why do we need the millennial generation for our next moon shots my name is
for our next moon shots my name is
for our next moon shots my name is talita and I’m going to share with you
talita and I’m going to share with you
talita and I’m going to share with you an idea that Wickham can build our
an idea that Wickham can build our
an idea that Wickham can build our society based on the qualities of each
society based on the qualities of each
society based on the qualities of each generation when I was at university I
generation when I was at university I
generation when I was at university I first started listening to the music of
first started listening to the music of
first started listening to the music of Bob Dylan the Beatles and Bob Marley and
Bob Dylan the Beatles and Bob Marley and
Bob Dylan the Beatles and Bob Marley and their voices their lyrics took me back
their voices their lyrics took me back
their voices their lyrics took me back to the time of the flowerpower the time
to the time of the flowerpower the time
to the time of the flowerpower the time when people all around the world started
when people all around the world started
when people all around the world started protesting for human rights democracy
protesting for human rights democracy
protesting for human rights democracy peace and free love
peace and free love
peace and free love they’re called the famous baby boom
they’re called the famous baby boom
they’re called the famous baby boom generation are also the protest
generation are also the protest
generation are also the protest generation I was born in a completely
generation I was born in a completely
generation I was born in a completely different time periods 1991 it was the
different time periods 1991 it was the
different time periods 1991 it was the year that CERN with the first website
year that CERN with the first website
year that CERN with the first website ever online and the soft it union
ever online and the soft it union
ever online and the soft it union stopped to exist I don’t recall any of
stopped to exist I don’t recall any of
stopped to exist I don’t recall any of these historical events I was clearly
these historical events I was clearly
these historical events I was clearly busy doing other things but I do
busy doing other things but I do
busy doing other things but I do consider myself to be a child of the
consider myself to be a child of the
consider myself to be a child of the 19th I mean Britney Spears runs through
19th I mean Britney Spears runs through
19th I mean Britney Spears runs through my blood and my veins and we had Beyonce
my blood and my veins and we had Beyonce
my blood and my veins and we had Beyonce too so fast forward to 2017 I’m 26 years
too so fast forward to 2017 I’m 26 years
too so fast forward to 2017 I’m 26 years old right now and I’m a millennial and
old right now and I’m a millennial and
old right now and I’m a millennial and I’ve been running my own business since
I’ve been running my own business since
I’ve been running my own business since the age of 21 I’ve been developing
the age of 21 I’ve been developing
the age of 21 I’ve been developing stories about the millennial generation
stories about the millennial generation
stories about the millennial generation in collaboration with large
in collaboration with large
in collaboration with large organizations and thousands of young
organizations and thousands of young
organizations and thousands of young people and I developed these stories
people and I developed these stories
people and I developed these stories about my generation because I want to
about my generation because I want to
about my generation because I want to learn how we think feel and live how we
learn how we think feel and live how we
learn how we think feel and live how we were launched into this world that we
were launched into this world that we
were launched into this world that we didn’t create but I want to discover but
didn’t create but I want to discover but
didn’t create but I want to discover but also the potential ways of my generation
also the potential ways of my generation
also the potential ways of my generation to change this world my fascination for
to change this world my fascination for
to change this world my fascination for generations also comes from the fact
generations also comes from the fact
generations also comes from the fact that there’s a huge age gap between me
that there’s a huge age gap between me
that there’s a huge age gap between me and my parents my dad here in
and my parents my dad here in
and my parents my dad here in sure is 74 years old so hearing at an
sure is 74 years old so hearing at an
sure is 74 years old so hearing at an early age his stories about the time
early age his stories about the time
early age his stories about the time period he grew up in and his parents
period he grew up in and his parents
period he grew up in and his parents grew my fascination for these different
grew my fascination for these different
grew my fascination for these different generations how does it work these
generations how does it work these
generations how does it work these differences so where do I stand on
differences so where do I stand on
differences so where do I stand on Generation theory I get asked a lot well
Generation theory I get asked a lot well
Generation theory I get asked a lot well I do not believe the generations are
I do not believe the generations are
I do not believe the generations are biologically fixed that they’re
biologically fixed that they’re
biologically fixed that they’re absolutes
absolutes
absolutes I mean how can being born one year
I mean how can being born one year
I mean how can being born one year earlier or one year later than the
earlier or one year later than the
earlier or one year later than the person who is sitting now next to you
person who is sitting now next to you
person who is sitting now next to you completely change the generation you
completely change the generation you
completely change the generation you belong to their arbitrary the boundaries
