Amelia is growing up in an on-demand era where most needs and desires are able to be met 24/7. She uses a tablet or phone for education and play – every day. Her family shops online for her clothes, school equipment and toys. Amelia expects her deliveries to arrive on the same day. She understands if she has to wait until the next day but feels frustrated nevertheless.
Groceries are home delivered and, as a treat, Amelia gets her favourite pasta dish delivered from a menu she knows well from a restaurant she's never been to.
Amelia is both a digital and social native. As she gets older she will start to think about fairness and equality. She will support causes that help to address poverty and world hunger. She'll care about the environment and, as a city-dweller, about parks and green spaces because respite and clean air are vital for her physical and mental wellbeing.
When choosing where she'll work, it will be important to Amelia that her employer is purposeful and transparent. She will have grown up in an era where everyone can publish 'news', so is sensitive to inauthentic behaviour and attitudes. As such, she will believe everyone is accountable for their actions and that corporations must address humanitarian and environmental issues.
Amelia might work in education, healthcare or science, or have a job that does not yet exist. She will want to innovate, collaborate and co-create and she won't want to advance through a company in a linear fashion. Like her baby boomer grandparents, she'll be willing to work hard but she'll want a career and a family life without compromising on either. She'll expect flexible working conditions and the ability to shape her own schedule and fulfil her role from wherever suits her best.
How Goodman supports Amelia