Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 476,754 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,283 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 304,115 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,283 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 304,115 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,231 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 476,754 cutting edge ideas.
 Keynote Speaker

Jeremy Gutsche

Chief Trend Hunter and Innovation Keynote Speaker
Articles
1,703
Views
27,035,000
Location
Toronto
Member Since
Oct 2005
Jeremy Gutsche is an innovation keynote speaker, New York Times Bestselling author and the Chief Trend Hunter at TrendHunter.com.

In Jeremy's words:
---
I founded Trend Hunter because deep down, all I ever wanted to be was an entrepreneur, but I could never find my own business idea. So I built a place where people from around the world could SHARE business ideas, hoping someone, somewhere would submit an idea to inspire me.

It turns out there were a lot of people looking for inspiration and Trend Hunter blossomed into something much bigger.
----
Jeremy lives in Toronto Canada with a cute puppy AND his lovely successful wife. Jeremy Gutsche's wife Taylor Klick is CEO of Influence For Impact, an influencer marketing platform and marketing agency. Taylor Klick launched some of the world's most successful influencer campaigns, in the 250,000,000+ view range, including Adidas Parlay Ocean Plastic clothing. This sparked her interest in sustainable merchandise, and today she is a sustainable fashion leader and on the board director for Fashion Takes Action.
What is unique that's not in your bio?
I love interacting with people, brainstorming new ideas and thrill seeking. On the latter, I'm up for anything. So far I've been swimming with sharks, racing baja rally cars, jumping from planes, skiing off cliffs, bobsledding and motorcycle racing. Also, I have a short attention span. Also, I forget the question. What?
What's your favorite accomplishment?
I love everything about TrendHunter.com, and I'm most proud of the way that we have helped to connect a community of inspirational people.
How do you define cool?
Cool hunting isn't the search for what's popular. Cool hunting is the search for what's NOT popular yet. Once something becomes mainstream, its novelty and appeal is lost. Cool is unique, cutting edge and viral. Because cool is viral, marketers and product designers seek to attain it.
What is your secret to uncovering trends?
I like to hunt for Clusters of Inspiration. This might have you wondering why the Trend Hunter guy use a word like 'cluster' instead of 'trend'? Quite simply, the word 'trends' is to broad. It can refer to next fall's fashionable color, or macro-trends like the green movement, female buyers, consolidation, outsourcing, Web 2.0 and aging boomers. These trends are somewhat useful, but too generic to enable breakthrough thinking. Clustering is the art of identifying insights that are meaningful to your customer. To create clusters, you'll need to collect your observations from trend hunting and filter through the noise.
What do you enjoy most about Trend Hunter?
I've always been insatiably curious and obsessed with innovation. I am an entrepreneur at heart, although I spent years hunting for a business idea. In fact, I created Trend Hunter as a place where people could share business ideas, and I was hoping along the way that I would find my own idea... Fortunately, Trend Hunter grew into the business idea itself. For this, I have been truly lucky because I feel like I am working on a hobby. To me Trend Hunter is an obsession and a passion, but most certainly not a job. I am passionate about our Trend Hunter community and I get really excited every time someone sends an email that we helped them to get inspired.
What is your favorite trend?
If this was a serious interview, I'd note that my favorite PRO Trend is NEXT BESTING, which we define as way the recession changed consumer purchasing, enabling us to *try* the next-best-option, instead of simply purchasing the market leading brand. I like this trend because it creates entrepreneurial opportunity. I'm always a fan of the little guy, and I love entrepreneurial creativity. - Get a Personalized Phone Call from Samuel Jackson - The Half Suit - Business on top, Party Below - The Innespace Dolphin Personal Watercraft - The Rise of Shock Labels - Cocaine Energy Drink
What are your tips for writing a juicy post?
Find something ridiculously new that is edgy, bizarre and controversial.
How do you reset to be creative?
