In the communities of Fruita, CO and Grand Junction, CO, energy and potential abound. For me, Cory Thompson, part of that potential lies in one often‑overlooked tool: understanding what the world is searching for. By tapping into what’s trending on platforms like Google Trends, we can inspire students, support community projects, and build initiatives that matter.
What Google Trends can teach us
According to content strategy experts, checking Google Trends isn’t just for marketers — it’s for anyone wanting to stay relevant: “Write about emerging topics” and “create region‑specific content” to gain traction. Search Atlas – Advanced SEO Software
In our region, that means noticing not just national trends, but local behaviors: What are Grand Junction and Fruita people wondering about? What questions keep students up at night?
Trending themes I’ve noticed
- Searches related to education tools and AI in teaching are on the rise. Exploding Topics+1
For our students in Fruita and Grand Junction, that suggests aligning scholarship efforts, mentoring, and local programs around technology, adaptability, and future skills. - Growth in “immersive experience, video content, digital creativity” topics. Exploding Topics+1
If we want to engage youth and community in Grand Junction, we might incorporate interactive media, storytelling, or digital workshops — rather than standard lectures.
How this informs my work with students and community
On the Scholarship page I often talk about supporting students in Fruita who not only have financial need, but who show curiosity about emerging fields — a direct tie‑in with trending searches.
In the Community page I showcase local events and partnerships in Grand Junction that tap into new interest areas: workshops on digital skills, entrepreneurship, and blended learning.
By aligning local action in Fruita and Grand Junction with what people are asking globally, we give our students and community a real advantage.
Why this matters now
In a world where information changes quickly, being proactive matters. When students in Fruita learn that skills like “AI for education” or “immersive media production” are trending, it changes how they plan. When community programs in Grand Junction build around digital creativity, they meet people where they are.
And when you — as a student or community member in the Grand Junction region — know what’s trending, you make more strategic choices: which major to pick, which skill to develop, which project to join.
Finally, if you’d like to explore how I’m applying these ideas across the region, visit corythompsongrandjunction.com to view my broader initiatives.
Final thought
Trends aren’t the whole story – lasting values, effort, integrity matter deeply (and at my core as Cory Thompson, I preach those too). But trends give us signals, guides, and orientation. For our communities in Fruita and Grand Junction, paying attention to what is rising gives our students, our community, and our future a head‑start.
Let’s stay curious, stay local, stay globally aware — and together keep moving ahead.