Karin Frick

Karin Frick is Head of Think Tank and a Member of the Executive Board at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. As an economist, she researches trends and countertrends in business, society and consumption. She analyses developments in the consumer-goods and service sectors on behalf of noted companies.

Curriculum Vitae
Karin Frick is Head of Think Tank and a Member of the Executive Board at the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. As an economist, she has been researching and analysing trends and countertrends in business, society and consumption for over 15 years. Since graduating from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Karin Frick has held various positions in which she worked on future-related topics, innovation and change in people and markets. She was editor-in-chief of the well-known quarterly publication GDI IMPULS and managing director of the Swiss Society for Futures Studies (SwissFuture). She analysed developments in the consumer-goods and service sectors on behalf of noted companies.
Presentations

Topics

  • Megatrends in business and society
  • Consumer trends: how consumer values, desires and lifestyles change.
  • Generation Gold
  • The transparency revolution and the future of relations
  • From Lifestyle to health style: The patient of tomorrow
  • Social media and health
  • The new markets of trust
  • Methods of trend and futures research
  • The future of the conferences: how we will meet tomorrow
  • Statusfaction – from conspicuous to conscious consumption
  • The future of housing

Events

Strategy workshops, congresses, client events and panel discussions

Countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein

GDI  publications
  • Megatrends und Gegentrends in Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Konsum.
  • GDI Study No. 4, 2003
  • Die Zukunft der Privatheit. With the Centre for Global Dialogue and the IBM Research Laboratory in Rüschlikon, 2003
  • Die Zukunft der Frau. Wie sie lebt, wie sie arbeitet, was sie bewegt. GDI Study No. 8, 2003
  • Radical Trends Guide – Die heimlichen Sehnsüchte der Konsum- und Dienstleistungsmärkte von morgen. GDI Study No. 12, 2004
  • Generation Gold – Wie sich Werte und Wünsche zwischen 50 und 80 verändern. GDI Study No. 18, 2005
  • Zukunft des Ferienreisens – 100 Jahre Kuoni. Jubilee trend study, 2006
  • "The Long Tail of Trust". Wie orientiert sich der Konsument in den neuen Nischenmärkten? Wem vertraut er? GDI Study No. 19, 2007
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Dr. David Bosshart
Karin Frick
Dr. Martina Kühne
Stephan Berthoud
Mirjam Hauser