Video: Neil Howe on Generational Differences
by Chris Christensen Add commentscategories: Books, Marketing
Neil Howe is one of the two authors of the book Millennials Rising. He spoke yesterday at the Sun Worldwide Education and Research Conference 2008. He is an interesting speaker but the topic itself, the difference between baby boomers, gen x-ers and millennials is fascinating. He argues that millennials have gotten criticized for how they are different but not valued for how they are different. He also asserts that time makes the generations and that the millennial generation is shaping the technology rather than the other way around.
His talk awkwardly starts 50 minutes into this video:
and concludes in this video:
Sadly those video taping this presentation never show what the speaker is displaying on the screen.
by Chris Christensen
I am the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor.com/Flights. I am also the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.Leave a Reply
Tags: baby boomers, generation x, generational differences, millennials, Millennials Rising, neil howe, sociology, video
