Gave a NineShift keynote at a 200 person dinner of young leaders in Saint John, New Brunswick, all from Gen X and Gen Y. They were most gracious and gave it a standing ovation afterwards.
Then on to drinks with them, young adults all under age 40. "I AM the Tenth Shift," declared one energy officer in the provincial government. A young doctor, after saying he thought most of the changes of 100 years ago actually came before the start of the 20th century, then proceeded to say he was homo erectus (as opposed to homo sapien) and forecast another genetic split in the species moving forward.
Yet among all the babble, the non sequiturs, the tangents, the outbursts, there was this twin excitement. One was about their own individual futures, each one poised to make decisions but with their entire careers ahead of them. The other excitement was clearly about the new century, the new age, and how incredibly different it will be.
I wonder what Gertrude Stein's salon discussions were like; this seemed a good alternative. Photo: Me with young doctor and young businessman in Saint John bar.
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