In our most extensive research study yet, we asked ourselves one question: what are the influential forces shaping youth culture?
Drawing insights from Dazed Media’s global audience and leading experts from the worlds of culture, technology and academia CTRL SHIFT reflects on three years of research since Monomass 2020. The report explores how youth’s internal conflicts play out in culture and how they may shape the future, proposing new ways of operating for brands and society.
CHAPTER 01 - SELF
Our first chapter, Self, outlines three trends on identity.
In it, we explore the manifestations of the self in conflict; youth's obsession with wellbeing; the growing 'nichification' of identity; and the emergence of 'UnReal' digital identities.
The Trends:
I. Self, Centred
II. Extreme Nichification
III. Becoming Unreal
YOUR PURCHASE WILL INCLUDE:
● 200 pages of original insight crafted over four months
● An introduction and executive summary touching on the key findings from all six chapters of the report
● The cultural drivers influencing youth's expressions of self
● Three trends on identity including real world examples of how they play out in culture
● Statistics and quotes from our audience research and expert interviews
● Category specific deep dives into wellness, work, music and beauty
● An exploration into AI featuring an interview with machine learning expert Vincent Adams
● A new brand model to put our insights on youth identity into action
Dazed Studio’s methodology combines expert minds alongside our early adopter audiences who are influencing the trends of today and tomorrow. By bringing qualitative and quantitative data together with human creativity we are able to paint a truly honest picture of youth culture.
● A global audience survey of 2,543 young people
● 34 expert interviews
● 1 focus group with Dazed’s Gen Z club members.
● Insights from Dazed Media group publications
(Dazed, Dazed Beauty, AnOther & Nowness)
● Insights from the minds of Dazed’s editorial network
"Everything is about you. Revolves around you. Your innermost thoughts, your outermost actions, all of which must be documented, time-stamped, and uploaded for archival reasons. In the old days, we would call this solipsism: that strange sense that you are the only thing that truly exists."
Shumon Basar
The Laws of Lorecore, Zora Zine 2022
In the full report there are six chapters, 18 trends and two explorations.
Buy THE FULL REPORT here.
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