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Innovation
Strategy Articles
The Next Innovation Frontier Is Sensory Depth
When AI Builds the Basket
Retail is moving from digital shelves to intelligent decision systems
Beauty Is Becoming the New Sports Merch
Beverage Is Racing Toward Functional. It Should Be Racing Toward Feeling.
The New Permission to Indulge
Giving consumers better reasons to say yes
Gen Z Drinks Smarter
Value, moderation, and the redesigned night out
Innovation Snapshot
This Week's Most Innovative Trends - July 9th, 2026
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This Week's Most Innovative Trends - July 3rd, 2026
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This Week's Most Innovative Trends - June 19th, 2026
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This Week's Most Innovative Trends - May 28th, 2026
What 17,500 Candy Buyers Taught Me About Innovation White Space
Innovation Snapshot
This Week's Most Innovative Trends - May 21st, 2026
Innovation Keynotes
from Our Futurists
Armida Ascano
One of the most popular keynote speakers on trends, Armida leads Trend Hunter’s content and Futurist Team and is one of our best keynote speakers.
Jonathon Brown
As Trend Hunter’s Chief Growth Officer, Jonathon Brown is an expert in maximizing innovation potential of ambitious companies.
Sean Watson
As Trend Hunter's resident tech specialist, Sean has run private keynotes and innovation sessions with brands such as Coca-Cola, Kraft-Heinz, and Google.
Zahra Karim
Zahra works with leading food, beauty, CPG and technology brands, facilitating trend reports, presentations, workshops and webinars on consumer and generational trends.
Ady Floyd
Ady advises dozens of top brands about innovation strategy, curating and customizing trend research to suit their needs.
Jennifer Kang
Jennifer creates and presents custom reports, webinars and keynotes on emerging trends and consumer insights for clients like Mattel, Coca-Cola and Bayer.
Mark Onufer
Mark guides clients like Constellation Brands, Diageo and Panasonic on future trends and keynotes at Future Festivals on Innovation Tactics and Future Technology.
Jaime Neely
As Trend Hunter’s President, Jaime managed Trend Hunter’s team growth while developing culture programs and innovation assessments for many of the world’s best innovation teams.
Gil Cohen
Gil Cohen is one of Trend Hunter’s most broadly experienced keynote speakers on Innovation in Retail, with a background that spans trend writing, business innovation, client research and client success.
Innovation
Strategy Interviews
Founder's Corner: Turning Breath Into Data
An Interview with Celine Vignal, Founder & CEO of Seesaw Health
Contractor Growth Made Simple
Founder’s Corner: The Hawaii-Born Founder Bringing Clarity to Contractor Marketing
Empathy-Driven Automotive Design
An Interview with Therese Pinazzo, Design Director, Buick and GMC Interiors
The Future of Gen Z Collectibles
An Interview with Meri Gelb Head of Marketing and Communications, Super Impulse
Pioneering Screen-Free Play
An Interview with Mélanie Heyberger Co-Founder, Fabli
Building Consensus at Scale
An Interview with Doug Baker, Vice President of Industry Relations at FMI
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