Thought I'd tie a couple of themes we've been talking about here together: consumption and weak signals. I've had a …
Continue Reading about Decline of consumption no longer a weak signal →
Sharing as another indicator of consuming less
Another post on the trend to consuming less -- I sense a trend here. I came across an excellent piece on the topic by …
Continue Reading about Sharing as another indicator of consuming less →
Values shift to consuming less
A key theme of ConsumerShift is that the emergence of postmodern and integral values would lead to less emphasis on …
Values and consumption
Saw a piece “European Automakers Face Diminished Future” and checked it out to see if there might be a “values” …
Values changes suggest not buying stuff is not temporary
Josh Allen Dykstra in Fast Company recently explored “why millennials don’t want to buy stuff.” He noted that “the …
Continue Reading about Values changes suggest not buying stuff is not temporary →
Some support for ethical consumption
My friend and colleague Christopher Kent of the Foresight Alliance pointed me to a post by the GfK Roper Consulting …
Continue Reading about Some support for ethical consumption →