Influx

Restaurant experiences can be amazing, but you are often just one of quite a few "covers" being served that night, you have very little connection and feedback from the chef and you are distanced and not interacting with any of the other guests.As people increasingly crave special and unique...

An enormous number of adults are keen to continue the learning experience well after they've left their college or university, but the thought of going back to the boring classroom fills them with dread. We want to learn, but desire to do it in a new way and perhaps learn some stuff that's a lot...

The London tabloids have been abuzz with the news that one of the world's first eco-clubs is opening in town. The idea, not too different from health clubs, where users generate power for the building, is to get the dancing clubbers, with the aid of a special dance floor to generate the energy (up...

Here are some new food ideas I spotted in London last week, it includes some interesting concepts that put "health" or "healthier" at the center of the idea and a twist on the typical chocolate store. 1. Hamburger UnionA burger chain with a difference, it only uses beef from grass-fed, free-range...

Sometimes ideas are so powerful and iconic, that the power drowns out questions about effectiveness. A great example is the CCTV camera in London. Cameras are literally everywhere and appear to provide citizens with greater security. However, if you dig a little deeper, you discover the CCTVs don't...

Seen in London's Covent Garden last week.Posted by Ed Cotton

Posted by Ed Cotton

There’s no doubting the functional power of iTunes software, but it plays second fiddle to the more powerful and dominant iPod. Now it looks as if Apple would like to beef up the  iTunes brand a little more. No 9 on Influx's prediction list for 2007 is happeningIn the UK, Apple...

As a promotion to drive increased visits, England's National Gallery created reproductions of its most famous works and hung them up around the streets of London. The result is striking.Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR.Photos by Fergus JacksonPosted by Ed Cotton

Lots of smart folks speaking at this one.On 1st June, PSFK presents a series of presentations and discussions by leading innovators over the course of a day. The morning will focus on evolving new trends and ideas; the afternoon will look at future design and new marketing.Confirmed SpeakersNiku...

It’s sometimes just as important to follow and act on counter-trends, as it is to follow trends. One great example is the decision by Rough Trade to open a 5,000 sq ft record store in London, just months’ after Tower Records went out of business and the music industry is in a downward...