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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368.

Engaging Across Generations Part I: Unique Mindsets

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Lisa Hinz

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Today, we’ll… Define characteristics of generations living and working in the U.S. today

Explain ways generations are different from and similar to each other

Identify generational preferences for working with others

Begin to explore ways to improve connections across generations

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WHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOU? What drew you to this series? Ø  Write your thoughts in the chat pod

so we can hear from as many of you as possible

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WHY DOES IT MATTER?

We’re together…

– In our families – In our jobs – In our communities

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To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.

― Napoleon

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It has been said already, but bears

repeating: no blanket statement can sum up an entire group of people. No book, no chapter, no study, no research report can

attempt to do that either.

―Charlie Caruso, author, Understanding Y

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A generaCon is… a group that shares

birth years, age, location, and significant life events at critical developmental stages

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…as a way to sort people, what are some of the… Ø Share in the chat pod / make a note on your handout

Pros? Cons?

As you consider generaCons…

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Who are the generaCons? Traditionalist ~ before 1946

Baby Boomer ~ 1946 – 1964

Gen X ~ 1965 – 1980

Millennial ~ 1981 – 1995

Gen Z ~ 1996+

Generational labels and years are not absolute. For this presentation, sources are drawn from research as much as possible and adapted for clarity from Pew Research Center and the Center for Generational Kinetics

Licensed by UMN Extension

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Births by GeneraCon

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25 or younger

26-‐30 years

31-‐35 years

36-‐40 years

41 & older

Age of Total Military Force (N=2,120,505)

GeneraCons in Our Military

Source: 2015 Demographics: Profile of the Military Community; Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy

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25 or younger

26-‐30 31-‐35

36-‐40

41 & older

Age of Total Military Force (N=2,120,505)

GeneraCons in Our Military

Gen X, Boomers, & Traditionalists

Millennials & Gen X

Gen X

Millennials

Gen Z & Millennials


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AcCve Duty & SelecCve Service

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Age of Ac=ve Duty & Selec=ve Reserve -‐ Enlisted & Officers

25 or younger 26-‐30 31-‐35 36-‐40 41 & older

n  25 or younger – Gen Z & Millennials n  26-30 years old – Millennials n  31-35 years old – Millennials & Gen X n  36-40 – Gen X n  41 and older – Gen X, Boomers, &

Traditionalists


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AcCve Duty by Service Branch

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Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers

Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force

Number of Ac=ve Duty Enlisted Members and Officers by Service Branch and Age

25 or younger 26-‐30 31-‐35 36-‐40 41 & older


Traditionalists

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Air Force Reserve Coast Guard Reserve

Number of Selected Reserve Enlisted Members and Officers by Reserve Component and Age

25 or younger 26-‐30 31-‐35 36-‐40 41 & older


Traditionalists

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Age of Military Spouses -‐ Ac=ve Duty & Selected Reserve

Age of Military Spouses -‐ Ac=ve Duty & Selected Reserve Ac=ve Duty

Age of Military Spouses -‐ Ac=ve Duty & Selected Reserve Selected Reserve

Spouses: AcCve Duty & SelecCve Service


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U.S. GENERATIONS by the #s Now -‐ 2050

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POLL: Who are you?

Help us know who’s in our online “room” today:

On the poll, mark the generation you are part of/closest to.

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AcCvity: Who are they? 1.  Review your handout (pages 2-3)

Ø  Generations: Who Are They? Ø  What Makes Your Generation Unique?

2. Add your ideas to the chat pod labeled for the generation/s you identify with Ø What events and trends define your

generation? Ø  People, events, things, social and cultural ,

economic, parenting, etc.

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TradiConalists a.k.a “Greatest GeneraCon”, Silent, Builders

§  Duty, honor, country §  Loyalty §  Conformity, blending, unity §  Patience §  Hard times, then prosperity §  National pride §  Doing a good job §  Age = seniority

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Baby Boomers §  Work ethic = worth ethic §  Success is visible §  Optimistic §  Consumers §  Defined by job §  Personal development §  Health & wellness


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Boomers Then & Now 1970 2017

Killer weed Weed killer Acid rock Acid reflux Hoping for a BMW Hoping for a BM Rolling Stones Kidney Stones Long hair Longing for hair

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GeneraCon X a.k.a. Gen X, Busters, Post-‐Boomers §  Independent, self-reliant §  Desire for Stability §  Diversity §  Thinking globally §  Techno-literacy §  Friend of parents §  Informality §  Cynical §  Pragmatic Licensed by UMN Extension

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Millennials a.k.a. Gen Y, Nexters, Internet GeneraCon

§  Optimistic §  Individualistic, yet Group

Oriented §  Social Commitment §  Digital Native


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Gen Z Digitals a.k.a. iGen, Centennials §  Technology 24/7 and

social media §  Infinite diversity §  Instant results; constant

feedback §  Skill gaps §  Lower expectations & confidence §  Global mindset - local reality


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MILLENNIALS NOW LARGEST LABOR FORCE

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MinoriCes are majority for Millennials and younger

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Differences in Views of Work 1. Review handout:

a)  Differences… 2. Write your thoughts in the chat pod

(same as “Reflections” questions in your handout). We’ll share a compiled list afterward.

Question 1: What catches your attention as you review generational differences in views of work?

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Differences in Views of Work 1. Review handout:

a)  Differences… 2. Write your thoughts in the chat pod


Question 2: What are you learning from or noticing as we reflect on these differences?

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Ø Work ethic Ø Authority/rules Ø Respect Ø Feedback & Supervision Ø Loyalty toward employer Ø Work/life balance Ø Elements of success Ø Preferred leadership

F Most interesting? F Questions? F  Insights?

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Differences in Views of Work

SimilariCes in Views of Work 1.  Review handout:

a)  Similarities… 2.  Write your thoughts in the chat pod


Question 1: What catches your attention as you review generational differences in views of work?

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1.  Review handout: a)  Similarities…

2.  Write your thoughts in the chat pods (same as “Reflections” questions in your handout). We’ll share a compiled list afterward.

Question 2: What are you learning from or noticing as we reflect on these similarities?

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SimilariCes in Views of Work

Ø Change Ø Reasons for staying Ø Flexibility Ø Workplace culture Ø Top values Ø Reasons for happiness

F Most interesting? F Questions? F  Insights?

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SimilariCes in Views of Work

All generations have similar values; they just express them differently…

- Jennifer Deal, researcher, author, Retiring the Generation Gap

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Respect Is Key § Use the skills, resources, and

interests of every generation

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Engaging… at work, at home, in community. §  What are you taking away today? §  What’s been useful? valuable? “sticky”? Jot a thought in the chat pod, so we can all learn

from you.

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§  Book – Deal - Retiring the Generation Gap

§  Web – Pew Research Center – Center for Generational Kinetics

Your ideas? Add to the Chat Pod

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Define characteristics of generations living and working in the U.S. today

Explain ways generations are different from and similar to each other

Identify generational preferences for working with others

Begin to explore ways to improve connections across generations

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To recap…

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46 This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368.

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