I let myself get lost in the trends at Trend Hunter. Although we advertise that the site gets ~40 million views, 1-2 million are actually from me. Basically, I like to expose myself to all the wonderfully brilliant innovations and along the way, I'll get inspired. When I get an idea, I become very obsessive about it. This leads me to a zone where I will no doubt work through the night to finish what I started. I don't look at 'all-nighters' as a bad thing. For me, I have realized that the wee hours of the morning make me remarkably more productive, so I embrace that.
What inspires or excites you?
Creativity. Ambition. Randomness. The NEXT BIG THING.
Predict something awesome for 2020?
My Dad told me that mobile phones would be big... So I used to stick with that as my answer... But then CNN invited me to come talk about Trends in 2020, and I realized I'd have to come up with something pretty quick. That led me to digital newspapers, robots that cut your hair and emotion sensitive technology... If you want to watch, you can catch it all HERE.
Clean The Sky
Clean The Sky
Trend Hunter's New Site for Positive Eco Trends, News and Breakthroughs
I’m personally excited to announce the launch of Clean The Sky, a new Trend Hunter website and mission dedicated to highlighting breakthrough eco solutions, positive climate news, and the... MORE
Carbon Capture Companies
Carbon Capture Companies
Occidental and Vicki Hollub's Ambitious Plan to Clean The Sky
What are Carbon Capture Companies and what do they do?  Put simply, the goal is to capture CO2 pollution from a smokestack or from the sky, which you can use to create new products, like carbon... MORE
Create the Future Book Wins Gold Medal
Create the Future Book Wins Gold Medal
Find Your Opportunity in Times of Chaos
The next few years are going to be one of the most exciting creative period in modern history!  The Roaring 20s emerged from the Spanish Flu.  The Renaissance Period Emerged from the Black... MORE
Premium 5 Year Trend Reports
Premium 5 Year Trend Reports
Well-Researched Guides to the Future
This year, break into your strategic planning process earlier and easier with our brand new 5 Year Trend Report. This report will grant you a Futurists’ perspective on the top disruptive trends... MORE
2021 Trend Report Video Countdown
2021 Trend Report Video Countdown
Our Top 20 Trends PLUS Downloadable Trend Report
It’s that magical time of year when we reveal the Top 20 Trends for 2021, based on our 2021 Trend Report and our market research on TrendHunter.com.  This year, we completed more than 2,... MORE
Create the Future (New Book)
Create the Future (New Book)
Plus The Innovation Handbook - Tactics for Disruptive Thinking
I’m thrilled to announce my new double-sided book, Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook - Tactics for Disruptive Thinking.  The 360 page guide is loaded with tactics, tools and... MORE
Sustainable Tree Planting
Sustainable Tree Planting
Trend Hunter is Planting 1,000,000 Trees
The Amazon Rainforests are on fire, which some global leaders have declared as a global emergency.  If you’re like most people, you’re probably worried but unsure about how to help.... MORE
2016 Trend Report Top 20
2016 Trend Report Top 20
Must See: Our 2016 Trends Forecast
Our Top 20 Trends / 2016 Trend Report video is out!  Every year, this forecast video is our most popular video, so please check it out.  This year’s Top 20 Trends were distilled from... MORE
Better and Faster Book Trailer
Better and Faster Book Trailer
Trend Hunter's 2015 Innovation Book
This is the trailer for Better and Faster, set for release in March. So far the book has been the #1 bestselling business book pre-sell on Indiegogo, and has been the #1 new release on Amazon in... MORE
Airplane Internet Gouging
Airplane Internet Gouging
Singapore Airlines Billed Me $1200 for The Internet
