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  • The visible and invisible world of Services

    The visible and invisible world of Services

    Everyday we experience service — it’s around us. Whether it’s booking a doctor’s appointment, grabbing a drink from your local coffee shop…
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    Magnetic
    Feb 3
    Steering into Vulnerability

    Steering into Vulnerability

    There are now 27.7 million adults in the UK with characteristics of vulnerability. This includes poor health, low financial resilience or…
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    Magnetic
    Jan 27
    Designing the Future: Magnetic Circle

    Designing the Future: Magnetic Circle

    In this month’s edition of Magnetic Circle: our crowd sourced blog, we’re looking at design for the future. Some of the most compelling and…
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    Magnetic
    Jan 23
    Piloting a start-up incubator for Save the Children

    Piloting a start-up incubator for Save the Children

    Save the Children has a history of innovative thinking that changes lives. From the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, to building…
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    Edward Curwen
    Jan 10
    Serving vulnerable customers — it’s about time.

    Serving vulnerable customers — it’s about time.

    Higher taxes, less disposable income, and a tough economic and political environment thrown in amongst a string of public sector strikes…
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    Magnetic
    Jan 8
    Designing better futures: Magnetic Circle

    Designing better futures: Magnetic Circle

    Last month we launched Magnetic Circle, our very own crowd sourced blog. We know that designing better futures can’t be done alone. This is…
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    Magnetic
    Dec 6, 2022
    What’s next for net zero?

    What’s next for net zero?

    This morning saw more Just Stop Oil protestors arrested on the M25 — the second day of planned disruption whilst climate leaders meet at…
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    Jassi Porteous
    Dec 1, 2022
    52 things I learned in 2022

    52 things I learned in 2022

    This year I worked on fascinating projects in energy, media and health* at Magnetic, and learned many learnings.
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    Tom Whitwell
    Nov 30, 2022
    Leading the Way: Inspiring vs Empowering

    Leading the Way: Inspiring vs Empowering

    Final Part: Research and insights deep dive on the topics keeping leaders up at night, from the team at Magnetic. we’re shining a light on…
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    Magnetic
    Nov 14, 2022
    How Far Can We Go? Purpose vs Paying the Bill

    How Far Can We Go? Purpose vs Paying the Bill

    Part 4: Research and insights deep dive on the topics keeping leaders up at night, from the team at Magnetic. we’re shining a light on…
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    Magnetic
    Nov 14, 2022
    More than Just a Number: Personalisation vs Parity

    More than Just a Number: Personalisation vs Parity

    Part 3: Research and insights deep dive on the topics keeping leaders up at night, from the team at Magnetic. we’re shining a light on…
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    Magnetic
    Nov 14, 2022
    The F-word: Flexibility vs Unity

    The F-word: Flexibility vs Unity

    Part 2: Research and insights deep dive on the topics keeping leaders up at night, from the team at Magnetic. we’re shining a light on…
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    Magnetic
    Nov 14, 2022
    Magnetic Thought Report: Staying connected in a disconnected world

    Magnetic Thought Report: Staying connected in a disconnected world

    Part 1: Research and insights deep dive on the topics keeping leaders up at night, from the team at Magnetic. we’re shining a light on…
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    Magnetic
    Nov 14, 2022
    Climate change facts from the frontline: Magnetic Circle

    Climate change facts from the frontline: Magnetic Circle

    The Earth climate’s changing. Temperatures are rising, we’re seeing more unusual and extreme weather patterns and climate events. Climate…
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    Gemma Slater
    Nov 11, 2022
    Making a splash in Construction and Engineering

    Making a splash in Construction and Engineering

    How recent trends are shaking up the built environment
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    Maria Zielinska
    Nov 1, 2022
    Hotter, louder and more confusing: What’s next for net zero?

    Hotter, louder and more confusing: What’s next for net zero?

    How should we be thinking about net zero in the last few months of 2022? Is it a luxury throwback to a more affluent time before the energy…
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    Jess Campbell
    Oct 14, 2022
    Purpose, and make it authentic

    Purpose, and make it authentic

    Gone are the days when running a business was only about profit and loss. There’s a new generation of people starting businesses, looking…
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    Magnetic
    Oct 12, 2022
    Physical and digital collide: what’s next for retail?

    Physical and digital collide: what’s next for retail?

    In an industry that’s heavily reliant on bricks and mortar , fashion was impacted by the pandemic on every single level; production…
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    Magnetic
    Sep 27, 2022
    Who cares wins, right?

    Who cares wins, right?

    “Earth is now our only shareholder,” Mr Chouinard wrote in an open letter posted to Patagonia’s website. Recently the hesitant millionaire…
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    Jassi Porteous
    Sep 21, 2022
    Amazing Places

    Amazing Places

    Placemakers of the future will build on the legacies of the past by understanding how the making of places builds and nurtures community…
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    Jassi Porteous
    Sep 20, 2022
    How smart might our cities become?

    How smart might our cities become?

    At Magnetic, we work closely with many curious partners, imagining “what might be” — from societal infrastructure to individual behaviour…
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    Jess Campbell
    Sep 12, 2022
    Developing Big Ideas: 10 Things We Learnt

    Developing Big Ideas: 10 Things We Learnt

    “How do we get to be more ambitious?”
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    Magnetic
    Sep 4, 2022
    Hybrid sucks (or does it?)

    Hybrid sucks (or does it?)

    “I want to see people in the office as they’re more productive.”
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    Magnetic
    Aug 24, 2022
    Getting close to customers

    Getting close to customers

    Building a deep understanding of customers’ motivations helps brands to place bets on which products and services to invest in to sustain a…
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    Magnetic
    Aug 12, 2022
    Wellness is booming

    Wellness is booming

    What’s next for the £1.3 trillion industry?
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    Magnetic
    Aug 5, 2022
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