Future of Retail Keynote Speaker, e-commerce
Expect radical changes in food ethics: changes in how consumers think and feel about the food they eat. Expect rapid growth in semi-vegetarians, as part of a progressive shift away from meat eating in developed nations and among middle class consumers in emerging nations.
What does this all mean for sales of organic meat, milk, fruit and vegetables? Expect further growth in transparency, traceability, as part of drive to build trust. Impact on farmers, farming, animal rearing, land use, pesticide and fertiliser use. Keynote by Patrick Dixon, Futurist speaker, for Boehringer Ingleheim.
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Spirituality, World Religion, Christianity, Church
Net impact of Coronavirus could be positive on Church Life
I am confident that most churches will find that the current crisis leads to strengthening church community, rather than weakening. Many churches are already seeing intense communications between church members, beyond anything ever seen before.
100 million tiny acts of human kindness expressed in church communities every day, and far beyond. Phone calls, kind notes, practical offers for shopping etc, WhatsApp messages, Zoom homegroups, Periscope church addresses....
Read more: Impact of Coronavirus / COVID-19 on church life, services, home groups, worship, faith and mission. Hybrid church and church life after the pandemic - author of CyberChurch and Futurist Patrick Dixon