Ever felt your spirits lift when the sun is out, or slump when waking up to grey clouds? It’s something we all experience, but beyond affecting mood, how does the weather impact shopping habits? And how can brands capitalise on seasonal and daily shifts to satisfy customers’ needs?

How can lollipops, ‘wizards’ and dog shows help bring communities together and fight criminal or disruptive behaviour? Canvas8 spoke with Stevyn Colgan, author ofWhy Did the Policeman Cross the Road?and Nudgestock speaker, to find out how you can nudge people to solve a problem.

Research conducted in early 2016 has confirmed what many may have intuitively suspected ‒ that people don’t always buy from the websites they get their information from, and that the word-of-mouth nature of social networks makes them an important part of decision-making when we shop.

Global e-tail is set to be worth $2.5 trillion by 2018, and the number of companies using the internet to sell directly to customers is similarly set to boom. How might using heat maps, pared down product ranges and gamification help them capture a larger slice of the e-commerce pie?