Chapter 17
Forecasting the Great Unknown
IN THIS CHAPTER
Utilizing past generations to inform future generations
Analyzing the influence of tech innovations and economic waves
Redefining what’s cool for who’s next
Keeping it real about what we know we don’t know
We regularly encounter leaders and managers asking us to look into our generational crystal ball and make predictions about the future. They have an insatiable curiosity about what happens next, what the future of the workplace looks like, and who the generation after Millennials — and then after Gen Edgers — will be. It’s not surprising. These people are the forward thinkers. They’re doing their best to anticipate trends and stay ahead of the game. They want to preemptively prepare as much as possible for whatever’s on the horizon so that when those cultural workplace shifts take place, they’ll be ready to face them head-on.
This topic begs the question: Can one use generational knowledge to examine past cycles and predict what may happen in the future? As you can imagine, the answer is all kinds of complicated. In our humble ...
Get Managing Millennials For Dummies now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