belong to their arbitrary the boundaries
belong to their arbitrary the boundaries of generations but I do believe that
of generations but I do believe that
of generations but I do believe that there are a historical reality in
there are a historical reality in
there are a historical reality in society that they can teach us something
society that they can teach us something
society that they can teach us something about the spirit of an epoch the
about the spirit of an epoch the
about the spirit of an epoch the zeitgeist or the theme of the time as
zeitgeist or the theme of the time as
zeitgeist or the theme of the time as the writer Gazette would call it I
the writer Gazette would call it I
the writer Gazette would call it I believe that generations can show us how
believe that generations can show us how
believe that generations can show us how dominant ideas in society are developed
dominant ideas in society are developed
dominant ideas in society are developed are passed on or even radically thrown
are passed on or even radically thrown
are passed on or even radically thrown over by members of society so thinking
over by members of society so thinking
over by members of society so thinking about generations is as old as the
about generations is as old as the
about generations is as old as the ancient Greek and Roman society and so
ancient Greek and Roman society and so
ancient Greek and Roman society and so is complaining about the younger
is complaining about the younger
is complaining about the younger generation every generation has its
generation every generation has its
generation every generation has its doubts about the younger generation they
doubts about the younger generation they
doubts about the younger generation they will mess up they were ruined totally
will mess up they were ruined totally
will mess up they were ruined totally everything just take a look at this
everything just take a look at this
everything just take a look at this quote from a famous poet TS Eliot we can
quote from a famous poet TS Eliot we can
quote from a famous poet TS Eliot we can assert with some confidence that our own
assert with some confidence that our own
assert with some confidence that our own period is one of the climb that the
period is one of the climb that the
period is one of the climb that the standards of culture are lower than they
standards of culture are lower than they
standards of culture are lower than they were 50 years ago and that the evidences
were 50 years ago and that the evidences
were 50 years ago and that the evidences of this decline are visible in every
of this decline are visible in every
of this decline are visible in every department of human activity and who did
department of human activity and who did
department of human activity and who did you blame for this the younger
you blame for this the younger
you blame for this the younger generation and there’s quite a parallel
generation and there’s quite a parallel
generation and there’s quite a parallel actually with current politicians here
actually with current politicians here
actually with current politicians here in the Netherlands saying we’re in a
in the Netherlands saying we’re in a
in the Netherlands saying we’re in a decline of civilization the cultural
decline of civilization the cultural
decline of civilization the cultural norms are vague we need to re-educate
norms are vague we need to re-educate
norms are vague we need to re-educate young people put them in military so
young people put them in military so
young people put them in military so historians have actually found a term
historians have actually found a term
historians have actually found a term for the sphere of the younger generation
for the sphere of the younger generation
for the sphere of the younger generation and they call it a fee phobia the fear
and they call it a fee phobia the fear
and they call it a fee phobia the fear of youth
of youth
of youth and according to historians this
and according to historians this
and according to historians this increased during the industrialization
increased during the industrialization
increased during the industrialization where young people were slowly removed
where young people were slowly removed
where young people were slowly removed from the workplace due to labor rights
from the workplace due to labor rights
from the workplace due to labor rights civil rights but they were left with an
civil rights but they were left with an
civil rights but they were left with an only relevant role for them and that was
only relevant role for them and that was
only relevant role for them and that was that of consumer and on top of that
that of consumer and on top of that
that of consumer and on top of that popular media and also commercial
popular media and also commercial
popular media and also commercial organizations have further stereotyped
organizations have further stereotyped
organizations have further stereotyped the younger generation as being a
the younger generation as being a
the younger generation as being a consumer or lazy consumer is there also
consumer or lazy consumer is there also
consumer or lazy consumer is there also a biological side to the story
a biological side to the story
a biological side to the story well irrational arguments that is often
well irrational arguments that is often
well irrational arguments that is often given getting to not give young people
given getting to not give young people
given getting to not give young people more autonomy or responsibility or
more autonomy or responsibility or
more autonomy or responsibility or influence in decision making is that the
influence in decision making is that the
influence in decision making is that the frontal lobe of the brain this part
frontal lobe of the brain this part
frontal lobe of the brain this part which is responsible for all decision
which is responsible for all decision
which is responsible for all decision making organization and planning impulse
