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TECHNOLOGY COLUMN
GENERATION PI Reswizzling of Business Brought to you by Artificial Intelligence and Millennials
MARK D. DEMERS SR. DIRECTOR, SAS (Continue from the previous
keyboards. Millennials are a
Edition)
tech-literate group who expect
GENERATIONS When we think about generations in the workplace, every generation tends to have stereotypes. The Silent Generation will put their
Enter stage left – Millennials. Millennials span from those born in 1981 to those born in 1996; some claim it’s from the years 1983 and 2000.
to be connected anywhere, at any time. While born after the invention of the internet, other technologies reached them in their teens, and they adopted them at a rapid pace, but they weren’t born with technology at their fingertips. That honor
head down and work through
taking with them “TRIBAL
goes to their successors,
anything. Boomers identify
knowledge.”
Generation Z.
who they are as a person with
Millennials are currently the
what they do for a living. Gen
Enter stage left – Millennials.
most potent generation for
Xers were once referred to as
Millennials span from those
companies worldwide and make
slackers, while the Millennials
born in 1981 to those born in
up the most significant working
are entitled snowflakes. Gen Z
1996; some claim it’s from the
population. In just three years
was briefly known as the "Tide
years 1983 and 2000.
from now, supposedly, although
Pod Generation.”
I’m not sure I buy the exact Millennials and Generation Zs
figure, millennials will represent
Here’s the good and bad news.
came of age simultaneously
75% of the global workforce by
Aging retiring workforces led
as social media. These Digital
2025.
by Baby Boomers are walking
Natives connect, collaborate,
out the revolving doors of
and create disruption using
In the US, millennials are
business at a record pace –
their smart devices and
estimated to have overtaken
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