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Revolutionizing Education:
Investing in Generation Z
Kendall E. Hageman
Education Policy Manager
Institute for Emerging Issues
Presentation Outline
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Welcome
Institute for Emerging Issues
Today’s North Carolina
Who is Generation Z?
Why Focus on Generation Z?
Generation Z & the Workforce
What can we do?
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NC Governor Hunt Initiative
Established in 2002
Housed at NC State University
Dedicated to seeding innovations
through civic engagement, cooperative
leadership and informed problemsolving in the areas of:
– Education, Health, the Natural & Built
Environments, and the Economy
Today’s North Carolina
• Post-Secondary Education Gap
– In 2008, 38.5% associates degree or
higher
– By 2018 it’s 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
2012 Emerging Issues Forum –
Investing in Generation Z
• February 2012
• 1000 attendees + 200 Gen Z ambassadors
• Three approaches:
– Economic & Workforce Future
– Connectivity
– Wellbeing
Who is Gen Z?
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Later half of the Millennial Generation
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Born between 1990 and 2002
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1.5 million Gen Zers in N.C.
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Youthful core of our workforce & communities
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They will be 18-30 in 2020
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Ethnically Diverse
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Digitally/Technology Savvy
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Globally Aware
Why Focus on Generation Z?
• Core of our state’s 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
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
Why Focus on Generation Z?
• Customization / Choice is a “MustHave”:
– Charter schools have always existed
– 100+ cable / satellite channels
– Customize music (the “playlist”)
• Constant Connectivity:
– Texting, Instant messaging, Facebook,
Twitter, Skype
Why Focus on Generation Z?
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Skeptical Idealists
Resourceful
Guided by Self-Discovery
Process Information at “Lightning” Speeds
Gen Z’s Workforce Traits
• Generational Differences:
 Generation Z’s use of social media
 Generation Z’s blurring of work/life balance
 Generation Z’s communication style
Based on IEI’s Business Focus Group August
2011
Gen Z’s Workforce Traits
• Non-Negotiable Aspects of Work Ethic
 Transparency (constant feedback)
 Self-Reliance (self-discovery)
 Flexibility
 Personal Freedom (customization)
Based on IEI’s Business Focus Group August
2011
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)
Institute for Emerging Issues
www.emergingissues.org
Kendall E. Hageman
[email protected]