--- title: New Session: Five Top Consumer Trends of the Decade description: This year at the LERN Annual Conference you will get more trends and new growth market ideas, including this new session by Doug Grier of Sugar Grove, Illinois. image: https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/ADM_GrierDoug-4x5.jpg --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # New Session: Five Top Consumer Trends of the Decade May 30, 2016 12:30:00 PM by LERN | ![ADM_GrierDoug-4x5.jpg](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ADM_GrierDoug-4x5.jpg?width=221&name=ADM_GrierDoug-4x5.jpg "ADM_GrierDoug-4x5.jpg")This year at the LERN Annual Conference you will get more trends and new growth market ideas, including this new session by Doug Grier of Sugar Grove, Illinois. Heirloom? Localism? Omnipresence? Discover five of the most significant consumer trends of the decade so far. Compiled from consumer research and trend forecasting data, knowledge of key trends is crucial to the development of cutting edge noncredit enrichment and workforce programs. Another of the 30 Brand New sessions premiering at this year’s conference. [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/119076/cc179189-07db-40e1-9383-e64b521c709e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/119076/cc179189-07db-40e1-9383-e64b521c709e)       ### LATEST NEWS LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Friday LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Thursday Afternoon LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Thursday LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Wednesday Afternoon LERN LERN Annual Conference Daily News - Wednesday LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)