Polytechnic West Quality Day 2010 PCEC 4 Oct Presentation on website soon Lecturers’ Workshop 11:20 – 12:00 So that’s why they do that : making sense of generations Annimac Anni Macbeth Futurist & Trend Forecaster Annimac Consultants
©annimac Young under 20 Ferals Older Gen Y Older still Gen X Fossils Baby Boomers The Generations
©annimac Hypothetical Young students walk out Why ? chat
©annimac Differentiating Generations Two key factors 1. Speed 2. Relationships
©annimac I’m never having kids. I hear they take nine months to download. Younger means faster ….
©annimac How many different ways are younger speedier : eg : physically move faster Speed chat
©annimac Younger move faster think decide communicate inter relate detect spin faster Speed
©annimac Speed Why ? What is driving this change ?
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©annimac Technology now driving all change Biggest impact : speed thinking deciding communicating interacting acting younger = faster
©annimac Communicating We know : AM / PM ASAP COB ETA FAQ RIP RSVP SOS BC / AD What about : IMAO IMHO LOL OMG ROTFL WOMBAT 404
©annimac AM/PM ASAP COB ETA FAQ RIP RSVP SOS IMAO in my arrogant opinion IMHO in my humble opinion LOL laugh out loud OMG oh my gosh ROTFL roll on the floor laughing WOMBAT waste of money brains and time 404 error
©annimac Technology now driving all change Online processes nurture : speed of all brain processes especially intuitive - spin detectors especially communication multi channelling breadth / depth of experiences no boundaries no limits
©annimac Differentiating Generations Two key factors 1. Speed 2. Relationships
©annimac Relationships Back to those young students who walked out of your intro lecture... What might that say about their relationship with you at that moment ?
©annimac Relationships Values & Attitudes Younger Older respect : earned …………… social norm status : usefulness ………. power deference : heroes ……………. authority socialising : group ……………. pairing loyalty : no ………………… important ID : activity ………….. job time : now..……………... whenever planning : short …………….... long term
©annimac Only one world has limits & boundaries Only one world separates play & work Only one world has isms - racism ageism sexism ethnicism tribalism Relationships
©annimac Technology creates unlimited options who local / global one / some / unlimited when now / later / always where 3D / virtual how F2F / virtual tactile / virtual multichannels Relationships
©annimac Relationships In the fast virtual online world what do you do if you don’t like what is happening ?
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©annimac Thank you
©annimac The Future for Polytechnic West Lecturers :