Those born after 1980 have a different relationship with technology, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website
We’re only beginning to see Millennials' impact on the healthcare system and facility design, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website by Christine Hester Devens, associate principal and interior project designer at AECOM. Those born after 1980 have a different relationship with technology, are also more ethnically diverse, more educated (especially the women), less connected to institutions such as religion and more fitness oriented, the article said.
August 22, 2014
Topic Area: Blogs
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