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Gen X, Gen Y & Community Involvement

December 5th, 2008

The other evening, the residents of Faulkton, SD asked Lindsey, Joe, and myself what Faulkton could be done to get younger people involved in their community.  They explained it doesn’t seem to matter what group is meeting or what activity is being planned; people under age 45 just don’t show up.

We assured them Faulkton is not alone is this.  People being busy is a real issue today; but there are also some real generational issues also at play that impact involvement.   

Generally the post-Baby Boom generations are referred to as Generations X (born roughly between 1965 and 1980) and Generation Y (born roughly between the late1970′s and 2000).  They have very different expectations on life than older generations.  If you want them involved in your organization, you may have to change your organization’s practices and behavior. 

I’m going to start by providing two videos about Gen Y and follow up next with more detailed characteristics of both generations in future posts. 

I’m sharing two videos for a purpose.  One was definitely created by a Gen Y, while the other was probably created by a Gen X or maybe even a Baby Boomer.  Can you figure out which is which?

Video #1
 

Video #2

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