Brainstorm

Millennials 

• Like to try something new 
• Be spontaneous 
• Side hustle 
• Generous with giving money and time to a good cause
• Tap into their creativity 

Facts & Info 

• Recent research out of San Francisco State University shows that people who engage in creative activities outside of work feel more relaxed and in control in their off hours and are more likely to be helpful to coworkers and creative in their approach solving work problems than those without these hobbies.

• “(Millennials) like to embrace both old and new in their lives,” Fimmano said, by mixing styles, modifying what they purchase and recycling materials and items into something new.

• “It’s a creative outlet and sometimes a secondary income,” Hill said. “It’s especially true for millennials. (Many people) are looking to express creativity in tactile ways.”

• With millennials’ attention came new websites such as Pinterest in 2010, and the takeoff of Etsy, which logged about $1.93 billion in total sales in 2014, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• She said the inclination to get into crafting largely missed her generation, the baby boomers. But now, more and more young people are asking for help learning to use new tools such as the wire foam saw she was using. “They want to learn a lot of the skills their grandmothers knew,” Tanis said.

• The crafting and do-it-yourself movements have seen a resurgence of new followers in the past decade – partially in response to an increasingly technologically focused world, said Philip Fimmano of Trend Union, the event’s keynote speaker. Trend Union forecasts fashion and design trends.

• Millennials are seeking out handmade products and hands-on hobbies, Fimmano said. They want more and more customization in what they buy, and input in the “making” process.

• “(Millennials) like to embrace both old and new in their lives,” Fimmano said, by mixing styles, modifying what they purchase and recycling materials and items into something new.

Ideas 

• Giving students a space of their own where they can: 

• Try something new 
• Trade in materials 
• Trade in their skills
• Start side hustles
• Trade time for help

• From this space create a platform that combines the ideas of student job search, vic deals, Pinterest and etsy where students can put their work or skills up for sale.

• Promotion of the ideas linked with the space could be put into places where people do not have a lot of time or can be boring - such as bus stops. Quick creative activities could be placed into these places encouraging people to use their spare time wisely. Showing how snippets of creativity can be beneficial for their well - being and productivity.

• Connect with elders in society that can teach us craftsmanship skills that are being lost in todays busy lifestyles. 

• The space will give students from all disciplines in the college of creative art a space to meet and share knowledge, materials and skills. 

• The space can be open after uni hours so that students can destress at the end of the day - when they are most likely to go home and waste the hours they have before bed.