Compassion is in our DNA – though it does not have a monopoly there. The beauty of Compassion, the necessity of it, its heavenly characteristics are part of all religions. Compassion is everywhere.  At the same time Compassion is changing. Not in the least Cool Compassion. Religious compassion still continues also in parts of the world that have secularized – Europe in the first place. But there have been crystallized new form of Compassion. Live Aid in 1985 can be considered as a mile stone in Cool Compassion: Compassion went really global for the first time. Compassion was totally ‘media-mediated’ for the first time. And Compassion was mixed with lots of fun, for the first time. These three characteristics of Cool Compassion lead the way since then. (Click on Read Why It’s Cool for more)

We have heard the world leaders. We have heard the bankers. Recession struck us hard, mainly in North America and Europe. And while some are still pointing fingers (see also WTR: Anger, Distrust and Cynicism) we have put our perspective on the sane side of recession. Recession makes us creative, recession makes us strong!  (Click on Read Why It’s Cool for more)

With the rise of the enormous amount of communities, the Social Web is a trend that cannot and will not be ignored.  It’s an exploding universe of sites full of talking people that multiplies with the speed of light. To map the Social Web, would be a waste of time. So, that’s not what we did. What we did do is use the input of our Cool Hunters and Trend Filters to ‘surf the social’ and analyze the explosions to determine what the next directions will be. (Click on Read Why It’s Cool for more)

Urban Nomads. What are they? Who are they?
Without making this a slapstick horror movie we can say: they are all around us.
Urban Nomads are the hard working, city dwellers who daily weave their own web intertwining work and play on the go. Carrying their laptops and mobile phones through cities, they travel from one hotspot to the next. If a bar does not offer them WIFI, they will probably not drink and dine there. Drink, dine and work, we must say. As long as they are connected, they will work 24/7/365 days a year. With pleasure…