‘Generations’, continued
Posted by Brooke on 11 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Usability
Profound differences in generational cohort groups have been noticed and analysed at length in Strauss and Howe’s 1991 epic tome ‘Generations’. The text has served as a directional change in my approach for differentiating appropriate design and interaction methods when creating new websites or applications. A couple of months ago I found myself flipping through the television channels and stopping on a channel that I NEVER watch: CSPAN-2. That’s right, not even CSPAN, but CSPAN-2. I paused and watched because my new boyfriend, Neil Howe, was discussing his research that has continued since the ‘91 publication to include further discourse on Generation-X and Generation-Y, or the Millenials. Yes, I heart Neil Howe. And to my delight I ran across his path again today.
