Rando Kim | Navigating Shifting Consumer Trends: A Guide to Survival and Thriving | Talks at Google

18 Oct 2024 · 75 min
1:15:04

Rando Kim, a Seoul National University professor, explains how his Trend Korea series identifies emerging consumer behaviors. He coins keywords like '언택트' from 2018, tracks cross-industry signals, and highlights 2024 trends: time-squeezed consumers and AI adoption. The key is distinguishing what shifts versus what lasts, like humans' need for self-expression.

Questions this video answers

2009 (Trend Korea 2009 is the first book).

Trend Korea 2018 introduced the term '언택트.'

'분초사회' (a concept emphasizing time scarcity / 'seconds-and-minutes society').

AI (인공지능) — highlighted as a pivotal, iPhone-moment–like development.

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