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VISIONS by Future Commerce

Visions explores commerce, and its role at the intersection of culture, spirituality, modernity, and the arts

  1. When Selling Out is Buying In

    10/31/2023

    When Selling Out is Buying In

    The world’s most recognizable brands employ artists and storytellers to preserve their legacy. Today, on Episode 2 of the second season of VISIONS, we're going live to the VISIONS Summit, recorded in June of 2023, in Chicago, and we'll listen in to our special guest, José Cabaço, the former Global Creative and Storytelling Director of Adidas and Orchid Bertelsen, the COO of Common Thread Collective and former Head of Innovation at Nestle Foods. Two experts who discuss the very real challenges we face in an ever more artificial world.

    29 min
  2. Where is the Counterculture? On the Rise of the Critic Class

    10/08/2023

    Where is the Counterculture? On the Rise of the Critic Class

    This season on VISIONS will explore the content of VISIONS: Volume IV by Future Commerce. VISIONS is an audio-visual Annual Trends report that examines the changes in culture and commerce and their impacts on the technology industry that serves them. VISIONS: Volume IV took place over three months, from April to June 2023, bookended by two events. Today we go live to the first of those events at the Celeste Bartos Theater at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, where we'll speak with a panel of modern culture reporters, foresight analysts, and media creators and ask them the question, “Where is the counterculture?”

    42 min
  3. The Profitability of Distraction

    02/23/2023

    The Profitability of Distraction

    The fight for our attention is key to understanding the modern media landscape, startup culture, capital allocation, and more importantly and ultimately, our economic system as a whole. Today we go live to the Visions Summit to ask the question, "Just how profitable can distraction be? And can we claw back any semblance of mindfulness without sacrificing prosperity?" Listen now!

    51 min

  4. 01/19/2023

    The Celebration of Insincerity

    Has the push for engagement over enlightenment led to a rise of insincerity from brands and the way they interact with the public? Should brands comment on controversial topics such as politics and how can they do so authentically without perpetuating this celebration of insincerity we see among us? This is a conversation that needs to be had because it affects all of us. Listen now!

    55 min
  5. Keeping Up with the Joneses: Network Effects in Software Ecosystems

    01/11/2023

    Keeping Up with the Joneses: Network Effects in Software Ecosystems

    How does looking around at what others are buying affect purchasing behavior and why does that matter? Why do companies have to be aware of their own tendencies to be tempted to keep up with the Joneses and how can they balance risk-taking and differentiation with also building on a secure tech stack?

    46 min

  6. 12/21/2022

    The Homogenization of Experiences

    How can brands differentiate themselves while remaining intuitive and familiar to consumers? Are your car, phone, or shoes an outward sign of your personality? What is leading to the trend of odd-ball, zany web designs?

    41 min

  7. 11/21/2022

    Episode 6: Sacraments of Commerce: Have Brands Become Proto-Religions?

    There's been a lot of talk about this place that brands take in our lives that tries to fulfill meaning and purpose and community in all of our lives. And we've given a term to this today. We're talking about The Sacraments of Commerce. A lot of brands today ask us to put some faith in them or to believe in them. And what about the algorithm gods?

    50 min

  8. 09/02/2022

    Episode 5: The Role of Commerce in Society

    The growth of corporate responsibility, employee wellness, and ESG signals a change in how we think of Commerce in the world. Is Commerce meant to be a change agent? Are we to think of corporations as entities that bring about change, and how do we ensure that they act on our behalf for good in the world? Listen now.

    1h 4m
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Visions explores commerce, and its role at the intersection of culture, spirituality, modernity, and the arts

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  • Creator
    Future Commerce
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Protein Commerce LLC d/b/a Future Commerce
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    VISIONS by Future Commerce

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