You know that epic feeling when your flight ends and you finally get to your destination? Now imagine taking those first steps off the plane, syncing your phone, and getting a $1200 bill for... MORE
2014 Trend Report Top 20
2014 Trend Report Top 20
Our Favorite Trends for 2014
Our 2014 Trend Reports are now out, which leads us to a favorite video that we do each year, highlighting 20 of our favorite new trends. Accordingly, these are the trends in 2014. If you want Trend... MORE
Honoring Trend Hunter's Inspiration
Honoring Trend Hunter's Inspiration
Sig Gutsche, Father of Trend Hunter CEO, 1949-2013
Today, I mourn the loss of my father, Sig Gutsche, a charismatic serial entrepreneur, super dad, loving husband, pillar of the Calgary community, philanthropist, savior of the Calgary Stampeders and... MORE
Top 20 Trends in 2013 Forecast
Top 20 Trends in 2013 Forecast
2013 Trend Report Highlights by Trend Hunter
Manufactured Addiction, Upgraded Ordinary and Millennial Madness—Today we hunt Trends in 2013 with our “Top 20 Trends in 2013 Forecast”.... 20. Modular Retail - Fold-away fashion... MORE
Trend Hunter Hits One Billion Views
Trend Hunter Hits One Billion Views
Thanks to Our Awesome Trend Report Loving Community
Last night, Trend Hunter surpassed an epic ONE BILLION lifetime views!  Accordingly, today is a day of celebration, and we’d like to thank all of our Trend Hunters around the world for... MORE
Top 20 Trends in 2012
Top 20 Trends in 2012
2012 Consumer Trends Forecast by Trend Hunter
Social Fitness, Digital Graffiti and Pop Culture Vacations -- Today we hunt Trends in 2012! 20. Digital Eating - Internet martini bars, paperless cafes and robot-ran restaurants. Digital devices in restaurants… MORE
Free Exploiting Chaos eBook
Free Exploiting Chaos eBook
Our Award-Winning Innovation Book is Now Free
Our award-winning innovation book, Exploiting Chaos, is now a free interactive ebook, enhanced with more than a dozen videos! Exploiting Chaos was already highly visual, and now you can watch it along… MORE
The New Generation of Office Space
The New Generation of Office Space
Colliers Presents The Trend Hunter Documentary
Colliers International and Chris Fyvie not only helped Trend Hunter find our new space in Toronto, but they sponsored this Trend Hunter documentary video, produced by Crucial Pictures. (SPONSORED) Say… MORE
Trend Hunter 2 Minute Trailer
Trend Hunter 2 Minute Trailer
The History of TrendHunter.com Documentary
We’re ecstatic to launch this 2 minute trailer, which showcases the history of Trend Hunter, its founder, Jeremy Gutsche (that’s me!) and its rise to 500,000,000 total views and 1,000,... MORE
3 Years of Trend Hunter
3 Years of Trend Hunter
This Week's Newsletter, Looking Back, and SocialBusiness.org
THANK YOU FOR 3 YEARS! - Today's newsletter is sentimental and nostalgic for a number of reasons... First off, it's my birthday! More importantly, my birthday marks the 3rd year anniversary from the day… MORE
Trend Hunter Office
Trend Hunter Office
Inside Our Modern New Office Design
Take a tour inside Trend Hunter's modern new office design. We've been calling our new Toronto location home for a month... and now, and it's time to share it with the world! The office is a brick and… MORE
Enchantment
Enchantment
Guy Kawasaki's New Book Will Teach You to Delight
Guy Kawasaki's new book, Enchantment, just hit the shelves, and if you've been following the Enchantment Facebook Page, you know this is Kawasaki's most-hyped book so far - for good reason. Enchantment… MORE
Top 20 Trends in 2011
Top 20 Trends in 2011
2011 Consumer Trends Forecast by Trend Hunter
Projected Publicity, Tweetonomics and Rockstar Self-Expression Today we hunt Trends in 2011 20. Projected Publicity - Marketers turning to large-scale, low-cost and ultra viral mediums like these projected… MORE
Innovation Keynote by Jeremy Gutsche
Innovation Keynote by Jeremy Gutsche
Trend Hunter CEO's 30 Minute Keynote Vid
