{"id":49576,"date":"2015-04-01T17:59:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T21:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=49576"},"modified":"2015-04-01T18:17:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T22:17:29","slug":"why-millennials-understand-the-future-of-work-better-than-anyone-else-horowitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2015\/04\/01\/why-millennials-understand-the-future-of-work-better-than-anyone-else-horowitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Millennials understand the future of work better than anyone else [Horowitz]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Millennials understand the future of work better than anyone else<\/strong> <\/a>— from fastcompany.com by Sara Horowitz
\nWe can learn a lot about the future of work from how Millennials are approaching and redefining their careers.<\/em><\/p>\n

From DSC:<\/span><\/em>
\nNote the digital media literacies<\/strong> mentioned in the excerpt below — as well as how many times the topic of freelancing<\/strong> comes up:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n

I call that traditional view, “Big Work,” and millennials intuitively understand that’s not where the future is. They are, in a sense, the first generation of freelance natives. They\u2019re embracing freelancing in a way no other generation has. And now, they\u2019re the majority of the workforce.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

They are generation with markedly diverse interests\u2013\u2013they\u2019re into design, tech,<\/span> activism, the arts,<\/span> everything. They\u2019ve been told their whole lives that they can and should pursue as many of those interests as they want. The Internet has opened more doors to this generation than any other.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why the idea of a portfolio of work comes naturally to them. They\u2019re doing web design<\/strong><\/span> for their mom\u2019s coworkers after they\u2019re done studying. They\u2019re teaching themselves FinalCut<\/strong> <\/span>and picking up video editing gigs<\/strong><\/span> to complement their shift at the bookstore. They\u2019re aiming for a more meaningful work-life, not necessarily what their parents would call a “traditional career.”<\/p>\n

That natural flexibility positions millennials to take advantage of this new economy without fear. They are the most likely age group to freelance<\/span><\/strong>\u2013\u201338% of millennials are freelancing<\/strong><\/span>, compared to 32% of all others, according to a national survey conducted last year by Freelancers<\/strong> <\/span>Union and Elance-oDesk.<\/p>\n

Millennials also expressed by far the most confidence about this new way of working, with 82% of young freelancers<\/strong> <\/span>saying they\u2019re optimistic about the future of freelancing<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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From DSC:<\/span>
\nWe need to help students out by offering more courses on entrepreneurship, owning one’s own business, freelancing, basic accounting, basic marketing, social networking, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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