making organization and planning impulse
making organization and planning impulse control is not fully grown yet until the
control is not fully grown yet until the
control is not fully grown yet until the age of 25 so following that line of
age of 25 so following that line of
age of 25 so following that line of reason I just gained an adult brain I
reason I just gained an adult brain I
reason I just gained an adult brain I guess that’s why they asked me to open
guess that’s why they asked me to open
guess that’s why they asked me to open this show you trust me now so is that a
this show you trust me now so is that a
this show you trust me now so is that a valid reason well if you take a closer
valid reason well if you take a closer
valid reason well if you take a closer look at the brain you actually see the
look at the brain you actually see the
look at the brain you actually see the different brain functions speak at
different brain functions speak at
different brain functions speak at different stages in life so around the
different stages in life so around the
different stages in life so around the age of 18 and 19 you see a peak and
age of 18 and 19 you see a peak and
age of 18 and 19 you see a peak and processing large amounts of information
processing large amounts of information
processing large amounts of information and making false decisions around the
and making false decisions around the
and making false decisions around the age of 40 and 50 people get better at
age of 40 and 50 people get better at
age of 40 and 50 people get better at recognizing other people’s emotions and
recognizing other people’s emotions and
recognizing other people’s emotions and control their own emotions and around
control their own emotions and around
control their own emotions and around the answer 60 your vocabulary Peaks
the answer 60 your vocabulary Peaks
the answer 60 your vocabulary Peaks which means you can express yourself
which means you can express yourself
which means you can express yourself better so if you take a general look at
better so if you take a general look at
better so if you take a general look at this picture you can also see that most
this picture you can also see that most
this picture you can also see that most brain functions actually beat between
brain functions actually beat between
brain functions actually beat between the age of 20 and 40 because after 40
the age of 20 and 40 because after 40
the age of 20 and 40 because after 40 the brain starts shrinking again so
the brain starts shrinking again so
the brain starts shrinking again so wouldn’t it
wouldn’t it
wouldn’t it wouldn’t it make sense to give people or
wouldn’t it make sense to give people or
wouldn’t it make sense to give people or now between their 20s and 40s when their
now between their 20s and 40s when their
now between their 20s and 40s when their brain is speaking more influence that
brain is speaking more influence that
brain is speaking more influence that would be valid right so who is now in
would be valid right so who is now in
would be valid right so who is now in between their 20s or forties and I guess
between their 20s or forties and I guess
between their 20s or forties and I guess you’re probably Millennials that’s
you’re probably Millennials that’s
you’re probably Millennials that’s simulator a aren’t we lucky so what I’m
simulator a aren’t we lucky so what I’m
simulator a aren’t we lucky so what I’m saying is that we should give people
saying is that we should give people
saying is that we should give people between their 20s and 40s there’s a
between their 20s and 40s there’s a
between their 20s and 40s there’s a valid reason to give them more influence
valid reason to give them more influence
valid reason to give them more influence in decision-making processes not because
in decision-making processes not because
in decision-making processes not because there are special generation the
there are special generation the
there are special generation the Millennials but because they’re in the
Millennials but because they’re in the
Millennials but because they’re in the right life stage to take more
right life stage to take more
right life stage to take more responsibility and matters that affect
responsibility and matters that affect
responsibility and matters that affect them so just to be clear it doesn’t
them so just to be clear it doesn’t
them so just to be clear it doesn’t matter if you’re from the baby boom
matter if you’re from the baby boom
matter if you’re from the baby boom generation side and Generation or
generation side and Generation or
generation side and Generation or Generation X what matters is the
Generation X what matters is the
Generation X what matters is the qualities and traits that fit with your
qualities and traits that fit with your
qualities and traits that fit with your lifestyle and how can we build a society
lifestyle and how can we build a society
lifestyle and how can we build a society or an and our organizations around that
or an and our organizations around that
or an and our organizations around that so if we take a look at the Millennial
so if we take a look at the Millennial
so if we take a look at the Millennial Generation it just happened to be the
Generation it just happened to be the
Generation it just happened to be the ones whose brain is speaking they’re in
ones whose brain is speaking they’re in
ones whose brain is speaking they’re in a very active stage of their life and
a very active stage of their life and
a very active stage of their life and they grew up in a time period in which
they grew up in a time period in which
they grew up in a time period in which they faced some very big system flaws in
they faced some very big system flaws in
they faced some very big system flaws in society like the financial crisis
society like the financial crisis
society like the financial crisis climate change so they became very much
climate change so they became very much
climate change so they became very much aware during the odd adolescence which
aware during the odd adolescence which
