Who understands technology?

Bainbridge OH

Description

An entire generation born after the mid-1990s has never known a world without the internet. With the rest of us, Gen Z confronts numerous strained or broken 20th-century political and social institutions, most the creations of industrial-era values and behaviors, many disrupted by profound and breathtaking technological advances. Which values and behaviors are worth sustaining and which need replacing or reimagining in the face of digital age communication and production tools? What does work and family mean in the 21st century? What does privacy mean when virtually everything about us is accessible online? How do we process a never-ending stream of information overload? Because Gen Zers have grown up adapting to the speed, scale, and scope of digital tools, they have something worthwhile to say about such questions. They have confounded many of their elders, who dismiss them as youthfully naive. But it turns out they are at the cutting edge of the future, and we should listen to them. The new book Gen Z, Explained investigates the values, attitudes, motivations, perceptions, and habits of this most diverse generation ever – and, importantly, lets Gen Zers speak for themselves. Join the book’s authors – Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie, Jane Shaw, and Linda Woodhead – in conversation with Kat Tenbarge as they draw upon the book’s findings and explore what Gen Z can teach us about the art of living in a digital age. We must collaborate with Gen Zers – not dismiss them – if we, too, want a voice in influencing humanity’s digital future. https://events.stanford.edu/event/gen_z_is_the_future_like_it_or_not?utm_source=Stanford+ALL&utm_campaign=7a436d598b-ext_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c042b4aad7-7a436d598b-55213074