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Public Funds

... than young adults overall to believe this.Which of the following statements, if any, are true for you?Please select all that apply. My purchases say a lot about who I am | Online wishlists/social media platforms help me define and share my personal taste PURCHASE INFLUENCERSFriends play a large role in influencing young adults' purchases. In fact, more than half of teen Zs in both the U.S. and UK say their friends influence their purchase decisions. Given young people’s always-on ...

Membership Drive

... enriching experiences like music lessons, zoo trips, arts & crafts classes, sports, and indoor play spaces. Participants can go to the same provider for drop-in classes up to three times a month, and parents can purchase additional credits for $5 each if they wish to sign up for more classes. PearachuteChicago-based startup Pearachute solves for the scheduling complications that often occur in families whose work and life commitments can take a turn at any moment. For $79 a month one gets ...

Social Studies

... service called See It that allows users to tune into TV shows directly from tweets. When users come across a See It button in their tweets, Comcast subscribers can log in to control their set-top boxes (while nonsubscribers are directed to other websites such as Hulu, NBC, and HBO Go). Through this deal, Comcast lets Xfinity TV customers change the channel, set their DVR, and play a show On Demand from an expanded tweet. Moreover, See It will enable tweeters to buy movie tickets through ...

Global Fashion & Style Trends

... involvement in or connection to the cereal. The fashion industry, recently plagued with intense global visibility to the ramifications of its methods of mass-production, is seeking out ways to play in this field of radical transparency. It is no longer enough to make a product that generates buzz, for that excitement is ephemeral and fleeting. Instead, brands need to draw upon the rich tapestry of the story behind the garment and the creators' process of making it in order to encourage consumers to spend ...

Break It UP

... face them. They show up on social feeds, at parties with friends, around favorite neighborhood haunts. Exes no longer split their “possessions” of friends, restaurants, and even pets, but they instead learn to share and coexist: after all, they are bound to run into each other. Friends, who play a key role in modern relationships (see The New Friend Zone), are also integral to an easy letdown when it ends. One’s friends have borne witness to the narrative of the relationship—the couple falling in ...

Control Center

... restless or calm.Friendships/RelationshipsIn the quest for self-betterment, Ys and Zs are exercising a need for control in their relationships as well (see DND [Do Not Distress]). They're not seeking to control the individual but to understand the interpersonal dynamics at play, their role in the partnership, and how they can improve both the interactions and the relationships. One way this is playing out is through personality tests, which have come back in vogue. This manifests itself on a lighter ...

Control Center 21+

... restless or calm.Friendships/RelationshipsIn the quest for self-betterment, Ys and Zs are exercising a need for control in their relationships as well (see DND [Do Not Distress]). They're not seeking to control the individual but to understand the interpersonal dynamics at play, their role in the partnership, and how they can improve both the interactions and the relationships. One way this is playing out is through personality tests, which have come back in vogue. This manifests itself on a lighter ...

Personal Best

... pollution, humidity, wind, and smoke can all play a role in the health of hair and skin. For instance, hair care startup Prose doesn't just consider one's hair type when creating its custom shampoo and conditioner; it also looks at the city where a user lives and how their environment impacts their hair. Meanwhile, at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, Romy Paris unveiled a device that analyzes a variety of factors, including pollution, and creates a custom mix for one's skin each day. It's not ...

Feedback Loop

... been getting regular assessments since they entered school, which has allowed them to always know how they’re doing and compare themselves to others. More recently, they’ve become the beneficiaries of advancements in assessments; institutions are placing more emphasis on individual learning styles and tailoring education plans and the means by which they give feedback to students’ specific needs. Even the ease with which they can play digital games and see how they measure up against the global ...

Build Your Own Career

... —young people must learn to adapt to the role robots will play in the workforce, and as jobs change, so too do the careers they produce. Although Ys and Zs may face a job market with less stability, they are also confronted with one that has more options, enticing them to try many different ones rather than sticking with one; on average, Cassandra finds that global youth expect to have four types of careers in a lifetime, and youth in the UK and Australia expect to have between four and five.I ...