Ideas change everything

A millennial's proposal for a happy multigenerational workplace

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Patrice Thompson |

TED@State Street London

• November 2014

The unique challenges of integrating millennials into the workplace have been well explored. But what about the other side of the coin? Gen Y'er Patrice Thompson explores the issue from the Gen Y perspective. She charts the differences between Gen X and Gen Y, and maps out a few ways that organizations can create environments where workers of all ages can collaborate and succeed.

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The unique challenges of integrating millennials into the workplace have been well explored. But what about the other side of the coin? Gen Y'er Patrice Thompson explores the issue from the Gen Y perspective. She charts the differences between Gen X and Gen Y, and maps out a few ways that organizations can create environments where workers of all ages can collaborate and succeed.

Want to use TED Talks in your organization?

About the speaker

Patrice Thompson

Millenial liaison

Patrice Thompson is a permanent member of the Request for Proposal EMEA team, whose aim is to create effective marketing documents that promote products and services for institutional clients. As a graduate from the London School of Economics with a B.Sc. in Government and Economics, Thompson completed three rotations in the Professional Development Program in Foreign Exchange Sales and Trading, Transition Management, and the Regulatory Reform Project Management Office.

About TED Institute

Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas. The culmination is an event produced, recorded, and hosted by TED, generating a growing library of valuable TED Talks that can spur innovation and transform organizations.

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