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Creativity meets technology, but what are the social, environmental and economic effects? A new golden age of creativity and innovation or an undermining of fundamental human endeavours and the environment?

AI, blockchain and the Internet of Things in combination are already enabling new, more circular business models, as well as accelerating the transition to services and experiences.

Population growth and middle-class lifestyles create financial opportunities for the companies behind the brands we love. These are also companies that recognise that they have relationships with consumers that can be used to shape demand and hence supply.

By 2030 the old view of consumerism as advocacy of over-consumption is dying. Long live more ethical consumerism, redefined to protect the interests of consumers, their data…and the planet. Technologies such as AI, blockchain and the Internet of Things will be the key enablers.