Integrating People

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• Why would I ask someone with a job title, when I
  can ask someone with the answer!

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• We are moving from genius to scenius. Ideas,
  strategies, plans and deployment move from closed
  source to open source

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Where did our 3,000 come from?

Respondent Profile - Nationalities

• 55 female
• 66 18-24 yrs
• 63 in full time study
• 41 1st degree
• 30 post grad degree
• Australasia tend more be more science/tech
• W.Europe tend to be more politics/business
• (100 nationalities)

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What do you want to do?

• Be happy in whatever I do
• Be able to work outside my country
• Be respected by family and friends
• Achieve a good life/work balance
• Make the world a better place,
• and - Work for a company with a good reputation!

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Workplace of the future

• little or no hierarchy
• teams are the dominant structure
• ethical companies
• work and play merging
• high tech, pleasing work space
• cross border/cross functional
• new social structures
• and.fun and love!

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Best organisations to work for will have

• Learning and knowledge sharing culture
• Excellent ongoing communication
• High levels of training and development
• Resources (money AND expertise)
• Creative and dedicated people working there
• and be Ethical!

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A word about the Luddites

• Senior management today hate sharing, hate open
  systems and dont like information transparency.
  All this openness destroys their power base
• Top management is scared of communication, where
  everyone can have their say. They want (need) to
  be in control
• Over-stimulated, overwhelmed and unfulfilled,
  living in a world of continuous, partial
  attention

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A Generation which

• Is incredibly connected - physically and
  virtually
• Feels empowered to be expressive and creative
• Believes passionately in trees and technology
• Explores and learns without prejudice
• Recognises rules, regulation and common sense
• Sees MNOs as vehicles for self development
• Groups technology, creativity and personal
  development

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Some possible implications

• Develop out internal communication ability
  (techno-social)
• More open to change
• More agile
• People able to grow and prosper more easily
• Build systems that
• Encourage strategic dialogue
• Enable experimentation and simulation (C-C-C)
• Create and sustain meaning (organisations -vs-
  institutions)
• Leadership approach
• Manage context, not people (from encounters to
  communities)
• Reward team achievements rather than longevity
• Bring together the new and the old (beware of
  infectious cynicism)
• Attract and retain by
• Communicating technology as a motivator
• Promoting a community-based culture (village -vs-
  city mentality)
• Establish thinking communities with structure

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From Employment to Emplayment

• How do we reach this new generation?
• Who mentors whom, about what?
• How do we communicate with different
  stakeholders?
• How do we influence senior management?
• Is this really any different?
• What can we start doing right now?
• What other questions do we need to ask?

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