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TRENDS, NETWORKS AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Trend is something that covers almost all of human activities such as but not limited to
politics, beliefs, economics, lifestyle, social life and the like whether the individuals or
groups of people are aware of it or not. A trend is a pattern of behavior demonstrated
by a big number of people within a particular period.

A Fad is something, such as an interest or fashion that is very popular for a short time
(Merriam– Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary). A fad is a product that has little, if any, utility
but is characterized by a quick rise in sales and popularity followed by a quick decline in
sales and popularity.

A fad is an intense but short-lived fashion. It is a widely– shared enthusiasm for

something, especially one that is short-lived. It is a temporary fashion, a craze, interest,
or activity that people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time.

 Someone or something starts or causes a trend. A person who starts a trend is

called trendsetter.

 Trend spotting refers to the study of trends and the way they develop and affect
society.

 Trend analysis is based on trendspotting but it extends this into developing future
scenarios and so they say that to follow a trend, one must not only be conscious
of what is currently happening but be wise enough to predict the future.

 Pattern is a design, shape, form or configuration that emerges from repetitious

appearance of lines, curves, and behavior.

 Documentation means being able to record your observations which you consider
related to any trend

 Archive or Memory is used to easily retrieve any documentation you have kept.

 Analysis is the stage where examination and combination happen. Looking for
patterns on prospective trends can be achieved through these methods:
brainstorming, grouping, and crafting combinations.

 Presentation is representing your findings for easy understanding as a way of

analysis.
ELEMENTS OF A TREND

1. Number of participants pertains to people who follow a certain trend which is

started by an individual or a group of people.
2. Pattern of behavior refers to a trend that is formed from repetitive actions of
people.
3. Long period of time is one of the crucial elements of a trend which means that a
trend has to have a long-time frame, sometime running for decades.
4. Cause refers to the starting point of a trend which can be an idea, a technology,
an event or a person
5. Consequence refers to the considerable impact or influence of a trend. Social
networking has become an encompassing trend that tends to influence behaviors
of online users.

Strategic analysis refers to a system or method that requires deliberate, abstract, and
effortful thinking that breaks down a complex problem into parts.

1. Identify - Involves defining the problem and the factors or conditions involved in
the situation
2. Analyze - Examining the variables that will change state situations, including the
potential challenges and its causes
3. Generate - Setting practical, reasonable, and creative criteria and strategies to
solve the problem
4. Implement - Execution of the plan
5. Assess and reflect on the outcome - Draw lessons that will guide future decisions

Intuitive thinking is “quick and ready insight”

This is the ability to understand something instinctively without the need for
conscious reasoning. Sometimes, it is referred to as gut feeling, sixth sense, inner sense,
instinct, inner voice, spiritual guide, etc.

TYPES OF GLOBALIZATION

 Economic Globalization is the increasing economic integration and

interdependence of national, regional, and local economies across the world
through an intensification of cross boarder movement of goods, services,
technologies and capital.

 Social Globalization is a social transformation or process leading to the

achievement of people-centered development.
  Political Globalization refers to an increasing trend toward multilateralism in an
emerging transnational state apparatus and the emergence of national and
international non-governmental organizations that act as watchdogs over
governments.

 Technological Globalization is accelerated in large part by technological

transmission, the spread of technology across borders.

 Ecological Globalization occurs when ecosystems are constantly exchanging

materials through the movement of air in the atmosphere, the flow of water in rivers
and the migration of animals across the landscape.

 Geographical Globalization is defined as the set of processes (economic, social,

cultural, technological, and institutional that contributes to the relationship between
societies and individuals around the world

Planetary networks refer to the interconnections and interrelations among the various
elements in the natural environment enveloping and affecting Earth as well as beyond
Earth’s surface.

Global warming is a phenomenon which refers to the rising of global average

temperature on Earth’s surface due to the thinning of the ozone layer in Earth’s
atmosphere

Climate change refers to the major changes in the climate that last for long periods of
time.

Climate refers to the prevailing set of atmospheric conditions such as temperature and
humidity of a place within a span of time.

Weather is the atmospheric condition involving hot or cold, rainy or dry, cloudy or clear
sky and stormy or calm in a short period of time

Production refers to how people generate and manufacture the products they need to
use, sell, or consume.

Consumption refers to the use of economic or consumer goods and resources.

Consumption patterns can be categorized as individual, family, company and government
consumption.

SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

1. Save energy
2. Improve your diet
3. Saving water at home
4. Recycling
5. Compost food scraps
6. Plant trees
7. Avoid plastic wherever you can
8. Get on your bike
9. Be informed and support
10. Sharing is caring