{"id":6547,"date":"2016-01-12T07:55:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corevalues.com\/?p=6547"},"modified":"2016-01-12T07:55:10","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T15:55:10","slug":"the-desire-to-make-a-world-a-better-place-drives-collaboration-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/2016\/01\/12\/the-desire-to-make-a-world-a-better-place-drives-collaboration-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Making The World A Better Place Drives Collaboration  in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div>\n<p class=\"epi-fontLg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-3308\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3308 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chrystal-ball7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"epi-fontLg\">What comes first &#8211; consumer demand or product development? As we look at the trends that many organizational leaders will be reacting to in 2016, consumer demand and preference potentially trumps products that are on the production line now. Collaboration is also a top priority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"epi-fontLg\">This means that for 2016 change is in the air.\u00a0 It will take good change management strategies with team problem solving and project management to keep up with consumer demand. And it seems that these demands fall short of higher consumption. In fact the opposite is true according to Ford Motor Company&#8217;s recent report. Make do. Do more with less. Quality over quantity.\u00a0 Collaborate.\u00a0 Are these the consumer banner songs for the coming year?<\/p>\n<p class=\"epi-fontLg\">Read on.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"epi-fontLg\">According to the Ford report:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bw-release-subhead\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">Despite recent challenges in the Mid East including the refugee crisis, terrorism and the emerging\u00a0 awareness since the recession that unchecked capitalism is a bad thing, consumers are exhibiting a heightened sense of determination to make the world a better place in 2016 and beyond.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">Using Social Media as a power tool, consumers are shifting to a renewed sense of innovation and ingenuity and self sufficiency.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">New research reveals a growing determination among consumers to become more collaborative, and to leverage technology and sustainability to achieve freedom of travel, and the option to decide where they live, work and play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"bw-release-body bw-with-mm bw-with-mediacapsule\">\n<div class=\"bw-release-mediacapsule\">\n<div class=\"bwcapsule\">\n<div id=\"Unit-d90a0619-112c-41ba-b518-dd634968be9c\" class=\"nwBwVone\">\n<div id=\"TabsCont_d90a0619-112c-41ba-b518-dd634968be9c_horizontal\" class=\"tabscont_d90a0619-112c-41ba-b518-dd634968be9c horizontal\">\n<div class=\"clear horizontal\">For Human Resources, this means taking a more active role in change, team development and team project management.\u00a0 There will be a need for programs either developed in-house or purchased that train more leaders to build teams the right way for change transition and problem solving.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear horizontal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear horizontal\">For leaders it also means installing sustainability initiatives that resonate with public demand.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"clear horizontal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/team-cultures\/is-sustainability-a-team-building-activity-millennials-will-get-behind\/attachment\/me-to-we\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-5461\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5461 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/me-to-we.jpg\" alt=\"me to we\" width=\"488\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>The determination to make the world a better place trend<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps the harm brought home by the recession to so many families in the form of layoffs, lost homes, retirement funds and the obliteration of saved college funds has launched a new level of consumer innovation and self-sufficiency.\u00a0 Perhaps for many people under 36 years of age, this is the proverbial \u201cpony in the poop pile\u201d. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2015\/01\/16\/this-year-millennials-will-overtake-baby-boomers\/\">In late 2015, this age group surpassed the now largest age group the planet has seen\u00a0 \u2014\u00a0 the baby boomers.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So how is this shaping up?<\/p>\n<p>Consumer research <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/collaboration\/engaging-fiscally-conservative-millennials-requires-strategic-corporate-team-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conducted in 2015<\/a><\/u><\/span> concluded that this age group\u2019s consumer profile (Millennials born between 1980 \u2013 2000)\u00a0 is more similar to people who <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/collaboration\/engaging-fiscally-conservative-millennials-requires-strategic-corporate-team-building\/\">survived the Great Depression<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0 The two age groups that come before them are the Baby Boomers (born between 1946 \u2013 1960) and Gen Xers (born between 1960 and 1980).<\/p>\n<p>The Millennial age group grew up with recycling and up-cycling.\u00a0 Many were raised with the scientific proof that global warming is real. A growing number are clean food conscious and have health awareness behaviors that will change US food consumption patterns.\u00a0 For example, some would rather have a black bean and rice burrito than a sloppy old hamburger with genetically modified French fries deep fried in beef fat oozing with hormones and antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p>They also hold another important value.\u00a0 Many believe in making the world a better place and reject buying things on credit for consumption\u2019s sake along with products and services with high carbon footprints. In 2015 it was interesting to note that even though the economy had picked up, consumption was down.\u00a0 Is there a connection beyond market uncertainty that is driving demand or lack of it?