Lives of Tomorrow

2024 ended up being the year when WGSN’s CEO Carla Buzasi returned to the office, started wearing heels, stopped using her air fryer, and paid for her coffee with the palm of her hand. She’s done with the boring life and got out of people’s way to watch them do brilliant things.In this special episode, our Lives of Tomorrow podcast producer Akeem Nicol gets Carla to answer instead of asking questions, including those about WGSN’s biggest successes and challenges and why she has asked people to return to the office. Tune in to hear how 2024 has been the year of glimmers – small moments of joy and excellent reviews from WGSN’s customers.

How do you teach adults to play?Play isn’t just for kids. It’s proven to ease stress, boost happiness, and inspire creative problem-solving. So, why aren’t we doing it more? In this episode of Lives of Tomorrow, we explore what play means to us, and how we can use play to boost work performance, increase wellbeing, and set fire to our imaginations.WGSN CEO Carla Buzasi learns from Emma Worrollo, Founder of the Playful Den, a collective that supports people unleashing the power of play, recently featured in IKEA’s Power of Play report 2024. Find out how companies enhance staff productivity by harnessing play.Want to know why it’s game on for grown-ups? Vote here for WGSN to speak at SXSW London 2025 about strategic joy bridging brands and consumers

Every day, we rely on data to simplify our lives, from our biometrics to our digital wallets. But how safe are we? What does the future hold for data privacy and ethics?In this episode, WGSN CEO Carla Buzasi discusses digital empowerment with StJohn (Singe) Deakins, founder and CEO of DataSapien, a company revolutionising personal data control with Zero-Shared Data technology. He shares his deep expertise in marketing and loyalty, having led digital transformation in CitizenMe and British Airways. Tune in to learn how companies can build trust and deliver on promises to empower consumers in their choices when sharing their data.

Are we seeking more realistic and complex narratives from the too simplistic storylines of superhero blockbusters? Even as Hollywood’s pull remains, the entertainment landscape is evolving with an increased global appetite for non-English content from different regions. Join Natacia Lim, WGSN’s Consumer Researcher, and WGSN CEO Carla Buzasi in this episode of Lives of Tomorrow on Southeast Asian film and TV, as well as superhero fatigue and the rise in multistreaming platforms. We look at how current trends are shaping the entertainment industry and why there is a surge in younger people going to the cinema. We reflect on franchise films, box office numbers, and what the future of the franchise is.