Notes 5:

THE INTERACTING GENERATIONS:

1. Veteran/Traditionalists
(The Greatest Gen & The Silent Gen)

2. Baby Boomers
(The Workaholic Gen)

3. Generation X
(MTV Gen) Baby Bashers

4. Generation Y
(Tech Savvy Gen) The Millennial/Gen Yers)

5. Generation Z
(The iGen) Centennials/Gen Zers

THE GENERATION TODAY:

The 21st Century Generation
WHAT’S GOING ON?
 Meanings of words are changed
definition of terms and their significance has taken a different turn
(Ex: Family, love, marriage, relationships)
 Mushrooming of words unheard of before and of new things never imagined
could exist (Cyberworld, virtual reality, eyeball to eyeball, Touch Screen)
 Acceptance of things that were considered taboo or wrong before
(Twerk Dancing, Cursing in the middle of and part of the song, live in,
Marriage without minister, etc)
 Emergence of New and interesting Gadgets & Advancement of Technology
(computers, iPads, AppStore for applications, cellphone for: txtg, games,
selfie, fb, calls, wifi internet, info on weather, location, news, alarm &
calculator, research, dictionary, bible verses, chat

Sharp Changes from the previous Generations to Tech Savvy

Generations
 DOCUMENTATION & FILES:
-From typewriters to computers and laptops
 COMMUNIC ATION
- From telephones to Cellphones, to skype, WeChat, Messenger,
Viber, Facetime, Zoom, Telegram, etc
- From postal mail to email (yahoo mail/ Gmail)
- From letters to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Ymessenger
 RESEARCH, INFORMATION & LITERARY WRITING
From Library and books to Internet
 NEWS, CURRENT EVENTS & LOC ATION
 FromNewspapers to radio,television and Internet (wifi,
YouTube, website, links)
 Utilities: From Paper Maps to Waize and Google maps
 LIFESTYLE
Arts and music:
From tapes and cds to MP3/MP4, iTunes, Moviemakers, Vuze,and
downloaders,
Games:
From actual playing field to virtual and simulation play, online games and
Play stations or Switch
 WORK, COMMERCE & TRADE
From offices, malls, markets, and stores to: Online shopping/buy &
sell (Amazon Lazada.com, App Store, Pinoy.com)
Online Business Transactions & Work (Office links, websites, Email,
Facebook)
THE WORLD TODAY:
 Cartoons are no longer for children only (Simpsons, etc...)
Comic books and cds/downloaded games showing cartoon characters
engaged in sex and speaking vulgar language is rampant and is the craze
among the young (SIMs)

Anime and Pokemon, Fantasy and cyberworld

 Virtual reality is “in”

it is a chance to be your own “character.”

MMORPG(Man Made Online Roleplaying game)can make you do what you

want, create situations and scenarios without having to contend with what is
right or wrong, lawful or not and play with other people across the Globe
using their characters to fight or kill
  Social Media rules & dominates
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Skype, WeChat, Viber,
WhatsApp, Amazon, Line, Messenger, Chat group, Chat room, Website,
Viber, Telegram, Google Meet,
Cellphones (Iphones, Smartphones, Oppo, Huawei, Realme,
Internet Service Provider (Globe Smart, Ditto, TNT, Tattoo, SUN), tablets,
ipads, ipods (MP#3,4 or 5), Note, laptops, Notebook, MacAir, MacBook.
MTV, Spotify, TV Flatforms, Links (business, personal), Vlogs, Tiktok

This generation places strong importance on family values and good manners.
They are known for “playing by the rules.”

 Believes strongly in the idea of personal development and growing into a

more “whole” person.
 Baby Boomers are very involved in a variety of activities both in and outside
of the workplace in an effort to become well- rounded.
 They want to get ahead of their time thus they strive to excel in everything
they do
 Because of their competitive nature, Baby Boomers desire work
environments where they are challenged and can continually grow.
  Born in an “Anti-child” phase of society
 In the early 1960s, the birth control pill became widely available, and in
1973, abortion was legalized.
Unprotected Childhood:
 Born during the greatest anti-child phase in modern history. Their
childhoods were underscored by the following:
 Invention of Birth Control -1960
 Legalized Abortion -1973
 DivorceAbsent Fathers Working Mothers
 Latchkey Kids

 Generation Y members, also known as Millennials, were born between the

late 1970s and the late 1990s.
 The group’s total number is similar in size to the Baby Boomer generation, at
approximately 80 million individuals.
 This generation is defined by the Internet and an increasingly globally
connected world.
  Born of Baby Boomers or of Baby Basher Parents, they are open and all-
embracing to change, accepting all forms of diversity thus have little respect
for authority because for them, they are a privileged and entitled generation
 Gen Yers support and believe in social causes. Goal is not to simply earn
money. Its members want to contribute at work, in the community and in the
world at large.
 Generation Y is focused on results, not just its own, self-centered needs
Work-Life Balance is important
TOP ATTRIBUTES OF GEN Y
 Brings certain superior skills to the job
 Are open-minded and accepting of those different from themselves
 Understands and Has Life Experience in the Global Marketplace
 Has Good Self-esteem and is Independent
 Has a Sense of Security and is Ambitious

Generation Y think differently, have unique needs and require new management
styles.

