Thank you to the young professionals of Kansas for hosting me on April 21, 2011. Here are the slides I used during my presentation. Please use them with proper attribution. - Rebecca Ryan Email: rr@nextgenerationconsulting.com Twitter: ngcRebecca

1. Unite & Ignite:
Bringing Generations Together in Kansas
Rebecca Ryan
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2. Meet the Four Generations in
your Community
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3. Silents, b. 1925-1942
Turning 69-86 years old in 2011
Sometimes called “Traditionalists”
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4. “Hank”
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5. Baby Boomers, b. 1943-1960
Turning 51-68 years old in 2011
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6. “Deborah”
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7. The 13th Generation, b. 1961-1981
Turning 30-50 years old in 2011
Sometimes called “Generation X”
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8. “Mark”
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9. Millennials, b. 1982-2001
Turning 10-29 years old in 2011
Sometimes called “Gen Y”
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10. “Christina” & Friends
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11. Why does it matter if we work
together, or not?
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12. 4 Trends that are reshaping
your cities...and the
expectations of the next
generation
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13. Trend 1: The Great Unraveling
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14. Around the year 2005, a sudden spark
will catalyze a Crisis mood. Remnants
of the old social order will
disintegrate. Political and economic
trust will implode. Real hardship will
beset the land, with severe distress
that could involve questions of class,
race, nation and empire.
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15. 1st Turning: “High”
Era of promise, belonging
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16. 2nd Turning: “Awakening”
Era of euphoria, defiance
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17. 3rd Turning: “Unraveling”
Era of separation, anxiety
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18. 4th Turning: “Crisis”
Era of survival, gathering
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19. Trend 2: The Graying and the
Browning of America
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20. Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for
83 percent of our population growth this
last decade. We are well on the way to
becoming a majority-minority society.
Bruce Katz
The Brookings Institution
“An Impending National Transformation”
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23. The United States is undergoing the most
significant socio-demographic change since
the huge wave of immigrants in the early
20th century.
Bruce Katz
The Brookings Institution
“An Impending National Transformation”
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24. Trend 3:
The Talent Dividend
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25. The Talent Dividend
For every 1% increase in the number of
residents who hold bachelors degrees...
There is a $763 increase in annual regional
per capita income.
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26. Fifty-eight percent of a city’s success, as
measured by per capita income, can be
attributed to post-secondary degree
attainment.
CEOs for Cities
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27. And the next generation doesn’t
want to relocate “just
anywhere”
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28. 30 is the new 20
Adulthood is being pushed back.
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29. Live First, Work Second
Where I live is as important as where I work.
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30. Life online is Life
You are who Google says you are
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31. I’m skeptical.
More people under 40 believe they will see
a UFO than receive Social Security.
Tech-savvy.
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32. Trend 4: Technology
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33. Two & half year old Meets the iPad
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34. So what does all of this mean
for you?
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35. When a place
gets boring, even
the rich people
leave.
- Jane Jacobs
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37. Q&A
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