FADS VS.

TRENDS
TRENDS, NETWORKS AND CRITICAL
THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

RIC JOSE A. NAPIGKIT, LPT

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Differentiate a trend from a fad (HUMSS_MCT12-IA-B-3);

• Give examples of a trend and a fad;
• And explain the process on how to spot a trend
(HUMSS_MCT12-IA-B-2).

MELC:
TREND

• Is a pattern of behavior demonstrated by a big

number of people within a particular period.
• 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.
FAD

• Is something, such as an interest or fashion, that is very popular for a

short time (merriam– webster’s learner’s dictionary).
• 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.
• 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.
TRENDSETTER
• A person who starts a trend.
• Individual’s act or the event has attracted attention, earned acceptance,
and created strong interest and influence on people whose number
keeps increasing as days go by.
• The act or event is something different from what is currently going on
and it becomes “the next big thing”.
• It demonstrates an accelerated spread among various sectors and areas
and creates a deep and wide scope of influence on people, sectors, and
the environment.
• It leads to change
FUTURIST

• Is one who studies and predicts the future,

especially based on current trends.
• Trendspotting refers to the study of trends and
the way they develop and affect society. According
to them, this should be differentiated from cool-
hunting which is a hunt for those things that will
become popular before they are popular.
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.
Trends and fads are sometimes used
interchangeably, and they are both important for
organizations and people to keep abreast with the
changing environment.
However, it is also important to distinguish the
difference between trends and fads to deepen our
understanding of survival and adaptability.
AS A STUDENT

As members of society, we should know how fads and

trends to create changes in our society. Certain fads
and trends are created by dominant cultures catering
to their own interests. As students, you should be
able to analyze how to respond to the issues and
challenges brought about by these changes.
ACTIVITY 1
Directions: identify if the
statements/situations given in the
first column pertain to a trend or a
fad. Provide your reason/s on the
third column. The first one has been
done for you. Write your answers on
a separate sheet of paper.
 Directions: Apply what you have learned from this
module. Fill in the missing words to complete the
ACTIVITY 2 paragraph. Choose your answers from the words in
the box below.
CHOICES: FAD TRENDS FUTURIST TRENDSETTER TRENDING TRENDSPOTTER

John was a 4th year student of Philosophy at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City. One day, as he
was about to go to the university, he came across a young boy playing a yo-yo. As he further looked around,
he saw few more kids playing the toy and several street vendors nearby selling them. He was wondering that
maybe that toy was at its 1.___________ times since it won’t last anyway, and, he was right. In fact, in just a
few weeks’ time, it faded.
While john was in his class on Modern Philosophy, his professor was discussing about how Karl Marx have
influenced those people who upheld the latter’s communist ideologies. This made Karl Marx a 2.____________
Since he started a trend which remained existing and evolving event to the present. Towards the end of the
class, John’s professor gave them an assignment. They were asked to spot the existence of the Marxist
ideologies to some known current world leaders. This somehow makes John a 3.____________ Since his task
was to find the lineage of the Marxist ideologies. Not only that, he will also act as a 4.____________ Since he will
try to study the development and possible evolution of Marxism in the world to come. Such a great task isn’t
it? Although it is going to be a very tedious task for John to do, he believed that he would be able to learn so
much about it. Anyway, this is what 5.____________ are, they may have been developed at some point in time,
but they remain alive, existing, developing and continue to evolve.
ACTIVITY 3

1. List at least 5 trends you have

observed or experience.
2. In portion A, write one emerging
trend (most dear to you).
2. In portion B, write the things
C
about that trend.
3. In portion C, write the things
B D
that can be done with that trend.
4. In portion D, write a concrete
thing that you can actually do with A
that trend.
REFLECTION

Reflect on the ways in which your own life as a

student has changed as a result of the trends
we have today. Start from your earliest
memories as a student. Have you accepted all
these changes that happened in your life? Or
are there areas where you would have preferred
things to stay the same?
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