Tag Archives: generations

Now Reading: Don’t hand the keys over, collaborate with Gen Y



On the one hand, this post is way overdue. On the other hand, it’s right on time. Overdue because I was supposed to write a half-way summary of my co-mentorship relationship with Katie Rovere (@katierovere) , who’s on the board of GenKP, the Generation Y Employee Resource Group of Kaiser Permanente. Right on Time because we’re [...]

Walking with Generation Y – From Bricklayers to Cathedral Builders



You can read lots of books and surveys about Generation Y, and/or you can find the people in this generation where you work and listen. I’ve been fascinated by the people in this Generation (born approximately 1978-1980 through 2000-2002) for a really long time. I first got to work with several people in this generation [...]

The changing adoption of social media across the generations (charts) – 2012 update



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My last refresh of this data was almost a year ago (see: “…The changing penetration of social media across the generations (graphs) – 2011 Update | Ted Eytan, MD) when I was getting ready to talk about social media at the Sidney R. Garfield Health Care Innovation Center (@KPGarfield). I’m going back next week…so, data refresh time. [...]

Photo Friday: Networking the soldier – innovation around every corner on #walkingmeetings



View 2011 Innovation in our armed forces 12524 on Flickr.com This photograph is from the Ted archive, however it has not been posted until now. It shows Kaiser Permanente colleague and innovator Alex Lowenthal ( @Alex_inPDX ) being shown new technology at the AUSA Conference, held in Washington, DC, in October, 2011. How did we [...]

Now Reading: Registered nurse supply grows faster than projected amid surge in new entrants ages 23-26



Auerbach DI, Buerhaus PI, Staiger DO. Registered nurse supply grows faster than projected amid surge in new entrants ages 23-26. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2011;30(12):2286-92 This is an update on a paper I commented on a year ago (See: “Now Reading: The changing nursing profession“). That study noted a surge in younger entrance into the [...]

The changing penetration of social media across the generations (graphs) – 2011 Update



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The researchers at the Pew Internet & American Life Project ( @PewInternet ) always seem to produce useful data at just the right time for me. Actually I just think they are always publishing useful data… This post contains updated graphs of social network site use across the generations, from 2005 – 2011. I transformed [...]

How Seniors, Boomers Embrace Digital – Aging Online



My First Post for Mashable: How Seniors, Boomers Embrace Digital – Aging Online – “I have been collecting data on this blog for a couple months, and I started to see some interesting trends. People talk anecdotally about how older adults are using new technologies (or stereotypically not using technology) but I didn’t see anyone [...]