Foresight

Join us on Valentine’s Day as we explore shifts in the functional constructs of love and how they will impact brands and services across dating apps, weddings, media, retail and more.

Play isn’t just fun and games — it’s a serious business, and its future will impact sectors spanning food, spirits, sports, streaming, toys, retail and more. What will that mean for the ways we watch, shop, and have fun?

The future of play faces multiple inflection points. Will forces like climate change, technology, and inequality spawn new ways to play, or kill traditional ones?

Fun and games play an important part in our lives — but how will this change as technology evolves? Best Buy’s Jill Giefer considers how we’ll play and socialize in the future.

From Twitch to tournaments, esports players have increasingly large audiences – and like traditional athletes, they have a responsibility to act as role models, says pro player Jeannail Carter.

Nina Johnson-Pitt, a senior strategy executive with Little League International, explains how youth sports leagues can stay fun and relevant for the next generation.

Will board games need to adapt to win over the parents of tomorrow? Gamewright’s Jason Schneider discusses the future of tabletop gaming.

From blood doping to high-altitude training, how will our views on performance enhancement change in the future? Synthetic biology pioneer George Church explains.

The future of play faces multiple inflection points, most often driven by technology. Factors from climate change and increasing emphasis on competition over fun and fairness could spawn new ways to play or kill traditional ones.