Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative 2021 Trends TREND 1: CREATED “ON PURPOSE”—NOT IN NAME ONLY Sustainable wellness communities are becoming more and more intentional from initial concept planning to purposeful activation. Healthy environments that are mindful of the environment are the new expectation for consumers and residents. These built environments are being proactively envisioned, designed and built on purpose—fueled by an intentional wellness vision…
Wellness Tourism Initiative Trends for 2025
Wellness Tourism Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: New Green and Blue Government Led Wellness Development Governments are leading the charge on developing major infrastructure and attractions with local and visitor well-being at the top of their minds. Examples include the Singapore Tourism Board, whose new Marina South Coastal development site will celebrate well-being via therapeutic art, flotation, or light therapy-type experiences. The country is also…
Wellness Architecture & Design Initiative Trends for 2025
Wellness Architecture & Design Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Regenerative Development for the Earth, Culture, Community, and Humanity Regenerative development goes beyond sustainability by actively restoring ecosystems and human communities. It applies to various types of development, focusing on healing the land while ensuring equitable economic growth. This approach respects natural, cultural, and economic history, using past wisdom to guide present actions. Key principles…
Men’s Wellness Initiative Trends for 2025
Men’s Wellness Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Media Spotlight on Men’s Wellbeing in Crisis Major publications have zeroed in on an apparent crisis in men’s well-being. Cover stories and opinion pieces highlight troubling indicators: young men’s loneliness, academic and economic stagnation, delayed adulthood milestones, and rising mental health struggles. Esquire’s 2025 feature bluntly lists how many men feel “angry… lonely and friendless,” falling behind their…
Touchless Wellness Initiative Trends for 2025
Touchless Wellness Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Think Quantum II Many of us believe that the new understanding of the nature of the world and all existence is something new. And this is far from true by most accounts, as we now know, in the “second quantum revolution.” The practical application of “new knowledge” that began in the late 19th c. is already here in…
Inclusive Wellness Initiative Trends for 2025
Inclusive Wellness Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Bridging the AI Gap for an Inclusive Wellness Industry As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize healthcare, the intersection of technology and diversity, equity, and inclusion has become a critical focus. AI-driven healthcare solutions hold immense promise, but without careful oversight, they risk perpetuating biases that disproportionately affect historically disadvantaged communities. As highlighted by Nazar in “Bias in…
