The Millennial Dialogue: Damian Lee
April 09, 2018
Do you describe yourself as a millennial? What does millennial mean to you?
What are the challenges to good communication between generations?
What do you think older generations today don't understand about younger generations? What stereotype do you not like and why?
That the younger generation is lazier and entitled in general. But also the stereotype that the older generation had it so easy. My parents are immigrants and they worked extremely hard to get to Canada, back in China they crammed 5 children into one bedroom.
Where do you get your news?
Google, Reddit, Mashable
What communication tools/environments do you find most effective at work and home?
I prefer email so I have a record for later (terrible memory) and can also reply when I’m on the skytrain or bus.
From a personal perspective
What book have you read recently? What is a favourite TV/Netflix show?
This is Us
What technology do you like best for communicating?
Email
How do you feel about the education system?
Time to move into digital textbooks
What is something you want to learn more about?
AI
Are there any other thoughts you would like to share about communicating between generations?
Learn more about their story and really put yourself in their shoes.
Exactly, we don't want to oversimplify the differences only seek to understand.
And, that is what this blog is about - seeking to understand. Damian's final point about learning more about someone's story and putting yourself in their shoes is what this is all about. My boomer friends are emailing to tell me this series is having an impact. They are getting to know some millennials and they like what they see and hear. The generalizations are dissipating. The dialogue about how the millennial they know is an exception is changing - perhaps there are many more millennials who don't fit the myths.
And, there are more to come.
Where do you get your news?
Google, Reddit, Mashable
What communication tools/environments do you find most effective at work and home?
From a personal perspective
What book have you read recently? What is a favourite TV/Netflix show?
What technology do you like best for communicating?
How do you feel about the education system?
What is something you want to learn more about?
Are there any other thoughts you would like to share about communicating between generations?
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Damian's comment about not self-identifying as a millennial as he feels that is someone younger than him, got me questioning the age bracket we selected for this series. There are so many opinions about what the range should be. At 35 is he too old for this series? Then, I found this study from Pew Research which actually says the range should go up to 37. And, why do we even want to categorize people by generation as age cutoffs are not an exact science and there is often debate about the age spans? The author in the study states in conclusion, "We’ll keep in mind that generations are a lens through which to understand societal change, rather than a label with which to oversimplify differences between groups".
Exactly, we don't want to oversimplify the differences only seek to understand.
And, that is what this blog is about - seeking to understand. Damian's final point about learning more about someone's story and putting yourself in their shoes is what this is all about. My boomer friends are emailing to tell me this series is having an impact. They are getting to know some millennials and they like what they see and hear. The generalizations are dissipating. The dialogue about how the millennial they know is an exception is changing - perhaps there are many more millennials who don't fit the myths.
And, there are more to come.
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