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Archives for June 2011

As the complexity increases… the medium is the problem

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Nielsen Media: even on cellphones, voice spending has been trending downward, with text spending expected to surpass it within three years.

Think about it. Marshall McLuhan noted that the more complex the message the more complex the media you need to use in order to convey that message.
The simplest media form we have is txt messaging ( the most complex is of course f2f ). So here we are in a world of ever rising complexity, trending to ever more simplistic communication forms – no wonder it gets harder and harder to work out solutions.

Hotel room of the future…in your dreams

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When guests need to stay in hotels in 2030, they will still want a good night’s sleep in comfortable surroundings. The key difference is that the experience will be personalised to their individual needs and taste via virtually invisible technology. This technology will monitor and anticipate physical, emotional and mental needs and desires for a healthier and happier state of being.

Almost any surface or fabric in the 2030 hotel room will be capable of electronic enhancement, whether it is scent production, acting as a visual display or speaker, or as a source of ambient sound.

Read the full article her

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This caught my eye today:
Banish the Boring Banquet Room.
As hotels compete with increasingly novel offsite venues like galleries, pop up stores, and unconventional public spaces for events, traditional meeting rooms are being designed with flexibility and flair. Cool amenities like open kitchen bars, living room-style set-ups, and more residential and intimate settings are paving the way to bespoke events.

Interesting because for years and years the traditional banquet room has been a ‘set piece’ and precisely for that reason something one tried to avoid for anything remotely creative..

Read more trends from the article: Hotel Trends Driven by China’s Next Generation of Travellers

https://mikehohnen.com/2429/