CONTENT + STRATEGY = CONTENT STRATEGY

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A not so simple equa/on for Millennial design students Andrea L. Quam Department of Graphic Design Iowa State University

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CONTENT  +  STRATEGY  =  CONTENT  STRATEGY  A  not  so  simple  equa/on  for  Millennial  design  students  

   Andrea  L.  Quam  

 Department  of  Graphic  Design  

Iowa  State  University    

Genera1onal  Research  

Genera1onal  Research  

Forma1ve  year’s  cultural  experience  

Genera1onal  Research  

Forma1ve  year’s  cultural  experience  Not  meant  to  stereotype  

Genera1onal  Research  

Forma1ve  year’s  cultural  experience  Not  meant  to  stereotype  Always  excep1ons  

   

The  Millennials  [  1981–1999  ]  

 Gen  X  [1965–1980]  

Baby  Boomers  [1946–1964]  Tradi1onalists  [1900–1945]  

 Genera&on  Me        Jean  M.  Twenge,  Ph.  D.  

 

Millennials  

Genera&on  Me        Jean  M.  Twenge,  Ph.  D.    

Adulthood  Shock  Not  wrong—  just  different!  

Millennials  

“  The  gut-­‐level  value  systems  are,  in  fact,  drama/cally    different  between  the  genera/ons…    

 The  focus  should  not  be  so  much  on  how  to  change  other    

people  to  conform  to  our  standards,  our  values.      

But  rather  we  must  learn  how  to  accept  and  understand    other  people  in  their  own  right,  acknowledging  the    

validity  of  their  values,  their  behavior.”          

—  Morris  Massey  

Genera&on  Me        Jean  M.  Twenge,  Ph.  D.    

Adulthood  Shock  Not  wrong—  just  different!  18  years  of  upbringing  —  self-­‐esteem  movement  Instant  access  =  instant  answers  

Millennials  

Curriculum  for  Millennials  

Digital  Publica1on  Design  Class  

WHAT  DIDN’T  WORK:  

Flat  map  =  planning  Providing  content      

Digital  Publica1on  Design  Class  

WHAT  WORKED:  

Par1cipa1on  —  working  in  groups  Teach  perseverance  —  checks  and  balances  Introduce  research  methods  —  ethnographic  Discussion  sessions  +  ‘user  tes1ng’  —  assump1ons    Personas  —  lack  of  diversity    

Summary:    

structure  curriculum  in  a  manner  that  reflects  understanding  of  Millennials  

Thrive  on  collec1ve  learning  Checks  and  balances  to  address  instant  gra1fica1on  

Focus  on  ‘self’  generates  assump1ons  

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