It’s popsicle season! This summer, for a one-off 4-part special live event series, we’re launching The Restore Sessions – short and sweet answers to your burning hot consumer questions. Recharge, recover, and relax with the Canvas8 community, whilst getting access to mind-blowing insights and scintillatingly smart analysts and experts.
People are feeling bruised, burnt-out, and pressure to perform this year to make-up any losses. We’re seeing the ‘build back better’ rhetoric rolled out, asking for even more from people during a time that should be focused on recovery, not optimization.
The Restore Sessions are designed to be your recovery balm. A series of 4 informal Q&As with behavioral analysts interviewing thought leaders to uncover which areas in behavior deserve your time for the remainder of this year. Followed by a tell-all Recovery Guide, released in September.
The ‘dream job’ is dead, but ‘hustle culture’ is more alive than ever. Will we see a split between work and self?
Thurs 29th July, 5pm BST
Ep.2From the ‘shroom boom’ to the ket clinic – will ‘new wellness’ fuse alt faith with hard science?
Weds 18th August, 5pm BST
Ep.3Blended homes, deserted districts, and dark retail – will urban living mutate beyond recognition?
Weds 1st September, 5pm BST
Ep.4From popstars in the ‘metaverse’ to Tiktok’s false authenticity – has mass digitisation altered our identities?
Weds 22nd September, 5pm BST
Olivia Yallop is a brand strategist and trend analyst specialising in social media and the creator economy. She unpacks internet culture to build next-gen identities and activations for clients including Nike, Adidas, Depop, Disney, Estee Lauder, Converse, Topicals & more.
Alex is Head of Cultural Intelligence at Canvas8. Her research on technology and power has been published in The New Inquiry, The White Review, Real Life, and others. Small Gods, her book on the ethics, aesthetics, and futures of drone technology, was published by Zer0 Books and is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Luana is a Senior Behavioural Analyst at Canvas8, where she helps global FMCG brands track human behavior, map emerging cultures, and formulate strategic insight. Luana specializes in understanding how pop-and sub-cultures shape people’s preferences, judgements, and decision-making.
Inder is a founder and CEO of Pixelynx, a gaming venture that has been co-founded by iconic musicians (deadmau5 & Richie Hawtin). Their mission is to create a portal into the metaverse by helping the entertainment industry launch virtual worlds and digital collectibles.
