1. MOTIVATING THE Y GENERATION
Experiences Science LinX
Tanja van der Woude

2. Y generation
Generation: shared or collective field of emotions, attitudes, preferences and dispositions and a set of embodied practices like leisure activities.
Significant live events
early 80’s-2000

3. Characteristics Generation Y are known by many names:
the millennials; the iPod generation; the me firsts;
the internet generation; the Nintendo generation; the digital generation; generation why; generation next; the I generation
and the net generation.
New confidence, upbeat self-esteem
More outspoken
Tolerant
Influence on other generations
The Ashridge Journal Generation Y and learning Winter
Not always easy to see the difference between another generation or just “age”. As younger people will always be different.

4. Related to work No life-time loyalty Educated and fast learners
Practical: pragmatic. Want to know the reasons for doing
Enterprising: creative, innovative and resourceful
Welcome new challenges: adrenaline-driven
Socially, Culturally & Environmentally aware and connected
Used to technology, social media
No life-time loyalty
It is also anticipated that members of Generation Y will undergo career changes at least five times versus
three career changes from Generation X counterparts. (Canberra Times, March 29, 2006).

5. Science centre Pics copyright: Eelco van der Meer
Educated and fast learners: Different kind of exhibits. They are all about natural sciences, but not all-in line with your own study.
Practical: explain how technology is part of everyday life.

6. Workshops
Enterprising, creative and resourceful: they develop new experiments and find their way within the faculty to assist the pupils during the experiments.

7. Open House Pics Copyrights: Martine ter Wal
Welcome new challenges: deal with young kids and come up with new experiments.

8. Festivals
Used to technology

9. Our experiences They: have knowledge and up to date information
have access to channels used young people
are not limited to certain boundaries. Out of the box-practical
are eager to learn and pick up new information relatively fast
tend to prefer working in teams