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New Leisure Rules Through Catalyzation

Instructor: Courtney Scharf
Wellness
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Consumers' committment to self-improvement has heavily influenced leisure and enteratinment trends over the past decade. With the pandemic disrupting routines, however, the question becomes: how has consumers' relationship to wellness changed?

In this module, we explore the "wellness backlash," and how companies will need to be more transparent, inclusive and honest when it comes to appealing to modern consumers' desire to be their best selves.
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Workshop Questions:
1. How can you support consumers in being their best selves while meeting a need for affordable solutions?
2. What are some specific changes you'd need to make to ensure that your offering is inclusive?
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Social Wellness
Social media wellness initiatives aim to counter some of its ill effects
Trend - As the negative impact of social media continues to be studied, businesses in this space are aiming to combat some of that bad press by prioritizing wellness initiatives and offering users resources that help them maintain their physical and/or mental health.
Workshop Question - How is your brand responding to criticism and customer feedback?
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Inclusive Productivity
Inclusive management and productivity apps combat ageism in the workplace
Trend - Workplace management platforms are adapting to the varying needs of a multigenerational workforce--with UX, resources and tools that account for tech gaps between generations. These platforms ease processes and foster communication with the aim of achieving age-inclusive hiring and working environments.
Workshop Question - How could your brand better adapt to a multigenerational workforce with different strengths?
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Anonymous Support
Online mental health platforms enable anonymous peer-to-peer support structures
Trend - Brands are launching online mental health platforms that connect communities facing similar challenges. These platforms enable connections with peers who can relate to one another without judgment. The online community approach is always accessible, making it easy for users to gain support.
Workshop Question - How could your brand leverage the importance of online platforms when addressing the needs or wants of younger consumers?
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Gastrointestinal Tracking
Health apps are designed to track symptoms of gastrointestinal diseases
Trend - Apps and virtual care that are specifically designed for people with gastrointestinal diseases are on the rise--addressing illnesses like IBS and GERD. These apps both educate and help users track symptoms--allowing them to identify and avoid triggers, and create plans to optimize wellbeing.
Workshop Question - How could your brand offer a more personalized approach to its customers' wellbeing?
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Latinx Platform
Content-based platforms are creating Latinx-specific offerings and benefits
Trend - Content platforms are catering to Latinx consumers with additional features and products, or reduced costs, in order to elevate these demographics on their platforms. This shift coincides with the cultural push towards inclusion and more accurate representations of different demographics.
Workshop Question - How could your brand better cater to demographics it currently overlooks?
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Millennial Retention
Brands aim appeal to the Millennial employee pool with specific benefits
Trend - As Millennials grow older and more confident in their skills and work experience, they're becoming more valuable to brands. In order to better retain employees in this demographic, brands are offering benefits that are specific to their needs--including debt repayment and family planning.
Workshop Question - How could your brand better prioritize employee retention?
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Immersive Therapy
Virtual reality-based therapy experiences offer immersive treatments
Trend - Virtual reality's purposes extend far beyond gaming and recreation--and the technology is now being used to create immersive therapy treatments. These treatments offer visual and other sensory immersions that help guide people through stress, phobias, or other mental health concerns.
Workshop Question - How could your brand create more distinct experiences around its product/service?
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Creator Marketing
Content-creators' marketing skills and opportunities are supported through apps
Trend - As content-creation continues to see boosts in popularity, platforms in this space are increasingly offering programs, education, and opportunities for creators to learn how to best market themselves. TikTok is especially focused on supporting creators in this way .
Workshop Question - How could your brand better support its customers in their goals?
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Focused Mood-Boosting
Apps that prioritize mental wellness offer more focused functions
Trend - Wellness and mindfulness apps that are designed to boost users' moods are becoming more focused rather than offering several functions and uses. Apps in this space include ones that recommend mood-boosting podcasts to quick daily journaling prompts.
Workshop Question - How could your brand better prioritize its customers' and/or employees' wellbeing?
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Psychedelic Retreat
Assisted psychedelic experiences are growing in popularity
Trend - Companies in the wellness sphere are offering legal, guided psychedelic experiences to help consumers mitigate and overcome common mental health illnesses. These retreats serve as sanctuaries that facilitate a healing environment.
Workshop Question - How is your company focusing on the consumer's wellbeing and mental health?
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Intimacy Apps
Sexual wellness platforms help educate and empower users
Trend - Platforms that help users learn more about sexual health and wellness, both mental and physical, are on the rise. These platforms offer a range of tools and resources that help consumers feel more confident when it comes to intimacy.
Workshop Question - What kind of digital community would your customers benefit from?
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