http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Social-Trends Social Trends en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 03:14:51 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Social-Trends 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/keynote/optimizing-chances-speech (TrendHunter.com) Jullien Gordon discusses the ways for college students to be successful in their education and future in this optimizing chances speech. The past models for success aren't as easily...]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 21:20:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/keynote/optimizing-chances-speech http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swizzle-sticks (TrendHunter.com) Raising money for disaster relief, swizzle sticks with a unique anchor design called ‘Anchor Up' were released. Part of the sales from the cocktail anchors will go towards rebuilding the...]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 02:36:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swizzle-sticks http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mira-guide-dog-association (TrendHunter.com) This year, well-known ad agency Publicis undertook to produce several emotionally gripping ads to promote the Mira Guide Dog Association. They used four international artists to create four...]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 02:20:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mira-guide-dog-association http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/plussize-models (TrendHunter.com) Once upon a time, sizes two and under were the ideal body shape, but now, plus-size models are taking over the fashion world and making a stand. As plus-size models become more readily featured in...]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/plussize-models http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/garbage-art (TrendHunter.com) Art can be anything that is created by another with passion and emotion; the materials that someone uses to create play a huge part in the creation process especially when it comes to garbage art....]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/garbage-art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waka-waka (TrendHunter.com) The Waka Waka solar-powered smartphone charger is an eco-friendly way to always stay connected. This incredible creation also doubles as an LED light, so that those without electricity won’t be...]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 17:46:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waka-waka http://www.trendhunter.com/course/keynotes-by-entrepreneurs (TrendHunter.com) These keynotes by entrepreneurs highlight some of today's most successful women in start-up businesses. Spotlighting such individuals is extremely important, not only to share their incredibly...]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 03:51:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/course/keynotes-by-entrepreneurs http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ox-flatpack-truck (TrendHunter.com) Developing nations are the primary target of the OX flatpack truck. OX was created by Sir Torquil Norman, a philanthropist who also moonlights as a toymaker and an adventurer. Norman's OX is...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 21:28:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ox-flatpack-truck http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lark-and-ride (TrendHunter.com) This month, novelty entertainment company ‘Jackpotjoy' celebrated unicycles in honor of ‘Lark and Ride's launch in London, England. The idea is to get people more comfortable...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lark-and-ride http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toy-donation (TrendHunter.com) In a series of grave-busting toy donation ads by Brazilian ad agency Eugenio, viewers are encouraged to donate their toys to ParkShopping São Caetano. The ads feature toys breaking free from their...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toy-donation http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/energy-display (TrendHunter.com) Teaching kids eco-friendly values can be difficult but the ‘Bobo' polar bear energy display aims to help. The cute plastic polar bear teaches kids to conserve energy by changing colors...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/energy-display http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcmansion-home-insurance (TrendHunter.com) Insurance company ‘HomeInsurance.com’ came out in April with a sequential design infographic targeted at wealthier home owners asking them the question, “Is your McMansion killing you?”...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:32:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcmansion-home-insurance http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-world-machines (TrendHunter.com) With a strained relationship between India and Pakistan, The Coca-Cola Company saw fit to intervene with ‘Small World Machines.' With one vending machine in each country, the Coke-...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-world-machines http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-giving (TrendHunter.com) The process of modernizing churches can be a painful task, but the ‘Online Giving' infographic aims to help pastors everywhere fund their churches through the Internet. The infographic...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:40:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-giving http://www.trendhunter.com/course/speeches-on-the-environment (TrendHunter.com) These speeches on the environment address a very comprehensive list of sustainability and environment-related issues. These speeches are presented by environmentalists, scientists, politicians and...]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 22:56:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/course/speeches-on-the-environment http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/oklahoma-tornado (TrendHunter.com) Recent news of the Oklahoma tornado has left many grief-stricken and homeless; the town of Oklahoma in shambles. While tornadoes, tsunamis, floods and earthquakes are sadly common in all parts of...]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 06:48:45 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/oklahoma-tornado http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genius-box (TrendHunter.com) Helping kids get interested in STEM fields, the ‘genius.box' provides fun experiments through a subscription service. Each month, a box is shipped to your door containing an experiment...]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genius-box http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-health-day (TrendHunter.com) For 2013's World Health Day, health insurance firm Unimed commissioned a heart-stopping print advertisement. With the text “your heart is whatever you let inside,” the ad shows a...]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-health-day http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/mindexercise-games (TrendHunter.com) These unconventional mind-exercise games exist to help children or adults have fun while exercising a bit or a lot of brain work. From ‘Simon Says' commanding belts to the Doctor Who...]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 10:53:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/mindexercise-games http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calorie-counts (TrendHunter.com) In an effort to promote Gold's Gym, students at the Miami Ad School in Brazil created the ‘Healthy Note'—a receipt with calorie counts instead of dollars. The inspiration...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 15:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calorie-counts http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jamii-bora (TrendHunter.com) Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Jamii Bora is a microfinance institution—one of the largest and fastest growing in the country—that started out specifically as a way to deal with urban housing....]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 07:01:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jamii-bora http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/fuelaware-social-businesses (TrendHunter.com) From car pool dating services to healthier cooking instruments, these fuel-aware social businesses pay attention to the “planet” part of the triple bottom line, that is, people, planet...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 06:31:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/fuelaware-social-businesses http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecofuel-africa (TrendHunter.com) Moses Sanga's Eco-Fuel Africa is a social enterprise supporting sustainable energy technologies through the creation of green coal. On the Eco-Fuel website, the team explains and shows some...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 06:01:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecofuel-africa http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echostore (TrendHunter.com) Based in the Philippines, EchoStore is a sustainable shop that sells a variety of products that are fair trade and environmentally aware. Some of the products that this social enterprise sells...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 05:00:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echostore http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bliss (TrendHunter.com) BLISS is that kind of social business that has a Pinterest account—and by that I mean, it makes sense that it has a Pinterest account. It's an image-heavy fashion brand promoting its...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 04:30:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bliss http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/triplebottomline-management-mechanisms (TrendHunter.com) From organic and local gastropubs in the United Kingdom to biz incubators focusing on high-impact social innovation, these triple-bottom-line management mechanisms highlight the organizational...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/triplebottomline-management-mechanisms http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gramalaya-urban-and-rural-development (TrendHunter.com) Gramalaya Urban and Rural Development Initiatives and Network (GUARDIAN) is a not-for-profit organization working in water and sanitation in India. It was founded in Raja Colony, Trichy in 2007 by...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gramalaya-urban-and-rural-development http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/maternityimpacting-social-businesses (TrendHunter.com) From market-based women's clinics to health technology products, this top list of maternity-impacting social businesses include lower-income hospitals for women and children and also products...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 02:00:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/maternityimpacting-social-businesses http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifespring (TrendHunter.com) With a corporate office based in Andhra Pradesh, India, LifeSpring is a social enterprise and maternity hospital that serves lower-income women and children in the country through safe and...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 01:00:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifespring http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buycott-app (TrendHunter.com) The ‘Buycott' app lets consumers vote with their wallets in support of products that they support ethically. Using Buycott, you can scan a product and look up whether buying it will put...]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 17:25:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buycott-app