⏳ 5 Years of META Trends

[ Research Report, ZINE ]

What can hundreds of reports tell us?

🤖 AI & Identifying Trends

[ Research Report, ZINE ]

Can AI spot overlooked trends?

🎒 Pandemic Learning Loss

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

How do we rethink education as holistic?

📣 Foresight as Activism

[ Op-Ed, WARC ]

When did marketers stop being the experts?

🔬 Audience Capture

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

How do audiences control creators?

💡 Self-Sabotaging Innovation

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

Are we keeping busy for the sake of busyness?

🥚 The Betty Crocker Myth

[ Op-Ed, Future Commerce ]

How do cake mixes reveal reality?

⚙️ Cultural Singularity

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

What happens after hyper-optimization?

😎 Beware the Curators

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ] [ FutureCommerce ]

What happens after algo’s picks?

🐢 Trends Lost All Meaning

[ Op-Ed, Contagious ] [ FastCo Syndication ]

What more important: ‘Trend’ vs. ‘Trending?’

💋 Virtual Influencers

[ Op-Ed, Forbes ]

How more real are we than CGI?

👽 Supernatural Control

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

What’s the role of horror content?

🌎 Children in a Polycrisis

[ Report, UNICEF ]

How do we engender equitable futures?

🍆 Trends via Pornhub

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

What does searches and clicks reveal?

⛪ Modern Religions

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ] [ LENS ]

Why are we grasping for spirituality?

🔍 Spot the Overlooked

[ Research Report, ZINE ]

How can we identify missed trends?

📺 The Costco Guys

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

Is this the most important image?

💉 The Ozempic Effect

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

What are the social side effects?

🌐 Distributed Trust

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

How did we come to trust strangers online?

✋🏼 Spatial & Haptics

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

What’s the future of touch via the virtual?

🦠 Corona Porn

[ Op-Ed, HackerNoon ]

Do we have an appetite for spectacle?

🧕🏾 Emoji Representation

[ Op-Ed, Forbes ]

How much can we demand from emoji?

📈 Marketing Won’t Save You

[ Op-Ed, WARC ]

Are you using the public answer key?

👩🏼 Momfluencers

[ Op-Ed, ZINE ]

Why does it feel so good?

🦍 Memes 101

[ Research Report, Independent ]

What are memes and what do they do?

MORE WRITING ✍🏼

The META Trending Trends: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

META Trend Reflections & FAQs, ZINE

The Overlooked Trends 2022, ZINE

Zooming Out & Spotting Trends, WARC

Trends as a Cultural Compass, WARC

Trends Have Lost All Meaning, Contagious

Trends Have Lost All Meaning, FastCompany [ Reprint ]

Is It Possible to Believe in Trends, FastCompany [ Brazil ]

