The Future Report

Younger Australians, particularly Gen Z and Gen Y, are optimistic about their future financial prospects.

Yet some of our latest research reveals that financial anxiety remains prevalent, especially among Gen Z, who report worrying about their finances more than any other generation.

Although this is true, many younger Australians are still taking proactive steps toward financial freedom, investing and building wealth while juggling personal aspirations like work/life balance and homeownership.

In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with McCrindle's Director of Solutions, Geoff Brailey, to discuss the findings from McCrindle and MLC’s new 'Financial Freedom' report, which explores the financial aspirations, anxieties, and preparedness of Australians.

Welcome back to another season of The Future Report podcast!

Last week, Mark McCrindle and Ashley Fell had the pleasure of speaking at the second iteration of SXSW in Sydney - a conference for global creative professionals seeking future industry trends and adventurous new ways of thinking.

In today's episode, our podcast producer, Holly Schaaf, sits down with our host, Ashley Fell, to discuss McCrindle's recent involvement with this great event.

You might think that Baby Boomers and Generation Z are worlds apart in their work ethic and values, but our latest research challenges those assumptions, revealing surprising similarities and debunking some common stereotypes.

In this final episode of season 12, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with McCrindle's Managing Director, Sophie Renton, to explore how each generation approaches work, what they value most in their colleagues, and how these insights can help create more harmonious and productive workplaces.

By 2025, Generation Alpha will become the largest generation. Shaped in a digital and virtual world, they are certainly different to previous generations. But how are they viewed among the other cohorts? This was the focus of one of our latest insights reports.

In today's episode, our podcast producer, Holly Schaaf, sits down with McCrindle's Director of Advisory and Future Report host, Ashley Fell, to discuss these fresh insights.

In today's fast-evolving workplace, the convergence of multiple generations brings forth a tapestry of perspectives, experiences, and approaches that profoundly shape organisational culture.

That’s why we have made this the focus of our latest research report - Cultivating Healthy Intergenerational Teams.

Through this research, we have uncovered not just the

In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with McCrindle’s Managing Director and author of this report, Sophie Renton, to discuss some of these latest insights.

When you think of parents today, which generation do you

And how are current parents parenting differently to those

In today's episode, our podcast producer, Holly Schaaf, sits down with McCrindle's Director of Advisory and Future Report host, Ashley Fell, to discuss these insights.

Generation Z describes those born between the years of 1995 and 2009. That places them in their late teens and twenties, today.

Like the generations before them, they have unique fashions, music and trends that define them.

This emerging generation can feel like a bit of an enigma to some people, which is why we have decided to check in with Gen Z again.

In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with two of her Gen Z colleagues, Luke Davies and Holly Schaaf, for the second part of their discussion on this generation.

At the beginning of each year, we formulate a series of trends, spanning categories like demographic, economic, generational, and technological, that we think will shape the year ahead.

As we have reached the middle of 2024, we thought it would be worth taking a look back to check in on some of these trends, and how these have played out.

In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with McCrindle’s Director of Strategy, Grant Dusting, to discuss these insights.

You might have heard it said that Australia has an ageing population, which is the growth in the number and proportion of older people.

Australia isn’t unique in the sense that many other countries are also facing this trend.

Nonetheless, it has some big implications for society, healthcare, and the economy.

In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with McCrindle’s founder, and renown demographer, Mark McCrindle, to discuss this trend and some of the implications.

Welcome back for Season 12 of The Future Report podcast!

The Paris 2024 Olympics is just around the corner, and so our team at McCrindle decided to investigate how Australians plan on engaging with this year’s Olympics.

We asked questions like;

Will they be watching?

What sports are they most interested in turning in to?

Will they be watching alone or with others?

In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with McCrindle's research specialist, Anna Colthorpe, to discuss some of these latest insights.