Gen Z

Born 1997–2012, Gen Z are digital natives, socially minded and a rebellious force to be reckoned with.

Gen Z Now and Next

Gen Z are stepping into adulthood carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Without the tools or role models to help them enact the change they want to see, they find themselves paralysed by paradox

Behaviours

Gen Z in India

India’s Gen Z are redefining tradition. Blending cultural heritage with global influences, their evolving values of sustainability, inclusivity and individuality are reshaping the consumer landscape

Markets

Gen Z Dating Futures

As consumers experience dating app fatigue, in-person social spaces, sports, and college communities are emerging as popular alternatives, making way for screen-to-scene connection

Micro Trends

Erotic-tainment

A backdrop of sex-averse culture is only making audiences thirstier, leading to an explosion of entertainment that brings smut to the masses

Micro Trends

Safe Hate Spaces

Showing off their most embarrassing petty grievances, a new wave of content creators are building safe havens to normalise and connect over the act of complaining

Big Ideas

Five Generation Z-Founded Brands to Watch

Optimistic, ambitious and socially switched on, the first wave of Generation Z-founded brands are hitting the market. These are the disruptors to w...

Youth : Retail : Beauty

Viewpoints

How Alinea is powering an investment youthquake

The Generation Z CEOs of investment app Alinea explain how they are making finance accessible and responsible for young women, from traditional sto...

Finance : Media & Entertainment : Youth

Markets

Generation Z Luxury Market

Rigorous and savvy in their selection of brands, Generation Z’s research-led approach to luxury is set to redefine value and aspiration for the sec...

Luxury : Youth : Fashion

Markets

Gen Zalpha India Market

Amid India’s pandemic recovery, Gen Zalpha are navigating their journey to adolescence by building their own models of progress.

Youth : Education : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Wild Awake signals a future of Earth-centric learning

Offering immersive outdoor education for young people, Wild Awake wants to nurture a generation of learning focused on humans’ interdependency with...

Youth : Education : Sustainability

Design Directions

Pliable Playscapes

Inspired by Generation Zalpha’s productivity, an energetic and assertive visual language is emerging that reflects their can-do attitude and capaci...

Youth : Branding : Media

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: Vietnam

With more young people living in Vietnam than ever before, this generation are using the country as a canvas on which to project creativity and sel...

Vietnam : Youth : Emerging Youth

Micro Trends

Confessional Clubs

Generation Z are turning from identity-driven social media platforms to safe, anonymous and judgement-free spaces that are rooted in emotional hone...

Youth : Social Media : Society

Micro Trends

Crowdsourced Companions

Digital apps are reviving physical meetings, helping despondent members of Generation Z to expand their social groups in safe and meaningful ways.

Youth : Media : Digital

Macro Trends

The Zalpha Reckoning

A hybrid generation of Zalphas are entering brands’ consciousness. Wise beyond their years, these products of climate change are using their childh...

Youth : Media : Technology

Viewpoints

Gen Z are shaking up the elitist art world

The art world is on the cusp of major change. Here’s how Paul Hill, the 22-year-old founder of Strada, is empowering the next generation of artists...

Youth : Luxury : Art

Big Ideas

Education in 2030: Neo-Knowledge Exchanges

With hyper-connected living and longer lifespans questioning the relevance of traditional schooling, we look forward to 2030 when education exists ...

Youth : Education : Scenario

Markets

Emerging Youth: Saudi Arabia

Driving a shift from collectivism to individuality, young Saudis are at the forefront of their country’s major sociocultural, economic and progress...

Youth : Society : Fashion

Big Ideas

Exhibition: Objects for a New Kind of Society

At Dutch Design Week 2021, Dutch Invertuals and The Future Laboratory are together examining how design will shape our experience of future cities.

Design : Technology : Place Making

Markets

Emerging Youth: AfroLATAM

Despite historical socio-economic disadvantages, Black Latin Americans are making themselves heard through a unique sense of unity and resilience.

Youth : Media : Workplace

Markets

Next-generation Watch Market

An industry long steeped in traditional values, the luxury watch sector is undergoing a transformation in an attempt to woo a new generation of you...

Luxury : Watches : Retail

Big Ideas

Travel in 2030: Slow Honeymoons

In this fictional future scenario, we meet Ming and Hui, a Generation Z couple who are struggling to balance their climate commitments with their h...

Travel : Sustainability : Carbon Neutral

Markets

Emerging Youth: Poland

Despite living under an ultra-conservative government, Polish youth are gaining the strength to fight for feminist and LGBTQ+ rights by increasingl...

Youth : Nightlife : Activism

Big Ideas

Five brands reframing nootropics for Generation Z

Exploring a breadth of natural brain-boosting ingredients, a raft of new brands are creating products tailored to the needs, concerns and moods of ...

Drinks : Youth : Health And Wellness

Micro Trends

Curator Kids

As young people navigate an age of information overload, they are revolting against the relentless creation of content – and choosing to curate it ...

Youth : Media : Alternet Economies