Published in The Future Market·PinnedThe Future of People, Planet, and ProfitCapitalism and the financial markets are not yet structured to financially reward companies who do good in the world. This is the central problem with our economy that we will need to solve. In 1970, legendary economist Milton Friedman published his seminal essay, The Friedman Doctrine, in the New York…Esg12 min readEsg12 min read
Published in The Future Market·PinnedAltruistic Hedonism in FoodIn January 2019, I wrote a piece called Empathy for the Food System, where I propose that decades of user centered design in the consumer packaged goods and agriculture industry have prioritized the whims of people at the expense of the environment. …Food7 min readFood7 min read
Published in The Future Market·Mar 17Please Innovate ResponsiblyAre today’s food innovations really advancing human progress, or merely fixing the problems created from yesterday’s food innovations? — The invention of agriculture was the original food technology that set the foundation for our modern society and enabled everything else created by humans by filling our bellies so we can think clearly about other things. Since that first crop was planted 12,000 years ago, the human population has skyrocketed…Innovation6 min readInnovation6 min read
Published in The Future Market·Feb 15Member-onlyComfort Foods and Inconvenient TruthsIt’s a lot easier to think about slowing climate change with your diet when you’re not in fear of dying in a pandemic. — Over the past 40+ years, the natural and organic food products industry has been growing in size and influence as the self-declared antidote to the hyper processed foods that have dominated grocery store aisles for generations. The Natural Products Expo West, the biggest American trade show for the natural and…Sustainability10 min readSustainability10 min read
Published in The Future Market·Jan 7, 2019Introducing: Biodiversity, the Intersection of Taste and SustainabilityFood Biodiversity is emerging as a key theme in the dialogue on the future of food. …Food2 min readFood2 min read
Published in The Future Market·Jan 7, 2019The Future of Food is BiodiverseThe conversation about the future of food has exploded over the past half decade. Much ink has been spilled examining virtually every new food innovation from lab grown meat, to soil-free indoor farms, to new forms of genetically modified foods. One of the forces behind this food tech movement are…Food4 min readFood4 min read
Published in The Future Market·Jun 20, 2018New Concept Products, Featured Brands & Pop-Up: Summer 2018On June 30th, 2018 we’ll be debuting a brand new Future Market pop up exhibit at the Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC. …Food4 min readFood4 min read
Published in The Future Market·Jan 20, 2018Introducing Six New Concept ProductsCannabis condiments, luxurious cellular agriculture and chickens raised alongside the Blockchain. …Food3 min readFood3 min read
Published in The Future Market·May 30, 2017Groceries from the Year 2042Introducing: The Future Market Pop-Up Concept Store Growing up in Detroit, I went to a lot of auto shows. My favorite part of the show wasn’t the everyday production cars, but the concept cars. These were artifacts that showed a world that was better than the world we currently lived in. …Food5 min readFood5 min read
Published in The Future Market·Mar 6, 2017Member-onlyEmpathy for the Food SystemRejecting human centered food design in favor of systems centered food design. The most important commandment in human centered design is to empathize with the user. Design is all about having a deep understanding of the user and then bending the product or service into shape to create that ideal…Food4 min readFood4 min read
