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I just received this video that was presented at a SONY executive meeting from Rear Admiral Rob Parker who is the "ops boss" at U.S. Southern Command. Admiral Stavridis is moving SOUTHCOM into social media as well, including his own blog.
This video is thought provoking and makes a great case for lifelong learning and understanding the current generational gap. We need to start thinking now about how we are going to both manage and leverage the exponentially increasing volume of information.
I just received this video that was presented at a SONY executive meeting from Rear Admiral Rob Parker who is the "ops boss" at U.S. Southern Command. Admiral Stavridis is moving SOUTHCOM into social media as well, including his own blog.
This video is thought provoking and makes a great case for lifelong learning and understanding the current generational gap. We need to start thinking now about how we are going to both manage and leverage the exponentially increasing volume of information.
ADM A
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This excellent video is an updated version of the original (entitled "Shift Happens) as a high school faculty meeting in 2006.
We live in the rural Midwest. My teenager comes home from school and gets help with her homework from a friend in Washington State, and advice about her goat herd from fellow farmers across the country. She manages 3 role-playing game forums. As an avid Runescape and World of Warcraft player, she knows how to quickly form a work group with people she has never met before to solve a problem.
In her world, it isn't age, gender, or skin color that matters -- because most of the time it isn't even apparent. In online gaming and forums reputations are built on pure merit (ok, that and the damage rating of your sword). She's used to advancing at her own pace and working indepenently.
We've been talking about the need to adapt to the "new generation" ever since I was an Ensign 22 years ago.....This truly IS a new generation, with a completely foriegn skill set and language.
Here's the link to the "Shift Happens" wiki: http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/History+of+the+Presentation
Thanks Folks,
I agree with the midwest poster as that was the way my youngest child interacted while he was in high school as well.
The origin of the presentation is interesting, too.
Thanks
again
ADM A
One of the toughest challenges the Coast Guard faces with this particular generation of new hires will come in meeting their technology demands. They will not (and currently do not) understand why - for instance - they cannot get their work emails from home; or why they can?t get file their travel claims using their laptop at the airport coffee bar.
"Why do we still report our position using the radio? My mother knew where I was and how fast I was driving using our online GPS....and that was in our 30,000 dollar Chevy." a genY Guardian recently asked me.
I didn't have a good answer.
If their civilian friends will have 10-13 jobs (thet they grow in)by the time they are 38, how do we convince them that spending that same time in one job (with us) doesn't equate to being stagnate (and not learning.)...and I dont have a good answer for that either.
Good points Chief,
We have to learn how to reinvent ourselves and the Coast Guard continually. I have asked CG-6 for some detailed briefings and we are discussing this issue almost daily. The basic tension lies in the restrictions on the .mil domain which was always intended to be an operational and business backbone for the Coast Guard. Bandwidth and spectrum are now managed like other resources. That said, the expectation of access and connectivity grows with each successive accession. The forthcoming ALCOAST on unoffical use of the internet and the new portal that is under development will address part but not all of the issues. Rest assured it is on our "scope." More to follow ...
ADM A
Wow! That video really makes you think. Most of us adults today tend to look back at the last 10-15years and think how far we've come, with the Internet, cell phones, IPods, etc. But my kids look at that and laugh. We think "how far we've come." They know it's just the beginning.
"If their civilian friends will have 10-13 jobs (thet they grow in)by the time they are 38, how do we convince them that spending that same time in one job (with us) doesn't equate to being stagnate (and not learning.)..."
Actually, Chief, I think we've got a pretty good case that you get the benefit of some job security along with more variety over the course of 20 years than you will almost anywhere else. Even if you go from one small boat station to another as a coxswain, SAR in Boston is not identical to SAR in Los Angeles. Seems like that's a point to push in recruiting.
I agree with the frustration about technology limitations -- going to be interesting to see how we resolve that.
Did you know... that I have tried twice to watch this video without success due to a slow connection speed and/or lack of RAM at work? We are requiring our people to do more online without the necessary broadband speed and/or RAM to support it. I have yet to get through the Pandemic Flu training for the same reason; it's worse than having the flu. What are people on cutters doing? Perhaps we can get one of the honor students from India to help us with this problem?
I'm a huge fan of the concept of iCommandant and related initiatives but if we're not careful in supporting the software with the necessary hardware, we risk turning people off rather than getting people on board.
CAPT Donna Cottrell
CO, CGAS Savannah
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