Welcome To The Club Dec 13, 2018 ... education (e.g., charter schools, magnet schools, etc.); the local store has been displaced by impersonal big box suburban supercenters and online retailers; and people are skipping the library and using electronic readers and ordering cheaper books online. As four in 10 young adults in the U.S. and UK say they don’t feel a sense of community where they live, they’re branching out and creating new ways to join IRL communities because they can’t rely on their immediate neighborhood or community fixtures ...
Global Home & Away Trends Dec 03, 2018 ... as they lack this in their own neighborhoods, so too are young people in South Africa. This is evidenced in South Africa by the rise of local coding clubs, which offer a supplemental component to the area’s post-Apartheid education system, which often doesn’t meet modern technological standards and is ranked low globally. Coding clubs both bolster South African youths’ skill sets in the areas of math and science, two subjects that are most in need of improvement within South Africa’s education ...
Innovation Halo Sep 21, 2018 ... and similar co-living concepts offer minimal personal space in favor of a greater focus on communal areas to hang out and eat, as well as enjoy amenities including events, exercise, and housekeeping.2017: WeWork Acquires Meetup As thousands of Meetups were happening at WeWork locations and WeWork embodies community building, it was only a natural fit when WeWork purchased Meetup for $200 million.2017: WeWork Acquires Flatiron School WeWork acquired coding education platform Flatiron School ...
Digital Wellbeing Movement Sep 18, 2018 ... addiction have caught the attention of the World Health Organization, which recently recognized hazardous gaming and gaming disorder as addictive behaviors on its International Compendium of Diseases. According to the WHO, when these two gaming-related issues become severe enough, they result in impairment in one’s personal, familial, social, educational, and occupational areas of functioning. In South Korea, the world’s fifth largest gaming industry, the concern about gaming addiction has become so ...
State Of The Art Sep 15, 2018 ... . But recall that the education of human creatives is built upon a foundation steeped in reproducing established art before they are allowed to break down what they’ve learned in order to develop their own unique processes. The fact that A.I. is going through a similar process endears the technology to more discerning critics and strengthens the relationship between creator and tool, as humans are needed to constantly direct A.I. in order for it to perform better. This necessitates greater ...
Future Of Healthcare & Medicine Sep 11, 2018 ... same 23 categories, youth say that the healthcare system is the third most in need of innovation, with just politics and government and education surpassing it in priority. Medicine fares much better: it is considered to be the 8th most innovative category. However, young people also view it as the 9th most in need of innovation—proving that, even though it’s an industry at the forefront of innovation, it’s necessary that this continues. Both the healthcare system and medicine are indeed ...
Innovation Marketing Tips Sep 08, 2018 ... . Offer Innovation Education. - It's not enough for brands to merely innovate and release new products, services, or systems into the market. According to seven in 10 young people in the U.S. and UK, as well as eight in 10 Trendsetters, brands have a responsibility to help consumers learn to use innovations and technology. Going forward, brands will need to put as much emphasis on informing the public about how their innovations work and why they can make their lives better as they do creating ...
Purposeful Pop Jun 24, 2018 fashion & beauty media & entertainment activism causes and issues clothing movies music politics style TV ... is imbued with popular culture that sheds light on the state of the world, including the role brands play in drawing back the curtains.While it’s true that young people regard popular culture as educational—41% say one of the reasons they like popular culture is to feel informed about what’s going on in the world, which is the one of the most common reasons, ahead of others such as to avoid boredom and to feel cool—there’s more to their drive to consume content that weaves in a ...
Eco Chic Jun 22, 2018 fashion & beauty food & beverage clothing eco footwear style sustainable ... sustainable cocoa in the production of its Oreo cookies. Moving forward, cocoa will be supplied by farmers from the brand’s Cocoa Life initiative, which aims to support sustainable cocoa production and improve the health, education, and welfare of cocoa farmers. The brand also announced its intention to source cocoa for its entire product range sustainably in the future.Salt & Straw Portland, OR-based ice cream brand Salt & Straw has developed a cult following for its offbeat take on classic flavors ...
Culture Spotlight On Indonesia Jun 17, 2018 ... original material as well about the state of education in their country and protecting the environment, reflective of youth’s interest in purposeful content as a part of popular culture. Although the genre may seem to be at odds with the country's religion, Indonesia tends to have a more fluid, relaxed version of Islam that's more open to expression, even through heavy metal music. Metal artists and fans also tend to separate their passion for this music from their religion; members of ...