarily. But let me answer with another question: Would you know if these re... Society Technology Jan 4, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
How Christmas gifts destroy value The principle of consumption is simple: when supply meets demand and the price is right for both the seller and the buyer, a transaction occurs. For instance, buyers only purchase something for CHF 10... Retail Society Jan 4, 2024 TREND-UPDATES
How is artificial intelligence changing our lives and relationships? Artificial intelligence is rapidly developing into an all-purpose tool with endless potential applications. This will also change the way that we humans live. As AI becomes an increasingly important p... Society Technology Dec 13, 2023 TREND-UPDATES
Can you be friends with Artificial Intelligence? GDI: Herr Prof. Brandtzaeg, Freundschaften mit Künstlichen Intelligenzen sind eines Ihrer Forschungsthemen. Haben Sie selbst eineN persönlicheN KI-FreundIn? Petter Bae Brandtzaeg: While I study friend... Society Technology Nov 30, 2023 TREND-UPDATES
The true cost of our food The production and consumption of food generates external costs that are not taken into account in the price calculation. These include environmental degradation, animal suffering, biodiversity loss, ... Food Retail Society Nov 16, 2023 TREND-UPDATES
MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu: "Computer technologies can become democratising tools" Over a millennium of historical records and contemporary observations highlight a crucial truth: the direction of progress hinges on the decisions we make regarding technology. The manner in which we ... Society Technology Nov 9, 2023 TREND-UPDATES