Purpose instead of profit: the new demands on retailers The following text is based on an extract from the GDI study "Going shopping is dead: how to restore meaning and fun in retail" , which you can download free of charge. What does "purpose" mean? In th... Retail Society Jul 30, 2024
Fed up of traipsing around in Germany: Why shopping is becoming increasingly unpopular While strolling around the shops used to be considered a sociable and enjoyable activity, it is increasingly being perceived as a tedious chore today. The GDI study reveals that a growing number of pe... Retail Society Jul 18, 2024
Eager to experiment, but disorientated: how well prepared is the retail sector for AI? With the rapid development of digitisation, the significance of artificial intelligence (AI) in industry and commerce is constantly increasing. Retail is not only one of the sectors most strongly infl... Retail Society Technology Jul 15, 2024
Interview with Petra Tipaldi on the ‘Unbundling the Family’ study GDI: Which survey finding surprised you most? Petra Tipaldi: I was amazed that, contrary to media headlines, the notion of family – which has become much more inclusive – is still perceived so positiv... Society Jul 11, 2024
Maura Latini: "Coop belongs to everyone – that is our true strength" GDI: Ms. Latini, you have spent your entire professional life at Coop, from the bottom (as a Coop supermarket clerk) to the top (as President of Coop Italia). How much is this your company, “your” Coo... Retail Society Jun 20, 2024
Milestones and potential breakthroughs in biotechnology The future of the economy lies in the bioeconomy, a field that uses biological knowledge to meet the basic needs of humanity. These findings from research into living matter not only promise an econom... Food Health Society Sustainability Technology Jun 18, 2024
Why machines won’t save us from the labour shortage Working only fifteen hours a week thanks to machines. This is how the British economist John Maynard Keynes envisioned today’s world almost a hundred years ago. Since then, as Keynes anticipated, a gr... Society Technology Jun 17, 2024
The Nemo effect: how attitudes towards trans and non-binary people have changed in Switzerland There is a time before 11 May and a time after. Not only for Switzerland, which won the contest for the third time on that date, and for the non-binary community, which had probably never been given s... Society Jun 6, 2024
Speed beats size: Jim Hagemann Snabe on the future of global enterprises GDI: Mr Snabe, you’re leading or have led some strong and heavy global players, like SAP, Siemens, Maersk or Deutsche Bank. What are the main challenges global companies face today? Jim Hagemann Snab... Retail Society May 30, 2024
Claude Fischler, expert on food culture: "It is now the responsibility of the industry to restore the good name of food processing." GDI: Mr Fischler, you’re one of the most renowned experts on food culture. What are the main elements of such a culture: its favourite dishes? Its Michelin stars? The time spent eating? Or something e... Food Society Sustainability May 28, 2024
Petter Bae Brandtzaeg: "Many people who feel lonely are saved by AI" Loneliness is a widespread phenomenon in modern-day society. Brandtzaeg's research shows that artificial intelligence can help combat this problem by enabling chatbots to act as friends and support so... Society Technology May 21, 2024
GDI must-reads on AI: Billion-dollar AI trap? Of artificial friends and dystopias that may emerge How is AI changing our lives? What is happening to society and the economy? What personal impact does this have on us? Some experts predict an era of technological superiority, while others warn of po... Society Technology May 15, 2024