July 2008 - Posts

• Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:07 AM

  61 is the New 20

  ...at least according to a bouncer at a bar in Olympia, Washington, who turned away Christine Gregoire, Washington's 61-year old governor, when she could not produce an ID showing she was of legal drinking age. That's some Boomer mojo right there! Share Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: Boomers

• Monday, July 14, 2008 8:32 AM

  The One-Dimensional World of Work

  This is a re-run from the old Emphasis Added, originally posted July 25, 2005 . It's in line with my current interests and seemed like it was worth a re-post. Imagine for a moment that technology, globalization and other “big trend” factors have transformed Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: Social Trends, workforce development, blue collar

• Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:35 AM

  Post-Compromise Politics

  While the AARP is open to anyone over 50 - a cohort which now includes increasing numbers of Baby Boomers - the organization's demographics now fall solidly across the pre-Boom Silent Generation (b.1925-1945), and it shows. Silents, in Strass and Howe's Read More... Posted by Rob | 3 Comments Filed under: Strauss & Howe, Silent generation

• Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:32 PM

  More Handwringing about the Business Value of Social Networks

  Another day, another white paper wondering about all the wasted productivity of workers frittering away productive hours and compromising company information on social networks. This one is called " Networking or Not Working - Social Networks: Brave New Read More... Posted by Rob | 2 Comments Filed under: IT, collaboration and social computing