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What does it mean?
Rapid invention creates generational gaps where children live in a different world than their parents.
In plain terms
Fast changes make each generation live in a different world.
What can you take from it?
Rapid change creates generational disconnect.

Where it applies

  • parenting
  • policy making
  • tech adoption

Putting it to work

  • Bridge generational gaps

Questions to consider

  • How does tech change your life?
  • What is your childhood world like?

Another view

Not all societies change at this pace.

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