Topic: Beyond the Spectrum: Color Foresight through Artificial & Emotional Intelligence
When: Friday, September 30th, 2026
Time: 12 PM – 1 PM ET
How to Join the webinar: Zoom details will be sent upon registration.
Registration Fees: CMG members receive complimentary admission. Non-Members are $15.
Where Artificial Intelligence Meets Emotional Intelligence in Color Foresight
What if the future of color is not only found in the data, but in the emotions, behaviors and cultural signals behind it?
Beyond the Spectrum takes a fresh look at color foresight through VisioNxt's unique integration of Artificial Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence and ancient Indian knowledge systems.
Moving beyond the question of what colors will emerge, this session explores why they emerge, why they resonate, and what they reveal about changing human behavior.
Discover how AI can identify and organize color signals across vast visual and cultural datasets, while human intelligence brings meaning to those patterns through emotion, culture, behavior and consciousness. Together, these perspectives offer a different way to anticipate how color preferences may evolve.
Speakers Highlights
A futurist, color bio-behaviorist, researcher, strategist and design educator with more than 25 years of experience across industry, academia and government. His interdisciplinary practice brings together strategic foresight, cultural cartography, consumer psychology, color, design and emerging technologies to understand shifts in human behavior and anticipate future lifestyles, aesthetics and markets.
He holds a PhD focused on color psychology, emotion and identity, as well as a Master of Design, Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting), and a Postgraduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, completed with distinction. He has published more than 30 articles and five peer-reviewed research papers and has delivered keynote presentations internationally.
Kaustav heads the VisioNxt Trend Insights & Forecasting Lab at NIFT, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, where he leads futures research that integrates Artificial Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence and human interpretation. His work combines cultural cartography, behavioral research and emerging signals to develop national and international forecasts and future-facing design intelligence.
His professional and research collaborations and client exposure include Nippon Paint, Nike, Nokia, Hyundai, Kia Motors, Coca-Cola, Apple, Sony, Zara, Vodafone, Titan, Lenovo, BBC, BCL, and others. His research and publications span color bio-behavior, human emotion, AI, consumer behavior and design innovation. He also serves on Boards of Studies and academic advisory bodies and contributes to initiatives including India Design Mark and India Vision 2047.