Over the last 2 years, I’ve given about 150 innovation keynote speeches around the world, but in all that time, I never had the chance to release a 30 minute innovation keynote video online.&... MORE
Tweetonomics
Tweetonomics
Sprint Firsts in the Twittersphere
Twitterific cakes, hashtag-powered sites and social network stockings. Today we hunt: TWEETONOMICS - Sprint Firsts in the Twittersphere. With Twitter now a household term, the popular social media site… MORE
Stylish Tech
Stylish Tech
Sprint Firsts in Merging Technology and Fashion
Secret agent shirts, texting underpants and earring hearing aids. Today we hunt: STYLISH TECH - Sprint firsts in merging technology and fashion. Making their way into the hearts of the fashionable and… MORE
Virtutorials
Virtutorials
Sprint Firsts in Virtual Learning Tutorials
Fashion how-to videos, YouTube makeup artists and virtual kissing lessons. Today we hunt: VIRTUTORIALS - Sprint firsts in virtual online tutorials. Increased connectivity has spawned a more expansive… MORE
Wrist-Worn Techcessories
Wrist-Worn Techcessories
Sprint Firsts in Wrist Technology
Pictogram bangles, digital dating bracelets and holographic wrist phones. Today we hunt: WRIST-WORN TECHCESSORIES - Sprint firsts in wrist worn technology. Many people no longer rely on wristwatches due… MORE
Projected Publicity
Projected Publicity
Sprint Firsts in Guerrilla Marketing
Pinball projections, interactive adult playgrounds and beamvertising. Today we hunt: PROJECTED PUBLICITY - Sprint firsts in guerrilla marketing. Billboards and print ads are stepping out of the spotlight… MORE
Social Media Upcomers
Social Media Upcomers
Sprint Firsts in the Next Gen of Online Communities
Social networks for entrepreneurs, bookworm dating and Facebook rivals. Today we hunt: SOCIAL MEDIA UPCOMERS - Sprint Firsts in the Next Gen of Online Media. And now, the Sprint Top Ten. 10) Flipboard… MORE
Toddler Touchscreens
Toddler Touchscreens
Sprint Firsts in Hi-Tech Development Tools
Interactive tables, iPad learning apps and mini laptops. Today we hunt: TODDLER TOUCHSCREENS – Sprint Firsts in hi-tech development tools. While usually thought of as adult-only technology, touchscreen… MORE
Facebranding
Facebranding
Sprint Firsts in Facebook
Profile pic photoshoots, facebooking frocks and social media mugs. Today we hunt: FACEBRANDING – Sprint Firsts in Facebook. Social media is no longer confined to the Internet, as Facebook gets its own… MORE
Artistic Barchitecture
Artistic Barchitecture
901 Tequila Presents Artistic Emphasis on Club Decor & Architecture
Laser-lined lounges, blood red bars and fish bowl dance floors. Today we hunt: ARTISTIC 'BARCHITECTURE' - 901 Tequila presents artistic emphasis on club decor & architecture. Because establishments with… MORE
Emotionology
Emotionology
Sprint Firsts in Mood-Based Tech
Mood-sensitive jewelry, emotive flowers and emotional lighting. Today we hunt: EMOTIONOLOGY - Sprint firsts in mood-based tech. With growing technological advances and the increasing number of digital… MORE
Niche Nightclubs
Niche Nightclubs
901 Tequila Presents Themed Nightclubs That Appeal to Individualized Desires
Doggie hangouts, Star Wars socials and anatomical bars. Today we hunt: NICHE NIGHTCLUBS - 901 Tequila presents themed nightclubs that appeal to individualized desires. The quest for personalization continues… MORE
Rad Touchscreen Technology
Rad Touchscreen Technology
Sprint Firsts in Awe-Inspiring Gadgetry
Touchscreen vanities, interactive menus and hi-tech shopping. Today we hunt: TOUCHSCREEN TECHNOLOGY - Sprint firsts in awe-inspiring gadgetry. The iPhone has completely revolutionized how we perceive… MORE
DIY Healthcare
DIY Healthcare
Sprint Firsts in Futuristic Medical Technology
Intelligent pills, air-purifying phones and nurse robots. Today we hunt DIY HEALTHCARE - Sprint Firsts in Medical Technology. With public health care continuing to be an issue in society, consumers are… MORE

Featured Ideas

Guerrilla Model
