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Dear Boys and Girls Clubs supporters,
This month we've partnered with Forefront Austin to provide you a unique array of perspectives on what Generation Z (1995 through today) will bring us. Find out from our CEO, Mark Kiester, how Boys & Girls Clubs fits into the picture. We hope you enjoy the interview (the first listed in the email) and hope you enjoy the other articles as well.
Generations are messy things to pin down — and much easier to understand in the rear-view mirror. The pendulum effect — corrections to the previous generation's excesses — intersects with external forces such as birth rate, economies, diversity and globalization to create the personality of a generation.
Boomers (1946 -1964) reflected post-war optimism with a huge population surge and increased consumerism. Generation X (1968 - 1982) redefined family and work as a reaction to those overworking, divorcing Baby Boomers. Generation Y (1982 - 1995) are team players who follow the rules in response to Gen X's self-directed, rule-breaking outsider ways.
So what is Generation Z (1995 through today) going to bring us other than fierce iPhone skills?
This month's Forefront contributors put on their future-vision goggles to offer a glimpse of how Gen Z's characteristics may play out amidst a world that is simultaneously more interconnected globally and digitally yet more diverse along ethnic, economic and social lines. Stay tuned for Forefront 2020 when we can see how this
all played out.
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