Seeing the name of the company on the box, she slips back into her bedroom, turns on her computer, and goes online to the website of the company that made the bicycle. She prints out the instructions, and lets them fall through the stairwell near where her parents are about to give up on the project. The little girl slips quietly back to bed, happy to know that the bicycle would be assembled in the morning, her parents unaware of her help. This computer commercial, currently being shown in the USA, is a wonderful example of differences in generations. The simple solution to the parents' problem did not even occur to them, but was easily accomplished by their computer savvy child.
Different generations look at things and situations differently.
As we understand the differences, we realise that we can't treat them all the same, effectively. We need to address each generational group in a way that makes sense to them, taking into consideration their own set of values and beliefs. In the Baby Boom generation, we are seeing a unique trend towards shifting to missions as a second career. We need to develop an effective strategy to mobilise this generation into missions. We are not alone in this effort.