The Wonder Generation: Adolescent Entrepreneurs of Generation Y, New Stars of Innovation

Piero Formica

Chapter 1 in Stories of Innovation for the Millennial Generation: The Lynceus Long View, 2013, pp 2-5 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Those of the Wonder (Millennial) Generation — born between the start of the 1980s and the early years of the present century — are the true protagonists of innovation. They were preceded by three important, and different, generations. First, there is the ‘silent’ generation of workers and technicians born between 1925 and 1945 who, without making a fuss, rolled up their shirtsleeves and contributed to the post-war reconstruction, especially in Western Europe. Then there were the ‘baby boomers’, children of the so-called economic miracle, born between 1945 and 1964: they were, first and foremost, a generation of managers. The third generation, Generation X, produced the entrepreneurs of the new economy. These are well-educated people, highly motivated to exploit knowledge acquired at university, willing to change jobs frequently to enrich their personal portfolios of skills and experience.

Keywords: Baby Boomer; Business Creator; Serial Entrepreneur; Love Story; Angel Investor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137347312_1

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