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Extracurriculars

... launched Woz U, a digital institute to help fill the employment gap for high-paying technology jobs across the U.S. Woz U is designed to get people into the workforce quickly and affordably, creating long-term financial stability for young tech workers while providing prepared hires and training solutions for businesses.EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL PLATFORMSAs youth look to social media platforms for motivation/inspiration for their self-improvement, nearly half visit YouTube; nearly seven in 10 Trendsetters do ...

Cashless Is King

... businesses that resonate with young consumers, such as Sweetgreen and local coffee shops, don’t accept cash in favor of cards or digital transactions. Even social media sites are making digital payments easier, offering their own forms for sending money among friends, which we can only imagine will soon extend to shoppable content (see examples). As more businesses evolve to share young consumers’ Cashless Is King mindset, the frictionless convenience of such payment methods will likely grow to the point ...

(Ana)logging Off

... and curate a collection, rather than having simply clicked to access digital content, and therefore, it feels more special. Young people in focus groups noted that it’s a point of pride to have analog media and display it. Consider how it’s not very share-worthy to post a photo of one’s digital music or ebook library on social media, but with physical entertainment, youth can artfully arrange and show off these items to their friends and followers. Moreover, it says a lot about youth’s investment ...

Obstruction Of Injustice

... it can wipe such negativity from the world. Having observed—some firsthand—the effects of bullying in their school years, today’s youth are highly sensitive to language that serves only to incite fear and maintain prejudices based on race, gender, religion, social class, and other distinctions. They still witness such attacks launched via social media, particularly as their broad networks include not only likeminded friends but also random acquaintances, work-based connections, and ...

weCommerce

... belongings into their lives as these items still inform the creation of their identities—which, in the current social media climate, have never been more public. Ever intrepid hackers, they are finding creative workarounds that enable them to enjoy the acquisition of material goods and the freedom of minimalism simultaneously, without compromising their ideals. Consequently, young people are engendering a weCommerce movement in which they are transferring goods through resale while also seeking ...

On The (Im)pulse

... window into the world through social media, and they're eager to see it first-hand. While they're more concerned about saving for the future, they're also very focused on getting the best deal and hacking the system in order to save. While they'll likely be more strategic about ensuring they have money saved up to impulsively book a trip when a good deal emerges and to find additional ways to make money to spontaneously travel, they too will likely embrace impulse travel to game the system and save ...

Gut Check

... restaurant (as we explored in Life Overrated (Cassandra Report, Fall 2011), gut checks can be quick and offhand. It takes mere seconds to determine whether a pair of sneakers on Amazon has been extensively or barely reviewed, or whether a movie just out in theatres has been well- or badly received. In the age of social media, a second, third, or thousandth opinion is just one click away. Peer ratings, likes, and approving comments are always at the ready for user review. While this state of affairs can ...

Creating For The Creators

... and the rise of creative expression on social media, and they’ve moved to the next stage beyond being participants to one in which they can deliver a tangible output of their own. We are in the era of the creator, in which young people have become The Entertainers alongside traditional providers and distributors.With supercomputers in the palms of their hands and professional-grade software at their fingertips, young people today have the ability to create quality entertainment on their own. In ...

Gen Z State Of Mind

... . Already, they feel that the coolest people their age are those who are successful at work or get good grades in school, second only to being funny, and above more traditional perceptions of popularity, such as playing sports or getting attention on social media. Zs will even put work above other areas of their lives, particularly as 65% in the U.S. and 58% in the UK say a successful career is more important to them than a great social life; consider how they’ve even turned their friendships into a ...

Dual Intentions

... be someone else better. LAIZ, 24, BRAZILDating has always been subject to “rules,” but never has it so closely resembled a game as it does today. Gen X first got a taste of this when Hot or Not was popular in the pre-social media ’90s. Now, however, young people play the same game with the opportunity to win the prize of a date. The rise of digital dating services and apps that allow users to quantify the process has made courtship a sometimes-brutal competition. Proof of this sentiment, 73% of ...