Strategy #11 in Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration.
While the “youngsters” of today might be poking fun at the oldsters around them with their fun “OK, Boomer!” phrase, they really have no concept of just how unique a period of time those folks lived through and the profound impact that has on their change-psyche. On the other hand, Boomers are often quite guilty of letting that very attitude destroy the creativity and imaginative thinking of the young people around them. Here’s the thing - those boomers need the imagination of young people in order to get ahead! That’s why one of the most important things you can do as a leader today is to avoid doing the damage that is done through the absence of generational creativity. That’s the theme found today in my series Insight 2020: Leadership Strategies for the Era of Acceleration #11 – Accelerate Generational Creativity. While you might see them playing video games, they’re actually developing critical skills and attitudes that take us into our faster, virtualized future. Use that as…