Trend cluster
Category

Automated
Creation

Consumers move from curating to creating with art-encouraging resources.

Simplified Website Publishing PlatformsMusic-Making AppsBeat-Making AppsPhoto-Focused Journalism AppsCollaborative Design Platforms

Trend

What is the Automated Creation trend?

Automated Creation: The younger generation is obsessed with avoiding the tedious professions that wreak havoc on their parents, resulting in a need to create. Many online resources and apps have been released as a result. This suits the desire to create, instead of simply curate, artistic content, accelerating the content creation abilities granted to consumers via Twitter and other micro-blogging sites.

Trend themes

Themes within the Automated Creation trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Crowdsourced Writing Apps

Technology that enables users to crowdsource “written” content presents an opportunity for a novel approach to content creation, combining macro quality supervision with micro-input from a crowd.

02

Simplified Website Publishing Platforms

Simplified website publishing platforms can offer significant cost savings to businesses and individuals seeking to create a website, bypassing the need for specialized development or design skills.

03

Collaborative Design Platforms

Collaborative design platforms such as FiftyThree's Mix democrative creativity and can help facilitate collaboration among creatives, and ensure that all stakeholders have input and are heard.

Industry implications

What the Automated Creation trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Content Creation Platforms

With the ease of content creation, there is an opportunity for innovators to create enterprise applications that streamline the content creation process for companies in various industries.

For

Web Development Platforms

Simplified website publishing platforms such as Squarespace have disrupted the web development industry, which could lead to an emphasis on digital strategy and website experience design as a more valuable skill.

For

Music Production

Beat-making and music-making apps present opportunities in music production, allowing more people to benefit from synthesizer tools and democratized access to music-making.

Trend signals

Trend signals for Automated Creation

Trend score 4.9 out of 10, from popularity 82%, activity 56%, freshness 8%.

Popularity82%
Activity56%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific

Evidence

Examples of the Automated Creation trend

7 featured examples from Jan 26, 2014 to Mar 14, 2015
Simplified Website Publishing Platforms
CategoryTech

Simplified Website Publishing Platforms

Make Your Own Beautiful Website On Squarespace

Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize the website design industry with easy-to-use platforms that empower non-coders to create professional websites.

Music-Making Apps
CategoryTech

Music-Making Apps

Humtap by Tamer Rashad Creates Full Compositions Through Hums and Taps

Innovative music creation software can use Humtap's technology to create more user-friendly, intuitive products.

Beat-Making Apps
CategoryTech

Beat-Making Apps

Auxy for iPad Provides a Digital Mobile Space to Create Electronic Music

Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the music production industry by providing innovative tools and platforms for creators.

Photo-Focused Journalism Apps
CategoryWorld

Photo-Focused Journalism Apps

The Onpublico App Lets You Instantly Go from Witness to Reporter

The Onpublico app is revolutionizing the journalism industry by democratizing news reporting and challenging the traditional gatekeeping role of professional journalists.

Collaborative Design Platforms
CategoryTech

Collaborative Design Platforms

FiftyThree's Mix is a Handy Co-Creation Platform for Designers

The Mix platform is particularly relevant for designers, artists, and other creative professionals, allowing them to collaborate and innovate in their respective industries.

Social Reading Campaigns
CategoryMarketing

Social Reading Campaigns

Empik's Literacy Campaign Gives Away Free Book Chapters on Instagram

The opportunity for bookstores to create interactive book marketing campaigns to engage readers and boost sales in a digital age.

Crowdsourced Writing Apps
CategoryTech

Crowdsourced Writing Apps

The Coda for iPhone App Gets Rid of Writer’s Block By Asking Other

Coda for iPhone can disrupt the writing assistance industry by offering a more collaborative, crowdsourced approach to writing aid.