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SLD’s Beverley Wells named to Humber College Advisory Board

We’re proud to recognize Beverley Wells‘ commitment to design with her role as chair on the Program Advisory Committee of Humber College for Interior Design. As a board member, Beverley provides industry insight to help shape the curriculum for Canada’s next great designers. Being an industry professional of almost 30 years, Beverley provides her expertise on program […]

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Using Strategic Foresight to Understand the Future of Large Gatherings

Any business that relies on bringing people together has been forced to pivot quickly in 2020. In some cases, innovation and resilience has shone through. In other cases, a lack of preparedness had meant closures and bankruptcies. At SLD, we have decided to take a longer view of how current trends and events have altered

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INSIGHT 2020

On February 17, 2020 President Jean-Pierre Lacroix  will be a special guest speaker at INSIGHT 2020 hosted by the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. The annual INSIGHT event brings professional artists and company representatives from a variety of backgrounds to campus on one day to share experiences, creative expertise, and industry

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VR and Neuroscience Enabled Agile Design

Retail banks are facing challenges from every direction, from the stealth erosion of accounts to competing banks; from online only financial institutions to non-traditional banking platforms. On top of that, banks are reckoning with how they can gain greater value from their retail network. The challenge would be less daunting if it weren’t for the

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Get Investors Excited About Your Corporate Rebranding

Once you’ve gotten the board of directors, C-Suite and everyone on the management team on board with the decision to rebrand, there’s one more hurdle that publicly traded companies need to clear: their investors. Ensuring that investors don’t lose faith in management requires that you justify every major decision your company makes and a rebrand can

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AR/VR Tech in Packaging: Here to stay or gone tomorrow?

Ever get the feeling that you’re living in the future? Smart accessories can wake you up at the optimal time in your sleep cycle. Cars can drive themselves. And packaging can communicate with you, sharing more information about the product inside than what you can read on the label. The use of augmented and virtual

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