Transcript Technical & Further Education Flexible Learning Workshop

West Coast College of TAFE
FLAN Workshop
20 April 2005
Future
Trends
Impacting
Baby Boomers
DotComs
&
TAFE
GenXers
Ferals
Speaker
Annimac
www.annimac.com.au
Rate of Change
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15 secs
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new web site
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15 mins
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new technology
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every day - 15 million new web pp
Amount of change now in one day
Grandparents had in one year
Younger means faster
Driving all Drivers of Change
Technology
70 %
of
by 2020
job types do not exist now
because
80 % technology not imagined yet
Imagine what
jobs might
some of those
be ….. ?
Likely jobs in next 15 years :
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Director of Emerging Thought
Chief Zookeeper - of people
Creative Undertaker
Thought Jockey
Chief Imagination Officer
Hacker Relations Manager
Valuer of Intangible Assets *
Human Interface Manager *
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Exists 2003
Generations
Baby Boomers
b 1945 – 60
age 45 - 60
fewer males
Generation X
1960 – 75
30 - 45
largest number
15 – 30
first wired gen
0 - 15
fewest - ½ GenX
DotComs
1975 – 90
Ferals
1990 – 05
What
does
Right
this
now
Into the
future
For students
For
mean
staff
for
TAFE :
Baby Boomers
45 - 60
Downsizing lives
Empty nesters
Retired or part time workers
Baby Boomers
Material status
Male identity from job
Sense of community
Baby Boomers
Seek new safe experiences
Security conscious
Health conscious
Baby Boomers
Defer to authority
Love / hate change
Impact for TAFE
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Baby Boomers 45 - 60
Winding down : leisure indulgence
Contribute back : time & resources
Respect rank
Volunteer in groups
Steady relationships
Need
 relationship continuity
 organising
 safe familiar experiences
 positive group identity
Generation Xers
30 – 45
Clone of Boomer or DotCom values
Single
Childless
Net Dating
Varied lifestyles
Varied workstyles
SOHO
Generation X
Risk takers
Fast decisions
Materialism
assumed
Environmental values
Generation X
Personal journey
Defer to heroes
Expect & accept change
Impact for TAFE
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Generation X
30 - 45
Individual attention
Short term projects
Fast action
Results oriented
Need
 choices
 short term
 complete – stand alone
 skills oriented
 demand quality of experience
DotComs
15 – 30
Own path
Temporary pairing
Group socialising
Internet relationships
DotComs
No careers
No home
I.d. from activity
Wired
DotComs
Immediacy
Multi channeled
Multi actions
Planetary group mission
DotComs
Cluetrain Manifesto
Temporary
Need
www.cluetrainmanifesto.com
deference
change
Impact for TAFE
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DotComs
15 - 30
Passionate involvement – value driven
Team oriented + personal relationship
Personal commitment
Short term fast involvement
Multi channel activities
Results oriented - no spin
Need
 choices
 very short term
 flexibility
 innovation
 real positive outcomes
Ferals
0 – 15
Wild Child
No limits
Planetary
No
boundaries
mission :
create sustainable world
Ferals
Parallel universes
Wired
Unlimited mind channels
Ferals
Global i.d. from self values
Future jobs unimportant
Non consumers
Ferals
No
deference
Respect
when
Live change
&
useful
ignore barriers
Impact for TAFE
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Ferals
0 - 15
Committed to healthy sustainable world
Expect freedom to create
Creating new relationships & patterns
Virtual world
Need
 personal power
 clear values - spin detectors
 no rules
no hindrance
 trust
 ICT resource access
 multi channel everything
Summary : Impact 4 TAFE
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generational differences increasing
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rapid rate of change
major shift in values
major shift in attitudes
everything relationship based
options for personal Work / Life styles
less bureaucracy
community power
individual responsibility
younger generations rule change
thank you
www. annimac.com.au