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The Impact of Generational Trends on Technology in the Workplace Baby Boomer Gen X Gen Y Gen Z 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Public Internet, Yahoo, Chat Rooms, Laptops Car Phones Network Television Walkman, Cordless Phone Personal Computer, Cable Television Fax Machine MP3 + iPod iPhone, Android, iPad + Other Tablets MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Camera Phones, Video Conferencing, Twitter, Web Television Cell Phones (2nd Generation) Push Button Phone Google Color Television, Cassette Compact Disks Timeline of Technology Commercial Adoption Arcade Games + Atari Arcade Games + Atari 71% of the world's population owns a mobile phone while only 62% owns a toothbrush! Oxytocin + Adrenaline Future 80% online search will be for video Mobile will surpass computer for web viewing Increase use of apps/ greener meetings Increase in digital/ mixed meetings 1.8 billion Internet users (2010) to 5 billion (2020) Significant increase in personal data sharing The Internet will become more integrated Adults during technology boom Value relationships Strong work ethic Can be hesitant to embrace change Fears Technology replacing relationships Making a mistake Created technology that defines Gen Y Feel overlooked in workplace Work-life balance No nonsense, get it done attitude Fear Work encroaching on personal time Digital natives Early adopters Big picture thinkers Nonconformists Work nontraditional hours Online celebrities Fears Mundane tasks Lack of freedom Born connected digitally and globally Serious multitaskers Intuitively understand technology Fears Lack of connection Linear tasks Age 48-65 Age 31-47 Age 18-30 Age 0-17 Culture plays a larger role in technology adoption than age... Boomers in the U.S. are more likely to check bank accounts on mobile devices than Gen X users in the EU and Japan. Japanese Gen Xs use browsers on mobile devices more frequently than Gen Ys in the U.S. and Europe. EU mobile users text twice as much as Japanese users and nearly 30% more than U.S. mobile phone users. Job function also plays a role... Address generational fears. Brainstorm with teams made up of multiple generations, cultures and positions. Have a policy in place. Make technology easy to use.