<\/p>\n<p>According to the book, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown<\/em>,\u00a0 <\/span>Millennials are well-educated and carry high educational debt loads. They are tech savvy, underemployed and are at risk of becoming the first generation in American history to have a lower standard of living than their parents.<\/p>\n<h2>Millennial Values<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/08\/opinion\/the-self-reliant-generation.html?emc=eta1&amp;_r=0\">Op-Ed<\/a><\/span> by David Brooks of the New York Times, Brooks writes, \u201cIf you look at how millennials actually live, you certainly don\u2019t see a progressive counterculture. In fact, you see what you\u2019d expect from a generation that lived through a financial crisis, family instability and political dysfunction. You see an abstract celebration of creative transformation but a concrete hunger for order, security and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This confirms what we have been blogging for the past three years.\u00a0 The hunger for order, security and stability is an asset for any organization with a collaborative workforce development plan.\u00a0 Eager to learn and be mentored, those HR Directors that bring learning and development back into a workplace that supports transparency can attract a goldmine of new talent.<\/p>\n<p>Millennials like to problem solve and have been taught to do so in teams during their education years.\u00a0 In teams, they have been taught to collaborate and for this reason, the jury is out for me with regard to whether they will experience a lower standard of living. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TIGERS-Among-Us-Business-Cultures\/dp\/1636845320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Collaboration is a different paradigm than rugged individualism.<\/span><\/a> Collaboration provides solutions that do more with less. It also allows people to stand out rather than fit in \u2013 something that is prized by over half the Millennial\u2019s that contributed to Ford\u2019s four-year data gathering effort.<\/p>\n<h2>The role collaboration plays in the Millennial world view<\/h2>\n<p>The threat of a lower standard of living could actually corral their energy and initiative to shovel through the poop left by wasteful commercialism to unearth a very unique pony.\u00a0 In fact, they will probably combine their ponies because two ponies can carry a cart with more people on it than riding one pony alone. This is the basic principle of merging synergy with cooperation to form collaborative outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, for this age group and emerging economic power,\u00a0 it is more fun to progress life\u2019s path in a group that shares similar values and not focusing so much on acquiring things that break or tear the first time they use them.\u00a0 Maybe it is because many of the toys they received as children for Christmas looked shiny but were cheaply made in other countries and broke shortly after unwrapping them.\u00a0 This is a generation of people that learned to distinguish junk as junk.<\/p>\n<p>According to the trends the Ford study reported is a trend dubbed a \u201cSwiss Army Life \u2014 This is a rising emphasis on self-reliance and an ethos of purposefulness and utility. Better living today is not about having more things \u2013 it\u2019s about living smarter by pushing to get greater use out of fewer things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For example, one young woman, age 23, shared during the holidays that she sold her car last year and relies on Portland, Oregon\u2019s superior public transportation system to get around.\u00a0 She used the proceeds from the sale of the car to set herself up close to work and walks most days.\u00a0 Walking gives her time to think and she is saving tons of money not owning a car.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t view owning a car as a status symbol.\u00a0 She adds that car ownership is a burden for her at this time of her life and not a life enhancing benefit. She thinks it is obscene to pay for gas, a car loan, auto insurance, tires, parking and maintenance and spew green house gasses into the air when her other alternative is to pay cash for her college courses, not incur college loans and walk and jog for health.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps tough times got the tough going and the direction they are headed is to make a positive difference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-release-body bw-with-mm bw-with-mediacapsule\">\n<div class=\"bw-release-mediacapsule\">\n<div class=\"bwcapsule\">\n<div id=\"Unit-d90a0619-112c-41ba-b518-dd634968be9c\" class=\"nwBwVone\">\n<div id=\"contentHold_d90a0619-112c-41ba-b518-dd634968be9c\" class=\"home\">\n<div id=\"TabContent1_d90a0619-112c-41ba-b518-dd634968be9c\" class=\"TabContentd90a0619-112c-41ba-b518-dd634968be9c\">\n<div class=\"bw-release-story\">\n<h2 class=\"custom_tab_content_holder\" title=\"Ford Trends 2016\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigersamongus.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-5101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5101 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/idea-webinar.png\" alt=\"idea-webinar\" width=\"574\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a>Using social media as a power tool trend<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no escaping the impact the rapid pace of technology has on culture\u201d, said Sheryl Connelly, Ford global trend and futuring manager.\u00a0 According to the reports findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">Consumers are eager to spread good news and are more likely to share positive stories on social media. Platforms such as Trip Advisor draw stark lines of comment when hospitality service falls short of expectation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">Members of an expanding aging population are proactively seeking to prolong their quality of life and personal freedoms and use social media to connect with family and friends.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">While innovation is driving new ways to enhance quality of life, demands for connectivity and time are increasing, resulting in a society that is always on-call.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\">Efficiency and utility are the hallmarks for how we are now living and consuming. With Americans spending nearly five hours per day on their mobile phone, consumers are looking for ways to be less mind-full and more mindful, living smarter and pushing to get greater use out of fewer things.