Revolutionizing Education:

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Revolutionizing Education

• Investing in Generation Z
• Kendall E. Hageman
• Education Policy Manager
• Institute for Emerging Issues

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Presentation Outline

• Welcome
• Institute for Emerging Issues
• Todays North Carolina
• Who is Generation Z?
• Why Focus on Generation Z?
• Generation Z the Workforce
• What can we do?

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Institute for Emerging Issues

• NC Governor Hunt Initiative
• Established in 2002
• Housed at NC State University
• Dedicated to seeding innovations through civic
  engagement, cooperative leadership and informed
  problem-solving in the areas of
• Education, Health, the Natural Built
  Environments, and the Economy

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Todays North Carolina

• Post-Secondary Education Gap
• In 2008, 38.5 associates degree or higher
• By 2018 its projected 59 will require
• Racial / Ethnic Performance Gaps
• State Grad rate 77.9
• Latino Grad rate 68.8
• 29 gap in college enrollment between whites and
  Latinos

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2012 Emerging Issues Forum Investing in
Generation Z

• February 2012
• 1000 attendees 200 Gen Z ambassadors
• Three approaches
• Economic Workforce Future
• Connectivity
• Wellbeing

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Who is Gen Z?

• Later half of the Millennial Generation
• Born between 1990 and 2002
• 1.5 million Gen Zers in N.C.
• Youthful core of our workforce communities
• They will be 18-30 in 2020
• Ethnically Diverse
• Digitally/Technology Savvy
• Globally Aware

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Why Focus on Generation Z?

• Core of our states emerging labor force in just
  8-10 years
• Their economic and workforce future look vastly
  different
• Impacted by Great Recession
• Too few students prepared with skills necessary
• Expected to have a lower standard of living and
  life expectancy than parents

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Why Focus on Generation Z?

• These youth have grown up in an age when the
  following has always existed
• Internet
• GPS Satellite Nav. Systems
• Their friendships are qualifiable by Facebook

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Why Focus on Generation Z?

• Customization / Choice is a Must-Have
• Charter schools have always existed
• 100 cable / satellite channels
• Customize music (the playlist)
• Constant Connectivity
• Texting, Instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter,
  Skype

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Why Focus on Generation Z?

• Skeptical Idealists
• Resourceful
• Guided by Self-Discovery
• Process Information at Lightning Speeds

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Gen Zs Workforce Traits

• Generational Differences
• Generation Zs use of social media
• Generation Zs blurring of work/life balance
• Generation Zs communication style
• Based on IEIs Business Focus Group August 2011

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Gen Zs Workforce Traits

• Non-Negotiable Aspects of Work Ethic
• Transparency (constant feedback)
• Self-Reliance (self-discovery)
• Flexibility
• Personal Freedom (customization)
• Based on IEIs Business Focus Group August 2011

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What Can We Do?

• Innovate
• Make our work more applicable meaningful to
  Generation Z
• Customize
• Focus on communication styles
• Peer learning (critical thinking and problem
  solving)

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• Institute for Emerging Issues
• www.emergingissues.org
• Kendall E. Hageman
• Kendall_hageman_at_ncsu.edu