generations

Blaming Teenagers For Adult Fails

On a few occasions in recent weeks I have been reading criticisms of the current generation of teenagers and found myself continually asking the same question – “Is it really the fault of teenagers?” I found myself asking that question because it occurred to me that there was only one side of the story being [...]

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Technology Overload & The Teenage Mind

Were you ever taught that the goal of technological advancement was to enable human endeavours to be achieved more efficiently resulting in a more leisurely lifestyle for all? Computers will save us time. Automated machines will take care of all manual tasks. Instantaneous communications will mean life becomes less stressful and easier to manage. Do [...]

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Generation Z & Online Gaming

Today’s kids are playing games on consoles, computers, portables and online more than ever before. Remember when computer games were all about playing Pac Man or Space Invaders at the local  arcade? Or when the ultimate in home entertainment was having an Atari console? How about when things got really high tech and portable games [...]

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Keeping Generation Z Safe Online

If you were to install a pool in your backyard you would of course install a fence around the pool, especially if you had young children.  While the fence is a necessary safety requirement of owning a pool it is not the best way to protect your child from drowning.  They won’t only encounter swimming [...]

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Educating Teenagers: The Cost of Measuring School Performance

If you haven’t already, take a minute to consider what will be required of today’s teenagers in 20 years time?  As they become a significant part of the economy and start to shape the workforce, what type of skills and attributes will they require? What expectations will employers and policy makers have of them? While [...]

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Bieber Beats Gaga: Pop Culture & The Rise of Social Media

Stop the presses! Amazing news! Justin Bieber has done it! Done what you may ask? The 16 year old Canadian sensation racked up more than 246 million views of his music video Baby on Friday, eclipsing Lady Gaga‘s Bad Romance which had a mere 245.6 million views. Maybe this doesn’t leave you in a state [...]

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How Branding Is Shaping Teenagers

Ever wondered how growing up in a branded culture effects the way a person views the world?  Have you noticed a differences between the way you respond and identify with brands and products and the way teenagers do? I came across this video today while catching up on some of my blog reading.  It is [...]

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Generation Z: Multitasking Teens

A recent survey of Australian teenagers has found that the current and future generations will have multi-tasking hardwired into how they operate.  It also appears that although teens use technology more, the average population is not that far behind.  Reason to consider carefully just what is the nature of technology fueled generation gap. The survey [...]

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Generation Z & The Shrinking Generation Gap

The science, or is that art, of describing, predicting and tracking generations has been an obsession of many within our youth obsessed, marketing driven, economy for over half a century.  The Baby Boomers, who established and experienced a genuine generation gap between themselves and their parents, have sought to perpetuate and propagate generational difference ever [...]

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Lady Gaga & Madonna: Generational Distinctives

Found this video today about a topic that has been rummaging around in my head for a while – Is Lady Gaga this generation’s Madonna? Does the answer tell us anything about teenagers today? Similarities The above video gives a great example of just how similar Lady Gag is to Madonna. I am sure most [...]

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