Guerrilla Model
Elle Muliarchyk
Elle Muliarchyk is a Guerrilla Model who shoots her own photos in the changing rooms of designer stores. She creates vivid imagery and even brings her own props. Elle had this to say in her Showstudio… MORE
Computers For Guns: Mexico City's Plan To Curb Violence
Computers For Guns: Mexico City's Plan To Curb Violence
In an effort to cut down on crime, Mexico city police are offering computers for guns. Yes, that's right, a straight up trade of laptops for pistols. The idea isn't to transform gangster criminals into… MORE
Hairy Eyebrows are En Vogue
Hairy Eyebrows are En Vogue
Our friends at Bossy Swanky Fantabolous have unearthed the next big thing in eyebrows: Hair. For the curious, there's even a NY Times article that tracks the evolution of eybrow styles. "Lay down your… MORE
Lady Bikers
Lady Bikers
The Hottest Growing Segment
What's the hottest segment in the motorcycle industry? Lady Bikers. That's right. Forget all your perceptions of bikers as burly beer drinking men, because the female biking segment has increased 34%… MORE
Becoming Superhero
Becoming Superhero
Racing Batmobiles, Superhero Sneakers and Mega Ramp Skateboarding
Imagine my surprise when I realized that the buzz today is about the Obama family’s Peruvian hairless dog.  I’m not saying that Peruvian hairless dogs are boring, I’m just saying these dogs lack the kind… MORE
Egglings
Egglings
Hatch Your Own Pet Plant
Crack open the top of your own little eggling, add some water, and soon you'll grow a pet plant. A cool gift for your kids or office mates. Available at Elsewares for less than $9, "The best gifts come… MORE
Jentle Pet Spa
Jentle Pet Spa
A Luxury Hot Tub for Your Pet
Looking to pamper your pet? Jentle has launched a luxury pet spa to ensure your pet doesn't have to suffer from sharing baths with you. The Gentle Pet Spa features a self-cleaning whirlpool system… MORE
Spoiled Superbowl Ads
Spoiled Superbowl Ads
Youtube Ruins Ford's Fun...
... or at least that's what Ford might want you to believe. This video of a Ford truck charging out of flood land is rumored to be the commercial you'll see in the Superbowl, but if that were true, I… MORE
Plop, Plop: Jingles Drop: The End of The Jingle Era?
Plop, Plop: Jingles Drop: The End of The Jingle Era?
Remember jingles? Of course you do. You "wish you were an Oscar Mayer wiener". But that's old. According to new research, the age of the jingle is being replaced by a new age where music songs will… MORE
Researchers Create Drawings On Water Surface
Researchers Create Drawings On Water Surface
Researches at Akishima Laboratories in Japan have devised a way to 'draw' letters, words and simple pictures on the surface of water. The effect is created using an enclosure of 50 wave generator. The… MORE
Genghis Khan to get Brand Protection
Genghis Khan to get Brand Protection
Genghis Khan is now a brand. In fact, the Mongolian parliament has created a law that enables the government to use Genghis Khan as a licensed brand and image. His empire may have vanished 700 years ago,… MORE
Mountain Biking Down the Side of a Building
Mountain Biking Down the Side of a Building
The Hans Rey Story
Moiuntain Biking legend Hans "Now Way" Ray has mountain biked down the side of a buliding, with a bungee cord attached to the bike. He continues to push the boundaries of the sport with dramatic stunts… MORE
Cork Clothes
Cork Clothes
Designers Turn to Wood for New Fabrics
With wine manufacturers increasingly turning to plastic corks, Portuguese cork factories are turning to fashion - and it's taking off. Cork fashion is much less stiff than you'd think, and designers… MORE
Motorola PVOT
Motorola PVOT
Charged Via Hand Crank (For Developing Countries)
Kind of like the $100 Laptop on Trend Hunter a few months ago. The Motorola PVOT is a concept phone designed by Andre Minoli. When you turn the crank a few times, you get enough energy to have a phone… MORE