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"custom_tab_content_holder\" title=\"Ford Trends 2016\">Meantime, more than 10,000 Baby Boomers are retiring every single day, most of them not as well prepared financially as they\u2019d hoped. It is interesting to watch collaborations and non-institutional mentorships forming in the Social Networks between the tech savvy Millennial group and the graying population &#8212;\u00a0 especially when they share the value to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"custom_tab_content_holder\" title=\"Ford Trends 2016\">With regard to gaining more utility out of fewer things, many Millennials stream television programs onto their cell phones and lap tops and watch week old programs with out commercials and are teaching their greying parents and grandparents to do the same. The thought of purchasing a TV for one purpose doesn&#8217;t make sense when an iPad can become a TV when desired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom_tab_content_holder\">In conversations with adults between 23-27 years of age, cars were sold, jogging is in, mass transit in quality of life cities like Portland, Oregon is preferred and for many, organic wholesome food is a desired commodity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"custom_tab_content_holder\">The determination to become more collaborative trend<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bw-release-story\">\n<p>According to the Ford Report, collaboration is trending for 2016. Ford&#8217;s predictions include:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Embracing Heroes<\/h3>\n<p>Where goodwill is faltering among established leadership, it\u2019s gaining with communities and individuals who are rethinking what it means to be a good citizen, neighbor and person. Everyday heroes are stepping up to the plate, and they\u2019re inspiring others to do the same.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Doing More With Less<\/h2>\n<p>A rising emphasis on self-reliance has created an ethos of purposefulness and utility. Better living today is not about having more things \u2013 it\u2019s about living smarter by pushing to get greater use out of fewer things.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3<\/strong>. Full-service Technology<\/h3>\n<p>With growing support from artificial intelligence, the rise of full-service technology allows for outsourcing more responsibilities to innovative consumer features that learn and adapt to our needs \u2013 expanding our sense of hope and possibilities for better living.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Mindful Goes Mainstream<\/h3>\n<p>Two-thirds of consumers across the globe say mindfulness is not a fad. As our lives become increasingly complicated and demanding, the way forward many people are embracing is to be less mind-full and more mindful \u2013 giving ourselves time and space to breathe, reflect and regroup.<\/p>\n<h2>5. In Awe of Aging<\/h2>\n<p>As people live longer, healthier lives, the notion of aging is being redefined. Shifts in health care, nutrition and medical science are driving today\u2019s seniors to reject long-held stereotypes of what it means to be elderly.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Fit for Misfits<\/h3>\n<p>Today, one size fits nobody, and connections between mainstream brands and consumers are taking a back seat to unique, more personalized and meaningful ties.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Waste Not, Want Not<\/h3>\n<p>In a high-consumption society, innovators are getting creative with extracting value from stuff nobody wants. This sustainability trend promises to push the boundaries of people\u2019s imagination and resourcefulness.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Buying into the Flexible Economy<\/h3>\n<p>Once exclusively the turf of creatives, freelancing is becoming increasingly normalized \u2013 and it\u2019s upending how we produce and consume goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>From a transportation approach, the trends point to a heightened focus on collaboration and mobility as a means to develop new ways to address the complexities of urban transportation, global gridlock and increased connectivity among consumers. Nearly 75 percent of adults worldwide say greater mobility is important for global stability.<\/p>\n<p>So, if change is in the air for 2016 and beyond, it is time to take inventory of your change management strategies and team development competencies.\u00a0 Competencies that build group norms that produce tolerance for <em>not knowing what you do not know<\/em> is the first step. This means that for 2016 change is in the air.\u00a0 It will take good change management strategies with team problem solving and project management to keep pace with trends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright TIGERS Success Series, Inc. by Dianne Crampton<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/6-principles-that-build-high-performance-teams\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-226691\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-principles-lead-generation-webinar-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a>About TIGERS Success Series, Inc<\/h4>\n<p>TIGERS Success Series is a Bend, Oregon Leadership and Team Improvement Consultant that helps committed leaders build more cooperation among employees and collaboration between departments for improved growth and revenue.<\/p>\n<p>We do this by deploying the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/6-principles-that-build-high-performance-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIGERS team process<\/a> that improves workforce behaviors that are anchored by trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk resolution and success. Providing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigerssuccessseries.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diagnostics<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/tigers-6-principles-fundamentals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customized team interventions,<\/a> you can improve both work culture and transform your adequate teams into exceptional ones. We also license and train HRD Executives, Project Managers, Managers, Trainers and Team Consultants in the use of our award winning resources.\u00a0 For more information, call 1+ 541-385-7465.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What comes first &#8211; consumer demand or product development? As we look at the trends that many organizational leaders will be reacting to in 2016, consumer demand and preference potentially trumps products that are on the production line now. Collaboration is also a top priority. 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