tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571980836396151911.post4666108756322991420..comments2023-03-09T09:52:54.125-05:00Comments on Qm2 - Museum Insights: Generation O, 13ers, and the Convergence of Museum TalentJohn Durelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266991684667544903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571980836396151911.post-90206306932908906282009-02-06T00:10:00.000-05:002009-02-06T00:10:00.000-05:00Erg, "This Time," generations are typically 20-22 ...Erg, "This Time," generations are typically 20-22 years in length. The media and guru propensity to give names to groups of demographics and call them generations is deeply misguided and, unfortunately, doesn't add much to the working knowledge and value from understanding generations.<BR/><BR/>Obama is a GenXer. <BR/><BR/>Read any work by Strauss and Howe about GenXers to understand how and why he is the kind of leader he is. And why he is the right leader for the times.Jessie Newburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17464441397649143045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571980836396151911.post-11304020278190683732009-01-05T07:56:00.000-05:002009-01-05T07:56:00.000-05:00Well-written piece. Relevantly, as many nationally...Well-written piece. Relevantly, as many nationally influential voices have repeatedly noted, Obama is part of Generation Jones, born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X. Google Generation Jones, and you'll see it’s gotten a lot of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (New York Times, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) are specifically referring to Obama, born in 1961, as part of Generation Jones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7571980836396151911.post-26915420743102138682009-01-04T16:26:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:26:00.000-05:00Hi Mary, Great post. It makes me happy to see medi...Hi Mary, Great post. It makes me happy to see media and thought-leaders recognizing Pres. Elect Obama as a GenXer, even if just by a hair. It's a natural fit for the generation occupying (and rising into) mid-life to hold society's predominant leadership positions. <BR/><BR/>It'll be interesting to see how he and other GenXers bring their perspectives to the institutional challenges ahead. I, for one, am curious to watch institutions far and wide shift and change with GenX leadership and pressures to adapt to a swiftly changing economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com