School Of (Work)Life Sep 23, 2017 career education social life college company culture friends ... this culture in their offices and companies responding with practices and physical environments that reflect their desires. All told, young employees today and those of tomorrow are looking to work for companies that not only align with their interests and values but also those that provide them with a sense of belonging and a fulfilling social life like that of university life. To attract and retain young talent, employers must provide experiences and environments where young workers can grow ...
Some Other Time Dec 10, 2017 technology apps friends social media ... play their turn, and they are essentially transferring this behavior to other forms of digital interaction. Even their experiences on social media have also gotten out of sync, furthering the time-shifting trend. Users’ feeds on Facebook and Instagram, which used to be chronological, have been rejiggered by algorithms to place the most interesting or relevant posts at the top, not the most recent. As a result, young people find themselves liking or commenting on a post days after the event occurred ...
Global Betterment Trends Mar 12, 2018 education global health & wellness mindfulness school ... small fitness accessories. This is reflective of a larger trend in China, in which unmanned services, from karaoke pods, to VR experiences, to smart grocery shops have seen a spike in popularity. - INDIA - SCHOOLOCRACY India is in the process of testing out democratic schooling, a technique that encourages students to take control of their education by constructing their own curriculum based on their interests, according to India Times. Students choose their own activities and subjects of ...
DIY Therapy Jun 08, 2015 health & wellness technology apps mindfulness self-esteem Health Hackers ... , but as a highly social and group-oriented generation, Ys tend to do so on a more public level. As they feel that achieving wellness is a collective effort (see The Community Well), they turn to their peers to both ask for and provide support or share similar experiences. Even when they’re uncomfortable opening up to their entire network, the web ensures they always have someone to hear them out and provide guidance. As they’re inclined to form bonds with strangers online that are often more ...
Presence of Mind Jun 04, 2015 health & wellness technology mindfulness quantified self spirituality Presence of Mind ... dinner with friends, you see people plugged in on their phone rather than enjoying the moment. I make a conscious effort in those situations to be present because you’re not going to remember the post you read or the text you sent, but you will remember the experiences instead—but only if you’re actually there mentally. KATIE, 26, NYConsequently, Ys are starting to look for solutions to the negative effects of their “always on” lives. Historically, established religion served as a forum through which ...
Total Recall Dec 13, 2013 technology apps ... Apps and tools are supplementing Ys' and Zs' memories, leveraging their digital footprint to remind them of past experiences and helping them savor moments.Young consumers’ tendency to track their every activity, idea, and emotion online has resulted in the inadvertent creation of a personal, historical online archive: a store of digital memory. As we discussed in our Past Presence macro trend (Cassandra, Winter 2012), the existence of this digital memory, and the ease with which young people ...
Always Be Hustling Sep 21, 2019 ... could do anything they set their mind to, meaning that this cohort sets a high bar and lofty long-term goals. They learned that they could turn a passion project into a career and find happiness, and they found themselves working harder in order to do so. Ys, who were at a certain point the largest generation in history until Zs, are also competing for jobs and experiences in a much larger pool of people who desire the exact same opportunities. On the other hand, Zs are raised by pessimistic Xer ...
Parenting 101 Jun 07, 2016 family health & wellness parenting technology blended children dads moms ... —their educational value assuages parental guilt over the extended screen time they’re granting their children. Kids pick up any number of skills from digital experiences, from their ABCs and science experiments to video editing and gaming techniques. The latter are as important as academics to a generation interested in turning hobbies and passions into professional careers. That said, parents are starting to recognize their tendency to lean on technology as a crutch in educating their ...
Brand We Dec 05, 2015 family global relationships marriage ... meaningful, celebrations are the types of gifts given and requested for the occasion. As couples are increasingly living together before getting married, their households are relatively well-established before formalizing the relationship, making traditional gifts like kitchen gadgets and bathroom linens superfluous; instead, newlyweds are now preferring cash gifts that provide them with shared experiences (e.g., honeymoons). The rise of Brand We presents an exciting opportunity for brands to not only ...
The Fail Mar 05, 2015 gen z parenting play sports ... experience. VC company 500 Startups even likes to refer to itself as a “fail factory.” Founder Dave McClure continually reminds the entrepreneurs to whom he provides funding that most startups will fail, but that getting used to bouncing back and using those experiences is key to success. This attitude hasn’t gone unnoticed by Zs, who recognize that failing is a part of business, learning, and life. Growing up in an entrepreneurial era when failing and fixing (and failing again and fixing again) is seen ...
