Trends & Prospective

How to surf between constants and changes.

With a trend report based on extensive qualitative research, the expert-curated auction platform - in collaboration with Ipsos - predicts what we can expect in 2023 in the field of art, fashion, design, interior design, luxury items and collectibles.

In this episode, you can hear our Global CEO Ben Page, and our Trends & Foresight Engagement Manager Rob Gear (both ably assisted by some voices from 1966) explain why and how we should take a different approach to facing an uncertain future.

Social data reveals new insights about fashion trends and shoppers

Most people across 25 countries now it is more important that businesses fight climate change than pay the right amount of tax. Seven in ten globally now say they tend to buy brands that reflect their personal values and that business leaders have a responsibility to speak out on social issues. Around the world, agreement on the urgency of dealing with climate change continues to rise but many other social attitudes hold steady, despite COVID-19.

Insight Out is a monthly podcast exploring emerging trends, budding innovations and creative ways to get closer to real people in real life.

Shaping 2025 and Beyond is a new report from Ipsos Futures experts which describes plausible, thought-provoking scenarios of what the next five years may bring, helping governments, businesses and societies strategise for 2025 and beyond.

After a 2020 that is rated as the worst year for some time, people around the world are looking forward to 2021 for their country, their families and themselves, according to a new Ipsos' Global Advisor poll in 31 countries. However, worries about the long-term impact of COVID-19 are prevalent, and concerns about global warming, the economy, and general tolerance of others have not gone away.

Insight Out is a monthly podcast exploring emerging trends, budding innovations and creative ways to get closer to real people in real life.