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My intuitive takeaway here is that people who grew up with all this incredible technology, do not appreciate the power it bestowed upon us (because "that's just
by btbuildem 4y ago
My intuitive takeaway here is that people who grew up with all this incredible technology, do not appreciate the power it bestowed upon us (because "that's just how things are"). Secondary, using all this tech growing up deprived people of learning certain things, the tech made it too easy, now even a middling effort is too much. Lastly, and this one is timeless: they're too cool to care.
GPT summary of the article:
- Gen Zers are not as comfortable with new technology as older generations would typically presume
- 1 in 5 18-29 year olds in the study felt judged when experiencing technical issues, compared to 1 in 25 for those aged 40+
- 25% of 18-29 year olds would avoid participating in a meeting if they thought their tech tools might cause disruption, compared to 6% for those aged 40+
- Organizations should ramp up their technical training programs for their youngest workers
- Gen Zers may be accustomed to digital environments, but this doesn't always carry over to professional tools
- U.K. workers rate digital skills as the most crucial for the current and future workplace, but 27% do not feel confident in their digital capabilities
- Future workers lack awareness of the importance of digital skills
- The U.K. is facing a digital skills crisis and must educate parents and children on the importance of digital skills
- Gamification is a critical learning and development facilitator
- rektide 4y ago> Lastly, and this one is timeless: they're too cool to care. I hadn't heard this elsewhere in the comments, and it landed surprisingly hard for me. What would have to happen to make tech cool again? The old hook seems semi-dead: culturally, tech is no longer the hotbed of creativity & possibility that at least some of us once were so drawn to; it's much more settled/established, the advances originate in far less cool & human places/far bigger & more imposing attention-capitalism. There's a lot of talk about apps and the skinner-box worlds of especially mobile. So like, what hooks could tech have today? Where would youngsters get more involved with tech? And what changes to the industry or our paradigms might be open to us to allow tech to re-exude cool & empowerment?
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