Digitisation

At the moment, travel is out of the question. But what will happen after the pandemic is over? – Smart assistants will change travel in several areas.

Technology should once again become the people’s tool, not its enemy. This was the essence of Douglas Rushkoff's presentation at the 16th European Trend Day at GDI. This is the video of his contribution.

In the last ten years, there have been more protests than at any time since the sixties. Why? This is one of the most difficult questions in social sciences. Jacquelien van Stekelenburg has an answer.

Pokémon Go or Google Glasses - people in the same room are experiencing different realities, thanks to Augmented Reality. Additional information enriches their environment. What happens next? The GDI study "Digital Corporate Publishing" explores this question.

The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, organised a panel discussion on "The End of Consumption" at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Here are the key statements from the panel.

Are protest movements emerging in Social Media? Are they a foundation for anger and fear? Jacquelien van Stekelenburg, Director of Research of the Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, examined the questions.

Smartphone replaces spatula: "Prepared food" is booming. We want to get our food quickly and easily. Delivery and similar distribution still cost considerably more than home-cooked food. But that will change soon, writes researcher Christine Schäfer in a GDI study.

2019 protests took place all over the world: from Hong Kong to India, the Middle East, Africa and Europe to North, Central and South America. The reasons vary. In the run-up to European Trend Day, an exclusive graphic by the GDI provides an overview of where and when protests took place

A new social media app is conquering the world. Chinese short video platform Tiktok is currently experiencing a large, but also controversial media presence. The GDI has collected usage figures for Switzerland.

Amazon's extended product portfolio exemplifies theses of the GDI study "The End of Consumption". Smart gadgets like the newly announced "Echo Frames" combine the physical, digital and mental worlds.