Generational Smash-ups Revised 04/06/2007 Listen to audio @ http://www.gabcast.com/index.php?a=search&query=caldwdo&submit=Go

What are your generational experiences? Use the 5X8 cards and crayons. Use only graphics or numbers that illustrates significant life experiences between ages of 12 to mid-20s for you. Describe your sign with your table partners. Mine is sailing instructor, class of 1965, USMC. 65

Use the 5X8 cards and crayons.

Use only graphics or numbers that illustrates significant life experiences between ages of 12 to mid-20s for you.

Describe your sign with your table partners.

Mine is sailing instructor, class of 1965, USMC.

Our Agenda Observations Your experience cards Decades of history in 4.5 minutes Discussions Shared experiences from video Which cohort are you? What makes a generation? Discovery Putting the pieces together What’s your strategy worth in the marketplace? Decision What’s your SMART strategy? Bonus item : Complete the generational assessment quiz attached.

Observations

Your experience cards

Decades of history in 4.5 minutes

Discussions

Shared experiences from video

Which cohort are you?

What makes a generation?

Discovery

Putting the pieces together

What’s your strategy worth in the marketplace?

Decision

What’s your SMART strategy?

About 50 Years of History by Billy Joel What are start and end years for song? Most significant event(s) for you and table partners during these years? Write down as many events as you remember, quantity matters. Bonus Question : Who appears twice in the video? We Can’t Start the Fire. ©Copyright: 1989 Joel Songs; All rights controlled and administered by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc All rights reserved, International copyright secured

What are start and end years for song?

Most significant event(s) for you and table partners during these years?

Write down as many events as you remember, quantity matters.

Generational Cohorts As of 2006 Birth Years Seasoned Matures >61+ 1909-1945 Boomers 42-60 1946-1964 Gen X 27-41 1965-1979 Millennials < 26 1980-2000 “… question is not how old are people now, but when were they young”

As of 2006 Birth Years

Seasoned Matures >61+ 1909-1945

Boomers 42-60 1946-1964

Gen X 27-41 1965-1979

Millennials < 26 1980-2000

What makes a Generation? Common experiences + Shared values Your generation Bonus ??: What are the events in the photos?

Putting the Generational Puzzle Together Two rectangular puzzles 20 pieces each, 5X4 row/column Each row is same generation Each column is same value word One blank column on each puzzle Your team task Put the puzzles together “ Post-It” blank pieces with common experiences for that generation Discuss/discover your results Suggestion Collect all pieces that have same value word together Collect all blank pieces together World Record assembly 14:12 min

Two rectangular puzzles

20 pieces each, 5X4 row/column

Each row is same generation

Each column is same value word

One blank column on each puzzle

Your team task

Put the puzzles together

“ Post-It” blank pieces with common experiences for that generation

Discuss/discover your results

Suggestion

Collect all pieces that have same value word together

Collect all blank pieces together

World Record assembly 14:12 min

S pecific M easurable A chievable R ealistic T imely = S*M*A*R*T* strategy What’s your S*M*A*R*T* strategy to prevent generational collisions?

Is your strategy worth “35” points? Use a 3X5 card Write down your best SMART strategy Must be completed within 48-72 hours by you. Start signal . Get up and exchange cards with many people. Stop signal FREEZE, find a partner Discuss the strategy on the two cards and award points. Split seven points in any combination [0 + 7, 5 + 2, 4 + 3, etc ] between the two cards. Write the score [0-7] for that strategy on the back of that card. Repeat exchanges/scoring four more times After fifth round, return to your seat, add up score on the card.

Use a 3X5 card

Write down your best SMART strategy

Must be completed within 48-72 hours by you.

Start signal . Get up and exchange cards with many people.

Stop signal

FREEZE, find a partner

Discuss the strategy on the two cards and award points.

Split seven points in any combination [0 + 7, 5 + 2, 4 + 3, etc ] between the two cards.

Write the score [0-7] for that strategy on the back of that card.

Repeat exchanges/scoring four more times

After fifth round, return to your seat, add up score on the card.

Moving organizations from conversations to action Doug Caldwell, The Success Facilitator +1.214.641.4084 [email_address] www.dougcaldwell.net View/download this show @ www.slideshare.net

Doug Caldwell, The Success Facilitator

+1.214.641.4084

[email_address]

www.dougcaldwell.net

View/download this show @ www.slideshare.net