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One Year Later: Generational Value Shifts

One year ago, in July 2025, I published Megatrend #23: Generational Value Shifts as part of my 30 Megatrends series. Time to grade myself.

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Publish Date	2026-09-04
Updated Date	2026-09-18
Observed Date	2026-09-04
Strength	strong

Observed in Jim Carroll’s archive on September 04, 2026.

One year ago, in July 2025, I published Megatrend #23: Generational Value Shifts as part of my 30 Megatrends series. Time to grade myself.

Source: Megatrends One Year Later – #23: Generational Value Shifts – What I Predicted, and What’s Actually Happening.

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TrendsGenerational Value ShiftsDifferent generations bring different expectations about technology, work, consumption, institutions and personal priorities.IndustriesWorkforce & Professional ServicesExpertise is being reorganized around AI augmentation, knowledge velocity, new career structures and the ability to assemble skills at speed.IndustriesRetail & ConsumerRetail is shifting from moving inventory to orchestrating attention, experience, prediction and fulfillment across physical and digital worlds.IndustriesFinancial Services & BankingMoney is becoming embedded, intelligent and increasingly invisible as AI, digital platforms and new forms of value reshape finance.IndustriesGovernment & Public SectorPublic institutions must become more adaptive without sacrificing accountability as AI, digital services, infrastructure and citizen expectations accelerate.DomainsSociety, Skills & WorkChanging skills, careers, demographics, generational values and the organizational structures of work.

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