X-ChangePeople

  • Do companies observe and listen to people in their life challenges and consumption choices?
  • What does it mean to design innovation?
  • How to understand and “act” in the direction of change?

These are three questions that have become strategic to companies, institutions, communication agencies and professionals of different sectors.

Future Concept Lab will explore the respond with X-Change People, the FUTURE VISION WORKSHOPS series planned for 2016, offering the analysis of new scenarios, indicating strategic directions and helping to design solutions for the future.

Four days dedicated to Human Centric Innovation and the potential of change:

Aesthetics - Thursday 14th April 2016

THE 4 AESTHETICS TRENDS
The new aesthetic territories outline a changing panorama oriented towards the redefinition of forms, the body and materials. If on the one hand we are witnessing experimentation that exceeds the classical concept of functionality, on the other new manufacturing techniques refine the relationship with materials, in the direction of an almost surgical nature, between artisan touch and industrial sophistication. Even the poetics of recovery – both cultural and formal – modulate a subtle “decadent” game, at the same time strong and rebellious. Lastly, the most advanced of project dynamics promote ever more advanced forms of unexpected collaboration, healthy carriers of profound innovation.

THE 4 GENERATIONAL TARGETS
Lively Kids – 5-8 year olds
TechTweens – 9-12 year olds
ExpoTeens – 13-15 year olds
ExperTeens – 16-19 year olds

Workshop Program

  • 9.30 – 9.45
    Introduction to the workshop day by Linda Gobbi

  • 9.45 – 10.00
    HUMAN CENTRIC INNOVATION IN THE AESTHETICS CULTURE
    by Francesco Morace

  • 10.00 – 10.30
    Edgy Margins
    THE BOUNDARIES OF AESTHETIC PROJECTS EXPAND BEYOND FUNCTIONALITY
    by Valentina Ventrelli

  • 10.30 – 11.00
    Smooth Substance
    THE SURFACES OF OBJECTS PROPOSE A SHARP AESTHETIC FOR A NEW MATERIC SUBSTANCE
    by Valentina Ventrelli

  • 11.00 – 11.15 – coffee break

  • 11.15 – 11.45
    Brave Decadence
    PROJECTS THAT QUOTE THE PAST TAKE ON A REBELLIOUS LOOK THAT ALL THE AESTHETIC RULES
    by Valentina Ventrelli

  • 11.45 – 12.15
    Collaborative Genius
    THE PROJECT DIALOGUE BECOMES A NEW CREATIVE DYNAMIC THAT FREES AND BOOSTS TALENT
    by Valentina Ventrelli

  • 12.15 – 12.45
    TESTIMONY
    of John Dimatos, Senior Director, Design & Technology Communities at Kickstarter

  • 12.45 – 13.00
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

  • 13.00 – 14.00 – lunch

  • 14.00 – 14.40
    The scenario of teens and pre-teens in Italy
    QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEXT
    by Sara Giannone, CENSIS

  • 14.40 – 15.10
    Lively Kids (5-8 year olds)
    THE INTUITIVE TOUCH, BETWEEN SPEED OF REACTION AND SPONTANEOUS INTELLIGENCE
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.10 – 15.40
    TechTweens (9-12 year olds)
    THE FIRST EXPERIMENTS OF GREGARIOUS COMPLICITY, BETWEEN IMITATION AND CREATIVE RE-ELABORATION
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.40 – 16.00 – coffee break

  • 16.00 – 16.30
    ExpoTeens (13-15 year olds)
    PERMANENT DIGITAL EXPOSURE, BETWEEN INSTANTANEOUS COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONAL IMMEDIACY
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 16.30 – 17.00
    ExperTeens (16-19 year olds)
    EXPERTISE AS THE BASIS OF IDENTITY, BETWEEN COMPETENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 17.00 – 17.30
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION STRATEGIC CONCLUSIONS
    by Linda Gobbi and Francesco Morace
Consumption - Thursday 23rd June 2016

THE 4 CONSUMPTION TRENDS
The evolution of consumption is increasingly oriented towards memorable life experiences, with a consumer who is in search of products to purchase not so much to satisfy increasingly sophisticated desires, but rather to ensure a mix of characteristics: their emotional quality, durability and the promise of a better future. It is not the need to own new products or services to show themselves to be a priority in consumption choices, but the possibility to elevate the experience – on a psychological and physical level – towards new existential directions, with products and services in sync with the new feelings and needs of consumers.

