RECODE Webinar - June 22, 2016 Ilona Dougherty shares research conducted as part of the Youth & Innovation Research Project at the University of Waterloo, and outlines how educators and those working with young leaders and innovators can better support them. This evidence-based perspective on how intergenerational partnerships can drive innovation is the basis of an upcoming book to be published in 2017. More: http://www.re-code.ca/en/whats_happening/152

1. Wired for Innovation:
Tapping the Full Potential of
Millennials and Gen Z
June 22nd 2016

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6. Youth voter turnout has gone up
46.8% in Canada in the last 16
years.
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7. Start viewing young people as a
solution to social and economic
challenges.
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8. "The purposeful and organized
search for changes”
Peter Drucker, 1985
Definition of Innovation
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10.  Young People: 15 – 25 years old
 Millennials
 Born early 1980s to mid 1990s
 20-35 years old
 Gen Z
 Born mid 1990s to present day
 0-19 years old
Definition of Young People
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 Creativity
 Curiosity
 Challenging the status quo
 Collaboration
 Observation
 Vision
What makes an innovator?
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 Creativity: Instinctively experimenters
 Curiosity: Molded by experience
 Challenging the status quo: Risk takers
 Collaboration: Attentive to social stimuli
 Observation: Height of brain power
 Vision: Everything is possible
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Why young people are wired for innovation

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 Looking for deep meaning
 More collaborative
 Heightened brain power
The Bonus: Millennials & Gen Z Traits
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16. Foster intergenerational
partnerships between young
innovators & decision-makers.
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18. Focus on the impact a young
person has, not just what they are
being taught.
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19. Rethink what ‘experience’ means
in the innovation economy.
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20. “Young people’s selfless drive
and enthusiasm earned them the
respect and admiration of a
country.”
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21. Ilona Dougherty
Managing Director
The Youth & Innovation Research Project
University of Waterloo
ilona.dougherty@uwaterloo.ca
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