aware during the odd adolescence which is a very important stage in life of
is a very important stage in life of
is a very important stage in life of these huge problems but are also now
these huge problems but are also now
these huge problems but are also now ready to find solutions for them so what
ready to find solutions for them so what
ready to find solutions for them so what would a society based on these different
would a society based on these different
would a society based on these different qualities of old generations look like
qualities of old generations look like
qualities of old generations look like well I think it would look something
well I think it would look something
well I think it would look something like this TEDx stage right you would
like this TEDx stage right you would
like this TEDx stage right you would have Felix from generation zetz
have Felix from generation zetz
have Felix from generation zetz presenting the show the Millennials
presenting the show the Millennials
presenting the show the Millennials being on stage leading the way with
being on stage leading the way with
being on stage leading the way with their visions and showing what can be
their visions and showing what can be
their visions and showing what can be done
done
done Generation X who are behind the scenes
Generation X who are behind the scenes
Generation X who are behind the scenes doing older organizational planning and
doing older organizational planning and
doing older organizational planning and control and trust me they’re running
control and trust me they’re running
control and trust me they’re running around heading back there and the baby
around heading back there and the baby
around heading back there and the baby boomers cheering and applauding but also
boomers cheering and applauding but also
boomers cheering and applauding but also coaching us guiding us passing on their
coaching us guiding us passing on their
coaching us guiding us passing on their life experience you could also apply it
life experience you could also apply it
life experience you could also apply it to organelles organizational level what
to organelles organizational level what
to organelles organizational level what would that look like
would that look like
would that look like in my vision most
in my vision most
in my vision most would be CEO between the age of 20 and
would be CEO between the age of 20 and
would be CEO between the age of 20 and 40 and quit after their forties this
40 and quit after their forties this
40 and quit after their forties this would mean for the other generations
would mean for the other generations
would mean for the other generations that they could take on rules that match
that they could take on rules that match
that they could take on rules that match better with their stage in life like
better with their stage in life like
better with their stage in life like teamwork passing on experience guidance
teamwork passing on experience guidance
teamwork passing on experience guidance coaching supervision I think that the
coaching supervision I think that the
coaching supervision I think that the millennial generation who faces burnouts
millennial generation who faces burnouts
millennial generation who faces burnouts and stress are in desperate need of very
and stress are in desperate need of very
and stress are in desperate need of very good coaches and the other way around I
good coaches and the other way around I
good coaches and the other way around I think that the older generation can
think that the older generation can
think that the older generation can learn a lot from the younger generations
learn a lot from the younger generations
learn a lot from the younger generations when it comes to new technologies and
when it comes to new technologies and
when it comes to new technologies and the new interfaces the millennial
the new interfaces the millennial
the new interfaces the millennial generation uses for communication I
generation uses for communication I
generation uses for communication I think it would actually revalue the more
think it would actually revalue the more
think it would actually revalue the more seasoned worker because they don’t have
seasoned worker because they don’t have
seasoned worker because they don’t have to compete with younger people for
to compete with younger people for
to compete with younger people for crossing these huge amounts of
crossing these huge amounts of
crossing these huge amounts of information these targets being fast
information these targets being fast
information these targets being fast know they can use their qualities like
know they can use their qualities like
know they can use their qualities like passing on values telling stories
passing on values telling stories
passing on values telling stories passing on their experience to these
passing on their experience to these
passing on their experience to these younger workers it would actually
younger workers it would actually
younger workers it would actually revalue them and make it more fair so
revalue them and make it more fair so
revalue them and make it more fair so how about how can you go along with this
how about how can you go along with this
how about how can you go along with this tips and tricks if you’re a millennial
tips and tricks if you’re a millennial
tips and tricks if you’re a millennial don’t wait for leadership don’t wait 20
don’t wait for leadership don’t wait 20
don’t wait for leadership don’t wait 20 or 30 years more until you’re in that
or 30 years more until you’re in that
or 30 years more until you’re in that position and your brain has shrunk do it
position and your brain has shrunk do it
position and your brain has shrunk do it now demand it if you’re older than the
now demand it if you’re older than the
now demand it if you’re older than the Millennials try to build in this
Millennials try to build in this
Millennials try to build in this transformation phase in which you will
transformation phase in which you will
