Comments on: Prepare Ye: the We Generation is Upon Us. http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/ An Insider's view on IT-Social for the Enterprise Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: ITSinsider » Blog Archive » ITSinsider is looking for love not work… :-) http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-559 ITSinsider » Blog Archive » ITSinsider is looking for love not work… :-) Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:04:41 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-559 [...] in the business. I’ve met extremely bright people and have had the opportunity to listen to real Enterprise customers as they struggle with the choices related to introducing 2.0 into their large enterprise [...] [...] in the business. I’ve met extremely bright people and have had the opportunity to listen to real Enterprise customers as they struggle with the choices related to introducing 2.0 into their large enterprise [...]

]]> By: ITSinsider » Blog Archive » Office 2.0: The “2.0 National Convention” http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-364 ITSinsider » Blog Archive » Office 2.0: The “2.0 National Convention” Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:20:05 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-364 [...] GE Case Study: I first saw the internal GE social network with my client, Greg Simpson (CTO, GE) early this summer. Greg was going to speak at the conference, but couldn’t arrange [...] [...] GE Case Study: I first saw the internal GE social network with my client, Greg Simpson (CTO, GE) early this summer. Greg was going to speak at the conference, but couldn’t arrange [...]

]]> By: Does your CEO really believe “our employees are our greatest asset”? « Nickpoint http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-322 Does your CEO really believe “our employees are our greatest asset”? « Nickpoint Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:51:22 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-322 [...] your CEO really believe “our employees are our greatest asset”? Susan Scrupski had some strong words in her post about GenY and the self-serving behaviour of management [...] [...] your CEO really believe “our employees are our greatest asset”? Susan Scrupski had some strong words in her post about GenY and the self-serving behaviour of management [...]

]]> By: Nick Barker http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-317 Nick Barker Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:56:46 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-317 I had thought Enterprise 2.0 adoption justified on GenYers (Millennials) was being overhyped by the industry. However after hearing several of the real world case study presenters at the Boston conference and your post I'm starting to change my view. I think Don Burke of the CIA was right when he said ‘at no other time has the rate of technological change been so rapid within a life time.’ The problem is the GenYers and the innovative Web2.0 start-ups are going so fast most enterprise hierarchies and their technology suppliers cannot currently keep-up. By time enterprises get there the GenYers may well have moved on. The change needed is much more that just technology and a short term initiative. I had thought Enterprise 2.0 adoption justified on GenYers (Millennials) was being overhyped by the industry. However after hearing several of the real world case study presenters at the Boston conference and your post I’m starting to change my view.

I think Don Burke of the CIA was right when he said ‘at no other time has the rate of technological change been so rapid within a life time.’ The problem is the GenYers and the innovative Web2.0 start-ups are going so fast most enterprise hierarchies and their technology suppliers cannot currently keep-up. By time enterprises get there the GenYers may well have moved on. The change needed is much more that just technology and a short term initiative.

]]> By: Enterprise 2.0 blog » Blog Archive » Culture Clash or Corporate Strategy? http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-316 Enterprise 2.0 blog » Blog Archive » Culture Clash or Corporate Strategy? Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:01:02 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-316 [...] Scrupski of ITSinsider wrote an interesting post about the influx of GenYers into the corporate world and the resulting culture clash that may ensue. The issue of generational disparity has been widely [...] [...] Scrupski of ITSinsider wrote an interesting post about the influx of GenYers into the corporate world and the resulting culture clash that may ensue. The issue of generational disparity has been widely [...]

]]> By: Susan Scrupski http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-320 Susan Scrupski Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:56:55 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-320 Mike- you're not alone. Many of our client companies share the same philosophy as yours. Until we can slightly modify your sentence to become "...that these tools have greatly enhanced OUR PROFITs through networking with smart people all over the world" will we see large numbers of enterprises waking up to the benefits of social networking and collaboration. It's a bit of a catch-22. Also, think carefully about what you said. Are your children more knowledgeable about technology than you are? I hope not! The difference is they're more comfortable with technology as a means to interact, create, produce, and share. Computer/communications technology is a part of their world the way, say, electricity and refrigeration was a part of our childhoods. Mike- you’re not alone. Many of our client companies share the same philosophy as yours. Until we can slightly modify your sentence to become “…that these tools have greatly enhanced OUR PROFITs through networking with smart people all over the world” will we see large numbers of enterprises waking up to the benefits of social networking and collaboration. It’s a bit of a catch-22. Also, think carefully about what you said. Are your children more knowledgeable about technology than you are? I hope not! The difference is they’re more comfortable with technology as a means to interact, create, produce, and share. Computer/communications technology is a part of their world the way, say, electricity and refrigeration was a part of our childhoods.

]]> By: Mike Kavis http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-321 Mike Kavis Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:57:16 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-321 I am in my 40's and consider myself extremely technically savvy (I am a chief architect). My kids are 12 and 10. When I was their age, I knew nothing about technology. My kids are unbelievably knowledgeable about technology and their generation has such a huge head start that I can only imagine how they will change the world when the enter the workforce. I have started using many social networking tools over the past two years to try to understand the value that the younger generations are seeing in the tools. The end result is that these tools have greatly enhanced my career through networking with smart people all over the world. The irony is that my company sees no value in these tools and many of them are not even aware of what is available. We need to ask ourselves, if we do not embrace these tools, are we making ourselves outdated and irrelevant? I am in my 40′s and consider myself extremely technically savvy (I am a chief architect). My kids are 12 and 10. When I was their age, I knew nothing about technology. My kids are unbelievably knowledgeable about technology and their generation has such a huge head start that I can only imagine how they will change the world when the enter the workforce. I have started using many social networking tools over the past two years to try to understand the value that the younger generations are seeing in the tools. The end result is that these tools have greatly enhanced my career through networking with smart people all over the world. The irony is that my company sees no value in these tools and many of them are not even aware of what is available. We need to ask ourselves, if we do not embrace these tools, are we making ourselves outdated and irrelevant?

]]> By: Irregular Enterprise mobile edition http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-319 Irregular Enterprise mobile edition Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:37:58 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-319 [...] Susan Scrupski is saying: We’re conducting a large research project right now on “Redefining Employee Computing” with 24 member corporations, many of them global– half are in the Fortune 100 (of those, 6 are in the top 50 and 3 are in the top 10).  I can assure you that the generational “collide” is a high priority board room and management issue.   It’s so strategic, many corporations are preemptively prepping to accommodate the new workforce and rethink their old school management processes. [...] [...] Susan Scrupski is saying: We’re conducting a large research project right now on “Redefining Employee Computing” with 24 member corporations, many of them global– half are in the Fortune 100 (of those, 6 are in the top 50 and 3 are in the top 10).  I can assure you that the generational “collide” is a high priority board room and management issue.   It’s so strategic, many corporations are preemptively prepping to accommodate the new workforce and rethink their old school management processes. [...]

]]> By: Prepare Ye: the We Generation is Upon Us. http://itsinsider.com/2008/06/19/prepare-ye-the-we-generation-is-upon-us/#comment-318 Prepare Ye: the We Generation is Upon Us. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:12:42 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-318 [...] Prepare Ye: the We Generation is Upon Us. We’re conducting a large research project right now on “Redefining Employee Computing” with 24 member corporations, many of them global– half are in the Fortune 100 (of those, 6 are in the top 50 and 3 are in the top 10). … [...] [...] Prepare Ye: the We Generation is Upon Us. We’re conducting a large research project right now on “Redefining Employee Computing” with 24 member corporations, many of them global– half are in the Fortune 100 (of those, 6 are in the top 50 and 3 are in the top 10). … [...]

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