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STAYING AHEAD IN A CHANGING WORLD 02 TECHNOLOGY CHANGES CULTURE Each new iteration of our relationship with technology causes huge shifts in our perceptions and behaviours that can impact and shape our everyday lives and interactions. Keeping pace with this shifting cultural narrative will be vital for brands if they want to truly understand consumer adoption and remain relevant in today’s fast, competitive and ever-changing world. To do this, brands will need to develop new ways to tap into cultural undercurrents, shape shifters, influencers and tastemakers, in order to listen, track and identify cultural tipping points. By keeping a keen ear to the ground brands will be able to predict and distinguish between cultural frequencies that will remain below the surface, and those which will evolve and grow to influence cultural shifts, thus keeping those brands ahead of the competition.  29 PR E S E N T A N D P O T E N TIA L F UTURE S IN F IN A N CIA L SE RVICES