Archive for September 26th, 2017

iGens: What makes them tick?

September 26, 2017

10 defining characteristics driving cultural trends.

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There’s a whole new generation out there, folks.

Last week, we intro’ed  iGen – a recent book by Jean Twenge – a psychology prof specializing in “generational research”.

She says that Millennials  are yesterday’s news.

The new generation is iGen – born after the introduction of the Internet … and now living connected to their iPhones.

See Disruptive innovation: How the iPhone has shaped a new generation
and the self-diagnostic How much of an “iGen” are you?

Prof. Twenge observes that the cultural and personal impacts of the “i” technology revolution are a mixed bag – some good and some bad.

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More specifically, Prof. Twenge identified ten core “I” characteristics that shape iGen’ers …

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