From Tech to Track: The New Era of Sneaker Innovation
Spring 2025
Today’s sneakers are more than a product — they represent sustainability, performance, and community. Through surveys of runners, interviews with athletes and brand leaders, and analysis of cutting-edge innovations, From Tech to Track: The New Era of Sneaker Innovation explores the future of sneakers as regenerative tools, cultural artifacts, and intelligent performance systems. Capturing insights on how the sneaker industry is evolving to meet the demands of a more conscious, connected generation, SCADask’s deep research and report offers a vision for how footwear can evolve to move both bodies and culture forward, highlighting sustainable manufacturing, AI-enhanced recovery, and community-driven experiences that redefine sneakers as symbols of identity and belonging.
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SCADask generates timely research at the intersection of commerce, creativity, and culture. With a purpose of educating the public with new insights on trending topics as well as elevating SCAD as the preeminent source of knowledge in the disciplines we teach, SCADask equips external partners to address a wide range of emergent business opportunities. Under the supervision of qualified university leaders, SCADask identifies, formulates, and tackles research questions that are relevant to SCAD disciplines and appealing to a general interest audience. The qualitative and quantitative results and strategic insights produced from SCADask research synthesize existing knowledge from SCAD programs and new research assignments with external partners.
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