The next generation of
revolutionary change
starts here...
Ben Reyes
@unsheffield
Saturday 20th June 2009
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Pre-warnings
• This presentation is raw, fresh and still bleeding
edge
• Ramblings and confusion may occur as these
sets of ideas are still being evolved

Setting the context
• Inquiry...
rather than Advocacy
• Dialogue...
rather than Debate
• Conversation...
rather than Argument
• Understanding...
rather than Defending

Back Story
• Me (Ben Reyes)
• 2 years leading up to this date looking at trends
in society and technology
• Past year researching into generational changes
in particular with the internet generation

Change is happening
Though it is nothing new

Each generation brings
it’s set of evolutionary
and revolutionary
change

Digital Natives and
Internet Generation
People born with technology and the
internet with no previous knowledge of life
without

This does not out-rule other
generations.
Though each generation have similar
mind sets within their generation

What change will digital
natives bring?

Digital natives and young people
are in unique position

They are now an authority on
technological collaboration/
communication and new ways of
working

They are now just starting to join
the work force

They have no previous
knowledge or experience of old
conventions
Only new ways of working that technology
brings

They are in a unique position to
cause disruption.
(Due to shift in society due to new ways of communication and
collaboration using technology)

Changes will happen to our
businesses, organizational
structure and government

It’s already happening
Examples:

Google
(business structure, 20% time)

The Obama
Administration
(US GOV, tech savvy staff, fresh faces)

Open Source
(new way of creating open innovations, agile methodology,
community involvement, business and ORG structure)

Forget about generations.

I am recruiting you to join in the
evolutionary revolution of change

Up to now this generational and
evolutionary shift is talked about
passively
It’s time to take an active stance

Though there’s a risk this
evolutionary shift doesn’t cause
revolutionary change

And the internet generation do
not live up to their potential to
create change

Digital Divide

Our educational system is
fundamentally flawed and old
(The broadcast model, teaching to the test)
(20% time?)

So... Change will happen even if
we don’t pay attention to it.
But you don’t want to be left
behind

Go out and discuss the
evolutionary revolution of
change.
Feel free to use my slides.

And be involved, even if you
aren’t going to be directly
influencing change.
Talk to people about it, especially young
people as they are in a unique position to
lead this evolution.

Questions and Feedback
Ben Reyes
Twitter: @3en Blog: benmatthew.net Facebook: facebook.com/
benmatthewreyes Email: ben@benmatthew.net Skype: benreyes