The Future of Celebrations

Emily Empel@localrat is a trend spotter, marketing disciple and corporate futurist, Winter Park, Florida, USA

Retirement. Weddings. Birthdays. What milestones will define the next horizon and how will we celebrate them? Technological innovations will intersect social changes to shift the way we highlight the extraordinary. Augmented reality, gamification, robotics, and virtual worlds will impact existing networks to drive new landscapes of interaction.

Shifting worldviews, due in part to cultural or religious development, will fundamentally alter how those values are reflected in celebrations.

We may celebrate intimately with those we have never met in person.
Alternatively, we may interact with someone we love very much through independent objects. Eat, drink, and be merry in this session, as we party toward the future.

Highlights

Participants will leave the session with an understanding of:

  • Celebrations of the future, through the use of future-based artifacts.
  • Why celebrations reflect the transition from this horizon to the next.