ELEMENTS AND

CHARACTERISTICS OF A
TREND
ELEMENTS OF A TREND
1. A trend lasts much longer and has a greater
impact on society.
2. Identifying a trend helps us to plan ahead
effectively for the future.
3. We can introduce successful initiatives based on
these trends.
4. Trends either overlap, support, run parallel, or
outgrow each other through time.
5. Spotting a trend is trying to see the future in the
present.
6. Predicting a trend is a valued skill for the global
citizen.
7. Identifying a trend begins with environmental
scanning or engaging in the process of gathering
information.
8. In spotting a trend, we seek out current opinion,
look, and listen for new ideas and new practices
that can proper change.
9. Scanning for a trend demands depth and breadth
of analysis. It covers a wide spectrum of sources in
order to reveal events in the community of what
are commonly known and thought important.
 At the beginning of this unit, you were asked to
think and reflect on the end is its quotation of
Krist Novoselic: “Don’t follow a trend, follow your
heart.” What does this quotation tell you before
and after studying about trend?

Characteristics of a trend
 A significant characteristics of a trend is its
capacity to make sudden surprises and reversals
about the things that we can see around us. By
exploring its emergence, we can anticipate future
plans and challenges. There are countries whose
economies are growing as the number of available
jobs significantly increases. For analysts and
forecasters, this trend is urgent, blaming the lack
of leadership and weakening of democracy in
government agencies.
 Which are transitory, quick, and affect specific
groups in a very short time, trends are significant
and have broad implications in all aspects of
society.
 The pattern to determine a trend in any issue must
pass the basic tests of significance so that it can
create change to a wide range of people and have
broad social, economic, and political implications.
 Another characteristics of a trend is that it
overlaps and interlocks with other trends.
Globalization hastens the creation of urban
centers. Urbanization is being reinforced by
Western lifestyle, where jobs are mostly
concentrated in the cities.
 Different countries band together for global
cooperation. Asian countries have formed groups that
address security, economics, and political stability in
the region in order to compete and cooperate wit other
global forces.
 Some of the trends we look at are dynamic, Their
identification may be familiar to us since they are with
us for a given period of time, but trends have changed.
Centuries ago, colonization was the trend where
powerful countries conquered and subjugated weak
territories for their economic and political ends. As
civilization evolved, nationalist movements condemned
colonization as racist and oppressive. Proponents of
colonization needed to devise their strategies of
intrusion to the others countries under the guise of
assistance and international aid. Hence, the dynamics
of colonization include militarization, foreign aid, and
globalization.
 Look at the future of work. Years ago, we did not
have the Internet and there were no social media
networks. The jobs we find today are nonexistent
decades ago. Work trends are so dynamic. We do
not know what jobs will exist in the next twenty
years. The people out of work today will soon find
jobs again, but their job descriptions will not be
the same. Global work trends include the concept
of location; people can work together anywhere
on the globe; project teams use web development
tools and mobile devices; and Skype has made
long distance call virtually free. Location does not
matter because business can tap experts and
contractors around the world. Crowdsourcing
makes Wikipedia’s 13 million articles written and
maintained by a pool of contributors. Many
business are choosing contract relationship over
hiring new employees.
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