Three Year Old Smokers
Is This Our Future?
Over the last decade, North America has seen a drop in smoking, driven byaAnti-smoking campaigns, tougher legislation and a lack of cigarettes in the media. Accordingly, an image like this one instills a lot of shock. The picture is of a three year old smoker in Chna, who is displaying his ability to smoke. The source website shows the disturbing sequence of photos. Where do we go from here? Hopefully, this is not a sign of things to come.
Trend Themes
1. Rise of Early Childhood Smoking - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative measures to prevent and combat early childhood smoking.
2. Impact of Anti-smoking Campaigns - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create advanced methods and tools to enhance the effectiveness of anti-smoking campaigns.
3. Global Efforts to Reduce Smoking - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce groundbreaking solutions to accelerate the decline of smoking worldwide.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate healthcare services and products to address the health risks associated with smoking.
2. Media and Advertising - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop alternative platforms and strategies to discourage the promotion and portrayal of smoking in media.
3. Public Policy and Legislation - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Advocate for and contribute to the development of stricter policies and legislation against smoking, particularly aimed at protecting children.