Trend Reports Read Like The Past, Contagious

5 Modern Movements from Reddit, Campaign US

5 Modern Movements Reflecting Human Desires, ZINE

Data Lies, ZINE

Marketing Won’t Save You, ZINE

A Guide to the Dark Mode Shift, ZINE

Future Burnout, ZINE

10 Patterns from 400+ SXSW '25 Submissions, ZINE

SXSW ‘25 Debrief, ZINE

Sourcing Truth & Synthetic Information, ZINE

Gen Z Online: Control, Expression, Connection, ZINE

How to Approach Online Culture, ZINE

New Words for New Worlds, ZINE

Provocative Marketing, ZINE

SOCIAL Commentary Vol 1, ZINE

SOCIAL Commentary Vol 2, ZINE

SOCIAL Commentary Vol 3, ZINE

SOCIAL Commentary Vol 4, ZINE

SOCIAL Commentary Vol 5, ZINE

SOCIAL Commentary Vol 6, ZINE

Dating Apps Are Broken, ZINE

A Framework To Frameworks, ZINE

A Framework To Immersion, ZINE

A Framework To Conversations, ZINE

The Retirement Crisis, ZINE

Semi-Permenance, ZINE

Content Rituals, ZINE

Netflix Speed Control, ZINE

Beauty Memes, ZINE

Low Sodium Gaming, ZINE

r/AntiWork & Plans to Buy the U.S. Constitution, ZINE

Will Smith, Cultural Synchrony & A Climate Crisis, ZINE

Modern Fame, Hackernoon

Killer Memes, One Zero

20 Lessons From Selling My Side Hustle, The Startup

Brands as Civil Servants, Forbes

The Future of the Creator Economy is the Long Tail, Forbes

Narratives Now Drive The Market With A New ETF, Forbes

Is Dispo And Nostalgia the Future of Tech?, Forbes

Why Bo Burnham’s Inside Resonates, Forbes

Zynn, A TikTok Copycat, Pays Users, Forbes

Lockdown’s Real-Stakes Video Boom, Forbes

Why We’re Obsessed With Avatars & GIFs, Forbes

Meet Mufasa And Hypeman, Forbes

TikTok’s Viral Pee Your Pants Challenge, Forbes

Absurdist Facebook Groups Are Thriving, Forbes

COVID-19 Media Nostalgia, Forbes

5 Tech Predictions: 2021, Forbes

Clichés of the Creator Economy, WARC

Connected Smart Packaging 101, Data Driven Investor

The Future of Retail In The Post-Pandemic World, Thrive Global

Outrage .com, Medium

Mental Health Memes, Medium

VR Identity, Medium

What Brands Can Learn From Stans, Medium

In Defense of the Hipster, Medium

Expression Through Our Phones, Medium

Sex in Advertising, Medium

Cyberbullying, TechCrunch

How Personal Branding Will Help You Get The Job, Elite Daily

PODCASTS & TALKS 🎧

Movements > Trends: How to Approach Online Culture, SXSW

5 Modern Movements Reflecting Human Desires, WARC Talks

AI & Cultural Trends: How Data Forecasts Futures, SXSW

Reddit & How to Approach Online Culture, Brand Innovators

We’ve Lost the Plot, Day One Agency FM

Program or Be Programmed: 15th Anniversary, Team Human

2024 Advertising Week Kick Off, Advertising Week

Negotiating Our Time, The Slowdown Podcast

How Shortcuts Hinder Us, The ADDA

Can AI Heal Us?, House of Beautiful Business x Acosta Institute

Between the Two of Us, House of Beautiful Business

Foresight in Orgs, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Why Haven’t Macro Trends Changed?, Future Commerce

Hyper Social, IDEO CoLab Ventures x WE3

Is There A Counterculture? Future Commerce

Decoding Cultural Patterns, Up Next In Tech

Making Sense of Trends Workshop Recap, STRGST

How To Inoculate Yourself Against Trend Mania, TBD

Trends Worth Your Attention, Sweathead Strategy Podcast

19 Trends in 19 Minutes, Sweathead Strategy Podcast

CyberPsychology & Trends, JOLTY ft. Faith Popcorn & Adam Hanft

Understanding Trends & Communities, Culture Shift Magazine

The Carnivore Diet, ABC & Schmeitgeist

On Thinking, Looking Outside Podcast [ YouTube ]

Culture is the OS of Society, Stagwell

Influence of AI in Media & Advertising, FutureParty x SoHo House

Demystifying Cultural Trends, Inside Outside Conference

Culture Out Of Synch, RADAR Twitter Space

Modern Belonging, Concept Bureau

Immersive Experiences w/ Mars & Disney, Future Imagined Podcast

Three Considerations for the Creator Economy, WARC

Critical Media Theory In Practice, NYU Steinhardt

2022 Expert Outlook: The Contrarian, Canvas8

Brands in Culture, WARC [ Mention ]

SXSW 2023: Key Trends & Insights, Stylus [ Mention ]

Trendspotting: AI vs. Humans, The New Abnormal Podcast

META Trends 22 (Feat’d), Scandinavian MIND

The Importance of Trends, Death to Stock

Audience Capture, Digital Void Podcast

Memes and META Trends, Digital Void Podcast

Meme in the Moment Part I Host, Digital Void

Meme in the Moment Part II Speaker, Digital Void

Best Social Conference 2021, Best Social

COM DAY: Filtered Reality Speaker, Cal Poly Pomona

Beyond Memes: Cultural Strategy 101, Camp ADVenture 2020

Using Culture to Develop Better Strategies, Camp ADVenture 2021

Cultural [SIC] Talk with Ben Dietz, Instagram Live

Business Opportunities from Culture, Opportunities Podcast

Creating A Professional Personal Brand, Talent + Tech

Tech Adoption & The Importance of Culture, Funny as Tech Podcast

Technology Trends for 2021, HackerNoon Podcast

Technology Fears for 2021, HackerNoon Podcast

S&H’s Daily Culture Briefing: Treat Yo’ Self, LinkedIn Live

S&H’s Daily Culture Briefing: Branded Government, LinkedIn Live

S&H’s Daily Culture Briefing: Great Sex Recession, LinkedIn Live

S&H’s Daily Culture Briefing: Accountability, LinkedIn Live