Society Health Camilla Pang: “Carry on – it will be worth it.” British researcher Camilla Pang challenges supposedly established norms. She holds a PhD in bioinformatics – and is autistic. At the GDI Trend Day on 10 March 2021, Pang explains why this comes with its own advantages. 06.01.2021 Learn more
Digitisation Self-optimisation Health Technology GDI-Forschung Continuous health tracing and testing becomes normal People have always suffered illness. Nothing will change that in the near future. What will change is how we deal with it personally. In the future, we will continuously evaluate our health indicators. 26.11.2020 Learn more
Digitisation Society Health Noreena Hertz: "Social media is the tobacco industry of the 21st century" Even before "social distancing", people were becoming more and more distant from each other, says Noreena Hertz. The British economist and thought leader warns of a lonesome society and will talk about it at the GDI Trend Day on 10 March 2021. Video 09.12.2020 Learn more
Digitisation Self-optimisation Health Technology GDI Research Shift in the system: health 24/7 Medical treatment is becoming mobile, moving away from the doctor's office and hospital and taking place everywhere: at home, in the supermarket, at work, at the airport and at school. What does this mean for patients? 15.10.2020 Learn more
Society Consumption Health David Bosshart: «What will be decisive is what we will imitate and ignore» We are currently experiencing both high uncertainty and permanent pressure to make decisions, writes GDI CEO David Bosshart. An article about orientation, science and herd behaviour in the corona crisis. 14.05.2020 Learn more
Self-optimisation Health Happy together–or why we have to be social People need community to survive. In an increasingly networked world, we should be doing better and better–our social well-being should be great. However, this is actually not true, write GDI researchers in a study and explain why. 30.09.2019 Learn more
Self-optimisation Health Technology GDI Research Yoga, meditation, smartphone? Artificial intelligence can recognise and anticipate our feelings and moods with increasing accuracy. For algorithms, we have become an open book. No psychiatrist could sketch as precise a picture of our minds as this technology. 26.06.2019 Learn more
Retail Self-optimisation Health The big business with wellbeing The global market for cosmetic products is expected to reach over USD 800 billion by 2023. But it is not just this industry that is booming: the pursuit of personal wellbeing in any situation is the standout trend of our time. This is demonstrated by the report "The Big Business of WELL", published by New York-based strategy consultancy WSL. Results from the report will be presented here and at the GDI on 10 May 2019. 17.04.2019 Learn more
Digitisation Society Marketing Self-optimisation Health Key-takeaways from the 15th European Trend Day From attention hacking to artificial intelligence that recognises human emotions better than we humans do: at the GDI Trend Day 2019, thought leaders and innovative founders discussed the new interfaces of communication. A summary. 19.03.2019 Learn more
Digitisation Health Technology GDI Trend Day speaker David J. Linden: “The human nervous system has at least 10 senses” When will virtual reality games be directly linked to our nerves, and why does pain feel bad? Neuroscientist David J. Linden knows. On 13 March, the US American will speak at the GDI Trend Day. Interview 24.01.2019 Learn more