Being a Millennial in this Big Shared World

Colleen Waterston's presentation at Educational Media Foundation's Millennial Summit, February 2016

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1. Being a Millennial in this BIG SHARED WORLD Colleen Waterston Educational Media Foundation Millennial Summit – February 18, 2016
2. Millennials. AKA First Globals. Sta$s$cs  on  the  roughly  72  million  Americans  born  between  1979  and  1994: ü  67% have passports. ü  35% say they expect to live and work in a foreign capital at some point in their lives. ü  Over 60% believe being fluent in a foreign language is somewhat important. ü  They are as likely to identify as a “citizen of planet Earth” as much as “citizen of the United States.” ü  They are less likely than other generations to believe other cultures are inferior to America. ü  They are most supportive of multilateralism in foreign policy. ü  71% say it is important to do something that changes the world. ü  85% seek to achieve “useful and beneficial life experience” from their work. ü  79% “want to work for employers who care about how they impact/contribute to society.”* ü  62% say it’s very or somewhat important to contribute time and money to an international charity. Research from The First Globals by John Zogby and Joan Snyder Kuhl -- *Research cited in The First Globals, originally from CONE, Inc. Who  are  the  FIRST  GLOBALS?   First Globals are more globally connected than ever before. First Globals want to be part of making the world a better place.
3. “First Global” 
 Case Study: Me
5. What issue of today frustrates me? Connectivity with Disconnection “Technology tunnel vision.” Increasing gaps and barriers. Rising trend toward isolationism. Constantly connected… Borderless world… Interconnected big shared world…
6. My BIG SHARED WORLD Journey Goal: 3 Questions. 30 Countries. 300 People. Actual: 3 Questions. 40 Countries. 700+ People.
7. The BIG SHARED WORLD 3 Questions What does a good life mean to you? In your opinion, what is the biggest threat to humanity today? What do you think the world will be like 50 years from now?
9. Movement toward Global Social Responsibility POP  CULTURE   #ACTIVISM   EDUCATION   CONSCIOUS     CONSUMERISM  
10. Fixing what frustrates me.
11. Embrace curiosity. Ask questions. www.BigSharedWorld.com