Taboo Brands: Breaking Bad Rules For Good Reasons

Mar 7, 2025

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

The future of experiential brand design is shifting from storytelling to story-living, as audiences seek deeper, participatory, and emotionally resonant experiences. This session unveils findings from the Soon Futures Studies Report, exploring how technology, insights, and cultural shifts will reshape brand interactions. From AI-driven personalization to regenerative experiences, we’ll showcase scenarios and case studies revealing how brands will blur boundaries with culture and environment in the next decade.

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Andrew MacKinnon

The Taboo Group

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James MacKinnon

The Taboo Group

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Format: Presentation
Type: Session
Track: Design
Level: Intermediate