So what is a millennial? A millennial is someone who was born between 1980-2000 - there are currently 8 million in the UK workforce, but by 2020, they will be 17 million strong, over populating the previous generation (the Gen Xers) by over 6 million.
Will this make a huge technological impact on the direction of how and what we use in the workplace in the future? Well if you look at the trends, the expectations and the general attitudes of this generation, then "Yes"!!
There is a possibility that a lot of things will change on the road to 2020, some of these changes are already taking place, and this is likely to aggressively continue until these guys retire.
HOWEVER, it's not just the influence of the millennials that are changing the way we look at the use of technology, its every generation, because now information technology is not a fad, a complication (well...sometimes) or optional...its pervasive, part of our nature and not just second nature, we use it instinctively, without questioning it or taking the time to understand it, its throw away...and that’s not a millennial influence, that’s a sign of the times...
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