TRENDS, NETWORKS, AND

CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST

CENTURY CULTURE
 WHAT ARE THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF
21ST CENTURY?
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WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED
FROM THE PICTURES?
 BASED ON YOUR
OBSERVATION, WHAT IS
YOUR CONCEPT OF THE
WORD

TREND?
CONCEPT MAPPING

TREND
Group yourselves into 10 members.
In a short size of paper, make a
concept map of what is a trend all
about and it’s characteristics
You will be given 5 minutes t o do
the activity. Then next is you will
present your concept map to the
class.
 TREND

• A trend is a sequential pattern of change in

recorded data - a change evidence by a rise
or fall of variable when measured between at
least two points over time.
• Trend must pass basic tests of significance; a
change that affects a wide range of people
and that has broad social, economic,
cultural, spiritual, and political implications.
 TWO TYPES OF TRENDS
• Megatrends – entail a major restructuring;
they are a larger pattern of broad trends
that reshape and transform our lives.
• from industrial technology to an
information society
• From forced technology to high tech
technology
• Renaissance Art
• The rise of Women in Leadership
• The booming Global economy
 TWO TYPES OF TRENDS

• Microtrends – are the emerging small

forces behind tomorrow’s big changes.
 HOW IS A TREND
DIFFERENT FROM FAD?
Fads typically spread quickly, but
disappear equally quickly.
Trends overlap and interlock,
reinforcing each other.
Trends can also run counter to each
other and cancel each other out.
 ASSIGNMENT:

• Give 3 examples of a trend in your

school/community.
• Give 3 examples of a fad in your
school/community.
TREND FAD
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