Three Keys to Connecting with Youth


I just finished reading this article: Millennials and the Future of Television. It's geared towards people in media and marketing to youth, but I pulled something out of it that can seriously help out young leaders, youth workers, educators, and parents:

"Today's youth tend to prefer watching comedy and fantasy. They also like smart complicated content like Lost."

I sat straight up in my office chair when I read that line. That's what I've been telling people for years. You want young people involved? Then there had better be some humor, imagination, or a challenge involved. If you've got one or two of those things, you've got a winner. If you have all three, you've got an all-time great.

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