Trend cluster
Category

Studious
Tech

Students turn to high-tech study aids to make learning more time-efficient.

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Trend

What is the Studious Tech trend?

Studious Tech: In an age where social networking and viral media provides a convenient source of distraction, consumers, particularly youths, are growing up more accustomed to quick and instantaneous methods of information. Seeking to make time-consuming factors like studying more efficient and conducive to a tech-savvy lifestyle, students are turning to digital study aids to combine the convenience of technology with the need to make conventional experiences more productive.

Trend themes

Themes within the Studious Tech trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Digital Study Aids

As students seek more efficient and tech-savvy methods of studying, there is an opportunity for businesses to provide digital study aids that combine convenience with productivity.

02

Brain-Computer Interfaces

The development of headsets that read brainwaves for meditation, attention and other algorithms could provide opportunities for companies to develop consumer neuroscience products.

03

Gamification in Education

Apps like 'Brain Chase' present a fun and effective way for kids to continue learning outside of the classroom, demonstrating the potential for gamification to enhance traditional educational experiences.

Industry implications

What the Studious Tech trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Digital Education

The trend towards digital study aids and gamification in education presents opportunities for businesses to invest in the development of digital education platforms for students and teachers.

For

Consumer Neuroscience

As brain-computer interfaces become more prevalent, there is potential for companies to develop products and services that utilize brainwave monitoring and interpretation for consumers.

For

Print Technology

Devices like the 'Copy & Paste' handheld scanner and the VMO audio note recorder highlight the potential for businesses to invest in developing affordable and convenient print technology for consumers.

Trend signals

Trend signals for Studious Tech

Trend score 2.8 out of 10, from popularity 48%, activity 30%, freshness 8%.

Popularity48%
Activity30%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X (not a primary audience)
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific

Evidence

Examples of the Studious Tech trend

6 featured examples from Nov 22, 2012 to Mar 24, 2014