Accenture’s Annual Life Trends Forecasts a Decade of Continued Transformative Change Sparked by Generative AI, Shifts in Consumer Values and Accelerated Innovation

NEW YORK; Oct. 17, 2023 – Half of people globally are significantly altering their life goals, prioritizing job stability and retirement more than marriage or getting a college degree, and another 48% of people make plans for their lives less than 12 months ahead, or don’t plan at all, finds Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) 17th annual Life Trends report.