From Blind Boxes to Billions: The Rise of Labubu and Pop Mart's Phenomenal Trend

 🗣 Quote of the Week

Happy Monday everyone! This small cute and ugly doll has been taking over the internet with some selling as much as 6 figures, turning the founder into a billionaire! More on this later in the Weekly Topic!

In other news, Swiss National Bank trimmed interest rates to zero. xAI is spending big so Elon Musk is raising funds to keep it chatting. Amazon and Walmart eyeing stable coins as a form of payment. Investors are turning to China’s Biotech stocks.

⤵️ In this week’s insight:

• Weekly Highlights 

  Why rest is a right, not a ‘luxury’ | Jotina Buck | TEDxThird Ward

• Digital Tool of the Week 

  AI-powered platform for rapid UI prototyping and user feedback.

• Weekly Topic 

  From Blind Boxes to Billions: The Rise of Labubu and Pop Mart's Phenomenal Trend

🔎 Weekly Highlights
This week’s highlight is from Jotina Buck

Summary

• Rest is essential for well-being and should be viewed as a fundamental right rather than a reward for productivity; societal pressures that tie worth to constant output can lead to cycles of exhaustion.

• Engaging in communal practices, such as rest swaps and support circles, fosters mutual aid and creates environments where individuals can prioritize rest together, promoting personal and communal healing.

• Encouraging a culture of rest involves supporting others in taking time off and integrating restorative practices into community activities, ultimately emphasizing that rest is vital for both individual fulfillment and community resilience.

💸 Assets & Commodities

📬 Weekly Trivia

Q. Which major social media trend has helped boost the popularity of Labubu among collectors?

A) Unboxing Videos

B) Labubu fashion shows

C) Dance challenges

D) Labubu-inspired cooking recipes

The trivia answer is at the bottom of this week’s insight

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