THE 4 GENERATIONAL TARGETS
CreActives – 20-25 year olds
ProActives – 25-30 year olds
ProFamilies – 30-35 year olds
ProTasters – 35-40 year olds

Workshop Program

  • 9.30 – 9.45
    Introduction to the workshop day by Linda Gobbi

  • 9.45 – 10.00
    HUMAN CENTRIC INNOVATION AND POST-CAPITALISM EXPERIMENTATION
    by Francesco Morace

  • 10.00 – 10.20
    IDEAS ON NEW TRENDS IN CONSUMPTION
    by Luigi Rubinelli, director of RetailWatch.it

  • 10.20 – 10.40
    Touching Science
    BEYOND MAGIC, TO EXPERIENCE NEW FORMS OF PERSONALISATION
    by Lucia Chrometzka

  • 10.40 – 11.00
    ExtrActing Matter
    BEYOND SOPHISTICATION, THE EMERGENCE OF THE NATURE AND SENSE OF THINGS
    by Lucia Chrometzka

  • 11.00 – 11.20 – coffee break

  • 11.20 – 11.50
    BEYOND EXPENDITURE: BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PURCHASING PROCESS, CONSUMPTION AND TERRITORY
    Marco Porcaro, CEO – Founder Cortilia

  • 11.50 – 12.20
    Urging Control
    BEYOND SIMPLIFICATION, TOWARDS NEW THRESHOLDS OF PLANNING
    by Lucia Chrometzka

  • 12.20 – 12.40
    Adapting Formula
    BEYOND SHARING, FOR SYSTEMS THAT SHAPE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
    by Lucia Chrometzka

  • 12.40 – 13.00
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

  • 13.00 – 14.00 – lunch

  • 14.00 – 14.30
    QUALI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEXT
    by Francesco Maietta, Responsible of Social Affairs CENSIS

  • 14.30 – 15.00
    CreActives (20-25 year olds)
    ERASMUS GENERATION: THE NEW FRONTIER OF POST-CAPITALISM
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.00 – 15.30
    ProActives (25-30 year olds)
    YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: THE NEW COMMUNITY OF GLOBAL MULTIPLAYERS
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.30 – 15.45 – coffee break

  • 15.45 – 16.15
    MILLENNIALS AND INFORMATION FOR CONSUMERS
    by Massimiliano Dona, Secretary General of the Unione Nazionale Consumatori

  • 16.15 – 16.45
    ProFamilies (30-35 year olds)
    COOL TRADITIONALISTS: THE FAMILY NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF PERSONAL SUCCESS
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 16.45 – 17.15
    ProTasters (35-40 year olds)
    THE NEO-AESTHETES: VITAL EXPERIENCES FROM EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 17.15 – 17.30
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION STRATEGIC CONCLUSIONS
    by Linda Gobbi and Francesco Morace
Communication - Wednesday 5th October 2016

THE 4 COMMUNICATION TRENDS
In the world of communication the time variable contracts always more, until it condenses in the present, with a view to instantaneity, creating a new relationship between communication, production and product experience. The brands take on a role comparable to that of opinion leaders, proposing advanced forms of communication ever closer to the art of oratory, targeting the digital. Even the more genuinely artistic dimension meets the most classic forms of communication, evolving from the idea of deep convergence between mainstream and niche phenomena. Lastly, we rediscover the value of the “not said”, discrete forms of communication that are whispered and almost hidden.

THE 4 GENERATIONAL TARGETS
New Normals – 40-50 year olds
Singular Women – 40-60 year olds
Mind Builders – 50-60 year olds
Premium Seekers – 50-70 year olds

Workshop Program

  • 9.30 – 9.50
    Introduction to the workshop day by Linda Gobbi

  • 9.50 – 10.10
    THE ROLE OF GRATITUDE IN COMMUNICATION
    by Francesco Morace

  • 10.10 – 10.30
    Unique Diversities
    DIVERSITY MARKS THE TRANSITION FROM PERSONALISATION TO UNIQUENESS
    by Paolo Ferrarini

  • 10.30 – 10.50
    Accidental Curiosity
    QUIRKS AND CURIOSITY AS TOOLS TO TEST, EXPERIMENT, AMUSE AND ATTRACT
    by Paolo Ferrarini

  • 10.50 – 11.10 – coffee break

  • 11.10 – 11.40
    OPERA FOR EVERYBODY: EMOTIONS AND DIGITAL STRATEGY
    Paolo Klun, Head of Press Office, Image and Communication Opera di Firenze and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

  • 11.40 – 12.00
    Algorithmic Touch
    SENSIBILITY AND SENSORIALITY OF ALGORITHMS, NEW PARTNERS OF ADVANCED COMMUNICATION
    by Paolo Ferrarini

  • 12.00 – 12.20
    Docu-Lives
    THE OBSERVATION OF REALITY AS THE KEY PASSAGE FROM STORIES TO HISTORY
    by Paolo Ferrarini

  • 12.20 – 12.50
    OVS ARTS OF ITALY
    Francesco Sama, General Director OVS

  • 12.50 – 13.00
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

  • 13.00 – 14.00 – lunch

  • 14.00 – 14.30
    QUALI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEXT
    by Francesco Maietta, Responsible of Social Affairs CENSIS

  • 14.30 – 15.00
    New Normals (40-50 year olds)
    GENERATION X: EXCEPTION AS THE NORM IN EVERYDAY LIFE
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.00 – 15.30
    Singular Women (40-60 year olds)
    MATURE WOMEN: PRAGMATIC THOUGHT AS THE KEY TO MANAGING MULTIPLICITY
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.30 – 15.45 – coffee break

