A perspective piece from The Listening Market There was a time, not so long ago, when running a household or a small business meant spending entire evenings on paperwork. Receipts to sort. Spreadsheets to

A perspective piece from The Listening Market There is a particular kind of object that has lived in every kitchen drawer for the last twenty years. A small plastic rectangle with buttons, the universal

A perspective piece from The Listening Market Money has always been complicated in the same way. Not because the maths is hard, though for some people it is, but because managing it well requires

A perspective piece from The Listening Market A few years ago, the idea of talking to a device to find something felt like a novelty, a party trick pulled out to impress guests or

A perspective piece from The Listening Market Loneliness has been called the quiet epidemic of the modern age. Despite being more connected than ever through digital tools, a significant portion of the population reports

A perspective piece from The Listening Market The way people learn has always reflected the constraints of their era. In agrarian societies, knowledge was passed through apprenticeship and oral tradition, tied to the rhythms

A perspective piece from The Listening Market The promise of smart glasses has been floating around the technology industry for over a decade. The original Google Glass arrived in 2013 with enormous fanfare and

There was a time when having a smartphone felt like a novelty. People carried them in pockets with a faint sense of pride, pulling them out at dinners to settle arguments or show off

A perspective piece from The Listening Market The digital planner was supposed to be the future. It synced across devices. It reminded you of meetings. It colour-coded your week and archived your past with

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