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“What enduring changes do young people foresee after the pandemic and what would Millennials and Generation Z do differently if they were in charge?”
As we continue to find our way in a rapidly changing world, this was the question the World Economic Forum’s founder, Professor Klaus Schwab, posed to the Global Shapers Community, an international forum for young people between the ages 20 and 30 established 10 years ago, to kick off the Davos Lab initiative in January 2021.
Over a period of several months, 19,079 survey responses were received from 187 countries and more than 2.3 million young people from 146 cities in 66 countries engaged in 344 dialogues to address this question with a focus on 10 key pillar issues. 1) Conscious consumerism, 2) Digital access, 3) Digital literacy, 4) Future of politics, 5) Inclusive jobs, 6) Mental health, 7) Net zero, 8) Next generation ESG, 9) Public health, and 10) Public safety.
In August, the Millennial Manifesto was published along with a Youth Recovery Plan with 40 call-to-action points for society, government and businesses (click here for the full report). The Millennial Manifesto captures how our current generations would like to engage in shaping policy and is based on six timeless principles:
The Youth Recovery Plan sets out 40 action points to address the 10 key pillar areas of focus. The full report is well worth a read. As Prof. Schwab notes in his summary of the report:
“…transparency, accountability, trust and a focus on stakeholder capitalism will be key to meeting this generation’s ambitions and expectations. Only by working together, across divides, can we build the more resilient, inclusive and sustainable society and economy we need in the post-covid-19 world.”
Although this initiative was intended to clarify the policy agenda for youth around the world, the principles and many of the action points can be applied locally - something to ponder as Jersey heads into a general election next year.
