Posted on: February 15th, 2011
Millennials are influencing our tastes in many subtle and not so subtle ways. I am keenly aware of the influence my Millennial age kids and students have on my tastes and purchases, in everything from cars, to clothes, to foods and...
Posted on: February 3rd, 2011
This week, the events in Egypt and “Blizzard 2011″ have dominated the news. For most of us, the ‘snow day’ has been a nuisance. But for unemployed Millennials, everyday is a snow day. What’s more, the events in Egypt and...
Posted on: January 25th, 2011
Millennials are the first generation to be educated at a time when knowledge is both plentiful and accessible. Educators are struggling to make the shift from a model that was intent on helping students acquire knowledge through a prescribed path...
Posted on: January 21st, 2011
Millennials are famous for their optimism. Studies in the U.S. and around the world, confirm that a positive outlook about their personal future is one of the defining characteristics of the Millennial generation. ’Cynical’, ‘weary’, and ‘jaded’ describe very few...
Posted on: January 14th, 2011
There’s little question that social media and hyper-texting can be a hyper distraction. As social media pervades our every minute in every venue of our personal and professional lives, we all recognize that, paradoxically, it can also be an obstacle...
