INSTITUTION. A large and important organization, such as a university or bank.
FUTURE-PROOF. (of a product or system) unlikely to become obsolete.
Can society keep growing?
Are we making new demands of the private sector?
What role do companies play in society?
Will work ever be the same again?
How can we operate in the new normal?
How should companies support their employees?
What does true and equal representation look like?
Who will support the hidden freelancers?
Will institutions play the same role they once did?
Will we still have institutions in the future?
What happens when business as usual no longer applies?
How do you keep innovating?
What long term effect will people power have?
What’s the new Corporate Social Responsibility?
National Youth Trends sets you off on the journey of tackling these big questions and how they relate to your organisation. They’re questions about staying ahead of the game, about innovation, about the future.
Institutions of the future
We at Beatfreeks think that working with young people is the way to stay ahead of the curve.
Young people today want to see organisations get involved in a movement, not in a moment. They don’t want to see brands and institutions just get on board with a media campaign and then flake on the action. Lip service just don’t fly now.
It’s equally absolutely essential for organisations to keep adapting and innovating for their own benefit - so that their products and services stay relevant and people are engaged.
We believe that when organisations look after, listen to and help sustain people and the world; they are inherently looking after and sustaining themselves. Both parties win.
By reading young people’s stories, staying informed about what matters to them, keeping looped about the hottest trends - your organisation can take the first step in becoming an Institution of the Future.