 The iGens (Gen Z or Centennials) are the highly educated, highly connected
and diverse generation that are going to make great changes in our world in
the years to come.
 The Centennials is a growing group. They are soon to be the fastest growing
generation in the workforce.
 Gen Z consider their gadgets as appendages of their bodies. iGens do not
know of any other world that is not TechSavvy and can not imagine a life
without the internet

Defining Generation Z
 They are most materially endowed, technological saturated and formally
educated generation the world has ever seen.
 They are most connected and shaped by their peers and experiences.
 Their self-esteem as well as their decisions are highly influenced by their
core group of 3 to 8 friends.
GEN Z’s KEY CHARACTERISTICS:
 Globally aware
 Celebrity, fashion, foods, online entertainment...nothing escapes GeNex
 Speed demons
 Lives for speed and in a world of instant gratification
 Collaborative partners
 Want their voice to be heard and be involved in your work
 Digital Natives
 Grows on Ipads, Facebook, Smartphones, YouTube, etc...
 Entertainment addicts
 Seek out captivating things and entertainment
 Micro-miners
 Every information has to be broken into bite-size manageable pieces

How do Gen Z differ from other Generations and how do they tend to learn?
 Brains wired for fast delivery of content.
 Driven by graphics in learning.
 Dislike lecture-test classrooms.
 Multi-taskers. Love short-cuts.
 Not good at filtering good information from the bad.
 They want their education customized.

For the Centennials, having a “relevant work experience” is the most important part
of a job. They are willing to be loyal and work hard, but expect to learn new skills, be
part of something worthwhile and be appreciated. iGens are agents of social change
They’re determined to take charge of their future and are primed to create solutions
for our country.”

How to deal with Gen Z

(Taken from Google: Karir Research)

• Depict them as diverse

• Talk in images
• Talk to them as adults
• Assume they have opinions and are vocal, influencing family decisions
• Make stuff
• Tap into their entrepreneurial spirit
• Tell your story across multiple screen
• Talk to them about value
• Help them build expertise
• Feed their curiosity

Be their solid ground. Instill in them the system of right and wrong from their
tender years and always be there for them. Since they are not good in filtering right
from wrong, parents, teachers and elders should be their role model.

Parents need to create a rapport with them so that they can easily open up, ask
questions, and trust them to know the right answers.

Elders and teachers have to know and understand their world so that they will
know how to guide them. It’s okay to ask them about things you can not understand
about their genre but let them respect you by helping them decipher right from
wrong so that they can make the right choices
Gen Z’s are shaped by their peer and experiences.
Let them know and experience the reality of God. They need to be taught about God
and His role in their lives. Talk often about God and fill your home/classroom with
spiritual matters. Help them encounter God by exposing them to prayer, spiritual
activities, and community service. If you are a parent, connect with other parents
with the same value system as you and is a believer of God. Let your children and
theirs have time together and be friends. Connect the Gen Z’s to God by being part
of a group that believes and lead God-centered lives. Let them form a relationship
with God by first letting them know His reality through your experiences, and
deepen this by letting him be aware of how He moves in their lives.

Gen Z’s will know so much more than their parents/elders on many things through
the years ahead so that they are the ones who will be teaching, coaching and helping
them with how to do things. They will eventually be the ones followed by previous
generations, thus parents and teachers must show them how to be good and
righteous leaders. They are similar to Baby Boomers in their outlook in life. They
value relationships and work for excellence

Gen Z’s focus of change are on three touch points:

• Diversity - they are too diverse they cannot any more see the difference of
not being so. They are so accepting of everything so that what is right and
wrong is no longer clear.

• Technology – knowing this becomes as natural as breathing. Science, for

them, explains all. God becomes meaningless in their lives since they are able
to get what they want at a click of a finger. They cannot see His significance
and the reality of God becomes unclear.

• Parenting – they are left too much on their own and learns faster and better
through the net. Since everything they need to learn is found on the tips of
their fingers, they do things on their own.