  • 15.45 – 16.15
    SOFIDEL AND 50 YEARS OF HAPPY GROWTH
    Susanna Bellandi, Global Creative & Communication Director So del Mariarosa Musto, Managing Director Saatchi & Saatchi

  • 16.15 – 16.45
    Mind Builders (50-60 year olds)
    MALE BABY BOOMERS: CULTURAL COSMOPOLITANISM AS EXISTENTIAL ATTITUDE
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 16.45 – 17.15
    Premium Seekers (55-70 year olds)
    THE ÉLITE OF LUXURY: THE CONSTANT SEARCH FOR MATERIAL EXCELLENCE AS A VALUE
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 17.15 – 17.30
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION STRATEGIC CONCLUSIONS
    by Linda Gobbi and Francesco Morace
Retail - Thursday 24th November 2016

THE 4 RETAIL TRENDS
In the multitude of choices of an ever increasing number of purchase sources, consumers are proving to be increasingly
eclectic: experts, curious and attentive in choosing the sales channel that best matches the specific shopping experience. Between everyday pragmatism and constant emotional excitement, are increasingly searching for consumption occasions that enhance the uniqueness, they themselves promoters of new forms of personalization, where technology plays a decisive role. In a rapidly changing market, suspended between on and offline, where new players appear on the horizon with innovative proposals sometimes unsettling, the responses of the mainstream is immediate.

THE 4 GENERATIONAL TARGETS
Job Players – 65-75 year olds
Pleasure Growers – 65-80 year olds
Family Activists – 65-80 year olds
Health Challengers – 75-90 year olds

Workshop Program

  • 9.30 – 9.45
    Introduction to the workshop day by Linda Gobbi

  • 9.45 – 10.00
    THE POWER OF PEOPLE IN RETAIL
    by Francesco Morace

  • 10.00 – 10.30
    RETAIL SUFFERS MORE ACCELERATIONS
    Luigi Rubinelli, Director of RetailWatch.it

  • 10.30 – 10.50
    Format Escalation
    THE EVOLVED DYNAMICS OF RETAIL SPACES BETWEEN CONTINUITY AND PROGRESSION
    by Luisa Aschiero

  • 10.50 – 11.10
    Tiny Revolution
    TECHNOLOGICAL MICRO-SOLUTIONS FOR SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES
    by Luisa Aschiero

  • 11.10 – 11.30 – coffee break

  • 11.30 – 12.00
    THE VISION OF UNES: THE WORLD DOES NOT STOP AT EDLP
    Mario Gasbarrino, President and CEO Unes

  • 12.00 – 12.20
    Magical Keys
    ARTICULATED SERVICES FOR IMPULSE PURCHASES AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSES
    by Luisa Aschiero

  • 12.20 – 12.40
    Irregular Price
    THE DEFINITION OF PURCHASE VALUE STARTING FROM PRICE TESTS
    by Luisa Aschiero

  • 12.40 – 13.00
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION

  • 13.00 – 14.00 – lunch

  • 14.00 – 14.30
    QUALI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEXT
    by Francesco Maietta, Responsible of Social Affairs CENSIS

  • 14.30 – 15.00
    Job Players (65-75 year olds)
    THE ”KNIGHTS” OF WORK, STILL ABLE TO PLAY A ROLE IN THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONS
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.00 – 15.30
    Family Activists (over 65 year olds)
    THE LONG LIVED ALTRUISTS, IN FREE SUPPORT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 15.30 – 15.45 – coffee break

  • 15.45 – 16.15
    FORMATS AND RELATIONAL EVENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE PROMOTION
    Daniele Pario Perra, Relational artist, Researcher and Designer

  • 16.15 – 16.45
    Pleasure Growers (over 70 year olds)
    THE MATURE HEDONISTS, WITH A FULL LIFE BETWEEN PLANNING AND GRATIFICATION
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 16.45 – 17.15
    Health Challengers (75-90 year olds)
    THE HEALTH CHALLENGERS, IN SEARCH OF ASSISTANCE AND CARE IN HUMAN AND RELATIONAL ASPECTS
    by Linda Gobbi, Francesco Morace and Isabella Guaitoli

  • 17.15 – 17.30
    QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION STRATEGIC CONCLUSIONS
    by Linda Gobbi and Francesco Morace

The first part of each workshop day will be dedicated to the description of innovative scenarios in aesthetics, consumption, communication and retail. The landscape of the underlying trends – the basis of the subsequent elaboration of strategic guidelines – will be strengthened by concepts and case studies of a global nature, enhanced with images and videos, drawn from International observatories of different sectors, and the patrimony of the institutes research.

During the afternoon an update to the Consum-Authors observatory will be presented which in 2016 has been enriched with new generational targets, passing from 12 to 16 profiles, proposed also through video interviews. On each of the workshop days we will explore the characteristics of 4 generational targets of neighbouring age groups, in terms of aesthetic vision, consumption aptitude, communicative engagement and their inclination to purchase.

Francesco Maietta and Sara Giannone of CENSIS will accompany each of the four workshops with an analysis for each generational target.

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