80s/90s/00s: What Shaped Tomorrow’s Shapers?

80'S/90'S/00'S WHAT SHAPED TOMORROW'S SHAPERS? We are products of our past. What moulded us in our youth will most likely be the biggest influence of our future. And everything that we do today will in turn, shape the world of tomorrow. So looking back, what shaped us to become who we are today? How are generations who essentially spawned from their previous iterations become so different from each other? AN OVERVIEW OF 80'S-00'S KIDS 1. Frequently referred to as "Millenials" Y¾ : ¼Z 4. 2. % of Millenials belong to the Generation Y, while 4 belongs to the newest Generation, the Generation Z www 3. Born in the "Internet age" 4. Currently comprises 30% of the world's workforce. 5. Also known as the "Echo Boomers", they will overtake the number of Baby Boomers by the end of the year, officially becoming the most populous generation ever. 6. Likes to take risks and make a name for themselves 7. Prefers e-communication rather than calling online 8. Would rather prefer face-to-face interactions when it comes to financial decisions 9. Prefer to work in teams. 10. With unlimited access to information, they tend to be opinionated & assertive. 11. Envision the world as a 24/7 place; want fast and immediate processing. 12. They have been told over and over again that they are special, and they expect the world to treat them that way. 13. They do not live to work; they prefer a more relaxed work environment with a lot of hand holding and accolades. 80'S KIDS 80s kids have been present at the start of the technological revolution. Some have made fortunes from it. A few have already become billionaires. 80s kids grew up with technology, so being connected and tech savvy is in their DNA. Equipped with latest technology and gadgets, such as iPhones, laptops and, lately tablets. Many of them grew up seeing their parents working day and night doing stressful corporate jobs, which has shaped their own views on the workforce and the need for work-life balance. NOTABLE EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE KIDS FROM THE 80'S llo MC TILIVN aternet 9. The Challenger tragedy became the last of the manned space missions in more than 30 years. 1. Numerous assassination attempts on political figures. 2. Mt. St. Helens Eruption 3. Pacman 10. Birth of the Internet 4. Rubik's Cube 11. Chernobyl crisis 12. "Black Monday" Stock Market crash 13. Berlin Wall falls 14. Camcorders and mobile phones were 5.CNN and MTV launched 6. AIDS was discovered 7. PC and laptop was invented. Post-Its too. 8. Michael Jackson became the World's introduced. Biggest Popstar NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN IN THE 80'S Mark Zuckerberg May 14, 1984 Creator of Facebook Justin Timberlake January 31,1981 Nine-time Grammy Award Prince William, Duke of Cambridge June 21, 1982 Second-in-line to the Winner throne of UK Kim Jong-un January 8, 1983 Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea Stephen Curry May 14, 1988 NBA Champion and MVP Cristiano Ronaldo February 5, 1985 Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Taylor Swift December 13, 1989 World's Best-selling Artist of 2014 90'S KIDS Born in the gold rush age of the dot-com movement, 90s kids are unsurprisingly shaped by technology. Also known as “Millennials", the term was coined by sociologists Neil Howe and William Strauss. They are comfortable sharing their entire life online. "Let me take a selfie." is their catchphrase. They are the first, real digital natives. NOTABLE EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE KIDS FROM THE 90'S VOICE FREE AT LAST Yhoo! INSIOE Google! HARRY POTTER Mandela saktes a new dawn 1. The Hubble telescope was launched into 10. Pathfinder satellite sends back Images orbit of Mars 11. Princess Diana fatal car crash 12. Scientists clone sheep, named her Dolly 13. Tiger Woods wins his first Masters 2. Nelson Mandela freed 3. Collapse of Soviet Union, end of Cold War 4. Operation Desert Storm 5. England-France Channel Tunnel opens 6. eBay, Google, and Yahoo online 7. Oklahoma City Bombing 8. First Harry Potter book released 9. Hong Kong returned to China 14. Titanic becomes the most successful movie ever 15. U.S. President Clinton Impeached 16. Introduction of the Euro 17. Fear of Y2K Bug NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN IN THE 90'S Jennifer Lawrence August 15, 1990 Bethany Hamilton February 8, 1990 Emma Watson April 15, 1990 Actress & UN Women's 2012 Oscar winner for Best The World-Famous Soul Goodwill Ambassador Actress Surfer Evan Spiegel June 4, 1990 Co-founder and CEO of Ed Sheeran Neymar February 5, 1992 February 17, 1991 2014 Grammy winner of Best New Artist 2011 South American Snapchat Footballer of the Year Justin Bieber March 1, 1994 Zachary Gordon February 15, 1998 Portrayed Greg Heffley in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films Lorde November 7, 1996 "Royals" won 2014 Song of the Year Most followed Male user on Twitter Catherine Cook Malala Yousafzai 1990 July 12, 1997 World's youngest ever Nobel Prize recipient Co-founded my Yearbook.com and hailed as the "Female Mark Zuckerberg" 00'S KIDS They have grown up in a world in political and financial turmoil. As a result, they are keen to look after their money, and make the world a better place. A report by Sparks & Honey, a US advertising agency, describes this generation as the "first tribe of true digital natives" or"screenagers". But unlike the older Gen Ys, they are smarter, safer, more mature and want to change the world. They are keen to volunteer and aware that an education is to be treasured. Sparks & Honey says 60 per cent of them want to have an impact on the world, compared with 39 per cent of Millennials. NOTABLE EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE KIDS FROM THE 00'S facebook. You Tube Ω WIKIPEDIA The Free Envelonedia ATHENS 2004 1.Wikipedia online 2. Space tourism kicked off 10. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter was launched 3. iPod 11. Pluto sheds off planet status 4. Iraq war 5. The 9/11 Tragedy 6. Human Genome project completed 7. China launches first manned space mission 12. iPhone 13. Global Recession 14. Barack Obama sworn in 8. First recorded hurricane in South Atlantic 9. Olympics goes back to Greece NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN IN THE 00'S Ty Simpkins August 6, 2001 Starred in Iron Man 3 & Maddie Ziegler September 30, 2002 Became famous for Sasha Obama June 10, 2001 Youngest child of starring in Sia's music videos President Barack Obama Jurassic World Romeo Beckham Caleb Logan July 13, 2002 1/3 of "Bratayley", a Alana Thompson August 28, 2005 Star of reality show, "Here comes Honey Boo Boo" September 1, 2002 Second son of David and Victoria Beckham YouTube channel with more than 1 million subs Suri Cruise April 18, 2006 Daughter of Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Afterschool.ae CREATING TOMORROW'S SUPERSTARS All UAE Kid's Activities AT YOUR FINGERTIPS www.afterschool.ae