transformation phase in which you will make your Millennial CEO within the next
make your Millennial CEO within the next
make your Millennial CEO within the next two or three years help them to achieve
two or three years help them to achieve
two or three years help them to achieve that and start finding pleasure in
that and start finding pleasure in
that and start finding pleasure in skills like guiding others and
skills like guiding others and
skills like guiding others and encouraging others and your support will
encouraging others and your support will
encouraging others and your support will mean the world for the next generation
mean the world for the next generation
mean the world for the next generation and to all generations let’s also see it
and to all generations let’s also see it
and to all generations let’s also see it from a positive side let’s embrace this
from a positive side let’s embrace this
from a positive side let’s embrace this diversity not complete because we’re all
diversity not complete because we’re all
diversity not complete because we’re all gray and wild at some point in our lives
gray and wild at some point in our lives
gray and wild at some point in our lives so how do I actually know that giving
so how do I actually know that giving
so how do I actually know that giving young people at the highest level in our
young people at the highest level in our
young people at the highest level in our society in politics and in business more
society in politics and in business more
society in politics and in business more influence that it actually works well I
influence that it actually works well I
influence that it actually works well I co-founded an organization that trains
co-founded an organization that trains
co-founded an organization that trains 20 and 30 years old three years olds to
20 and 30 years old three years olds to
20 and 30 years old three years olds to take part into the boardroom they go
take part into the boardroom they go
take part into the boardroom they go into the heart of these organizations at
into the heart of these organizations at
into the heart of these organizations at the highest levels
the highest levels
the highest levels and address their topics that matter to
and address their topics that matter to
and address their topics that matter to the millennial generation whether it’s
the millennial generation whether it’s
the millennial generation whether it’s blockchain or work-life balance
blockchain or work-life balance
blockchain or work-life balance selfie journalism to artificial
selfie journalism to artificial
selfie journalism to artificial intelligence they address topics within
intelligence they address topics within
intelligence they address topics within the boardroom that matter to the
the boardroom that matter to the
the boardroom that matter to the Millennial generations its future and it
Millennial generations its future and it
Millennial generations its future and it changes the conversation and it changes
changes the conversation and it changes
changes the conversation and it changes actually the decisions that are being
actually the decisions that are being
actually the decisions that are being made at the highest level because of
made at the highest level because of
made at the highest level because of this inspiring interactions between
this inspiring interactions between
this inspiring interactions between generations so after I’ve said all of
generations so after I’ve said all of
generations so after I’ve said all of this it still may feel counterintuitive
this it still may feel counterintuitive
this it still may feel counterintuitive to put young people in a position of
to put young people in a position of
to put young people in a position of lots of influence but as I showed you
lots of influence but as I showed you
lots of influence but as I showed you there’s also a huge potential Doretta
there’s also a huge potential Doretta
there’s also a huge potential Doretta they’re ready for it and the interaction
they’re ready for it and the interaction
they’re ready for it and the interaction is very inspiring people who understood
is very inspiring people who understood
is very inspiring people who understood this very well were the project managers
this very well were the project managers
this very well were the project managers of the Apollo 11 mission what they did
of the Apollo 11 mission what they did
of the Apollo 11 mission what they did is they assembled for their mission a
is they assembled for their mission a
is they assembled for their mission a team with an average age of 28 28 and
team with an average age of 28 28 and
team with an average age of 28 28 and did you know what the result was of that
did you know what the result was of that
did you know what the result was of that Apollo 11 mission they put a man on the
Apollo 11 mission they put a man on the
Apollo 11 mission they put a man on the moon so in the face of huge global
moon so in the face of huge global
moon so in the face of huge global challenges like climate change terrorism
challenges like climate change terrorism
challenges like climate change terrorism defending our democracy social tensions
defending our democracy social tensions
defending our democracy social tensions within society between groups we need to
within society between groups we need to
within society between groups we need to put young people into leadership
put young people into leadership
put young people into leadership position faster so that they can
position faster so that they can
position faster so that they can collaborate with the other generations
collaborate with the other generations
collaborate with the other generations picked up where these generations left
picked up where these generations left
picked up where these generations left off so we can create another moonshot
off so we can create another moonshot
off so we can create another moonshot thank you very much
thank you very much
thank you very much [Applause]
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