Education 2.0 & 3.0

Millennials are often categorized as lazy and narcissistic. But this video campaign argues that young people are doing amazing, caring things every day.

Gen Y is often labelled as lazy, debt-ridden and programmed for instant gratification but are they smarter than we think? They are being courted by the Banks, promoted into management by Fortune 500 companies and given more benefits than any other generation.

What can you learn from Gen Y so you can get what you want? With seven Gen Y children I think I have learn the secrets.

The Myth

The gross generalizations should raise eyebrows because millennials currently represent 60% of our workforce.

On a positive note, the segment seems to care about the environment. Also, they’re said to be real wizards when it comes to technology including social media.

Ironically though, the tech-savvy millennial set may be inadvertently exacerbating the negative stereotypes via what many construe as a propensity for digital oversharing. It’s as if they want the entire world to know what they’re thinking, eating, drinking, liking, and not liking. And for better or worse opinions about our companies and beloved brands aren’t off limits.

By Tom Vander Ark - Improved broadband, cheap devices, mobile gaming, and ubiquitous computing are creating new learning opportunities for mobile learners.

You know the statistic: By 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts millennials will comprise nearly half of the U.S. workforce. But how prepared is your company to handle the generational shift? Not as well as you'd think, according to Keith Kitani, CEO of employee communications company GuideSpark.
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As Kitani notes, there are stale business practices that need to be remixed in order to accommodate how millennials are consuming information. For example, a survey shows almost 50% of millennials don't bother reading employee handbooks.

Or do they? Millennials want to work on their own terms--without a bad boss micromanaging their every move.

In the 15 years I’ve been teaching MBA students, their career plans have changed dramatically. Until the early 2000s they aspired to work in traditional corporate jobs for companies like Deloitte, JPMorgan, and GE. After that, the top destinations became tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Facebook.

In the past few years; however, a new favorite career choice has emerged, which eclipses any other form of traditional employment--working for themselves or launching their own business.