Comments on: Gen Y Presents to NASA Leaders http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/ Your NASA, My NASA, OUR NASA Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Santiago http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Santiago Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:37:35 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/#comment-329 MollyM-- good point at the end. Most institutions adjust to the times and changing demographics-- for-profit have faster, sexier commercials, the IRS lets you do taxes online, churches change the music styles-- what _doesn't_ adjust to the times to better engage the current generation? There's nothing wrong with that. Academic institutions themselves have evolved, since NASA is comparable to them. This doesn't have to necessarily be a disrespectful rebellion either; yes, show NASA leaders the case and they can't ignore. MollyM– good point at the end. Most institutions adjust to the times and changing demographics– for-profit have faster, sexier commercials, the IRS lets you do taxes online, churches change the music styles– what _doesn’t_ adjust to the times to better engage the current generation? There’s nothing wrong with that. Academic institutions themselves have evolved, since NASA is comparable to them. This doesn’t have to necessarily be a disrespectful rebellion either; yes, show NASA leaders the case and they can’t ignore.

]]> By: space%plorer http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-327 space%plorer Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:20:45 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/#comment-327 You're frustrated at having to pay a $0.15 per day bill? And yet for that price, you get operational weather monitoring, evidence for climate change, improvements in aviation safety, and the wonders of the cosmos at your fingertips. If you'd like to be informed, then do your research. Check out some websites or pick up a newspaper. You’re frustrated at having to pay a $0.15 per day bill? And yet for that price, you get operational weather monitoring, evidence for climate change, improvements in aviation safety, and the wonders of the cosmos at your fingertips. If you’d like to be informed, then do your research. Check out some websites or pick up a newspaper.

]]> By: MollyM http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-324 MollyM Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:32:38 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/#comment-324 Congrats to the work that has already been done to try and get this generation involved with NASA. As a member of Gen Y, I have to admit that I have little or not interest in NASA. I don't even know what is being worked on. And to be more honest, not being included in the discussion, not being informed, and still having to pay some of the bill is frustrating. Older generations are quick to call us a selfish generation, yet we happen to be one of the most engaged generations when it comes to community and social issues. We are also innovative and collaborative, not to mention HUGE. Not targeting or listening to this generation is stubborn, short sighted, and simply bad for business. We have something to offer. The successful organizations, businesses, and causes will notice and take advantage of this. As a PR and Business Major, I say do the research, find the charts, show them the facts and the financials. No business can afford to ignore this upcoming generation. Show them that, and your case will be hard to ignore. Congrats to the work that has already been done to try and get this generation involved with NASA. As a member of Gen Y, I have to admit that I have little or not interest in NASA. I don’t even know what is being worked on. And to be more honest, not being included in the discussion, not being informed, and still having to pay some of the bill is frustrating.

Older generations are quick to call us a selfish generation, yet we happen to be one of the most engaged generations when it comes to community and social issues. We are also innovative and collaborative, not to mention HUGE. Not targeting or listening to this generation is stubborn, short sighted, and simply bad for business.

We have something to offer. The successful organizations, businesses, and causes will notice and take advantage of this.

As a PR and Business Major, I say do the research, find the charts, show them the facts and the financials. No business can afford to ignore this upcoming generation. Show them that, and your case will be hard to ignore.

]]> By: rquintanilla http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-323 rquintanilla Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:40:03 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/#comment-323 Elizabeth your statement sums it up. However, I do have to state that we can't allow them to indoctrinate us (their doctrine bites). Generation Y has it's own tempo...and yes we are selfish enough to have self-confidence but that doesn't mean we are selfish just that we have our own opinion. Having your own opinion and being an individual is sometimes deemed as selfish by older people. Michele I think that Generation Y has the potential to be so selfish that they will make a difference. A positive one. One of my leads told me that in his experience change always comes from the bottom and hardly ever from the top. The reason is because only those in the front line have enough insight to make a difference. I told him Duh! He then went on to tell me that our leadership seems to think that the opposite is true. "Well gee golly no wonder we have so many problems" I thought. I asked a high level individual in NASA if they would consider opening up "problems" that NASA was having for solving by individual engineers in the web. He stated that the only way NASA's problems could be solved (aka solutions found) is if you are aware of the issues that are pertinent to NASA....To an extent I agree...but I also believe that there are more intelligent people outside the team of people tasked to solve specific issues than there are inside the group (strength in numbers). Procter and Gamble is a company that has utilized this knowledge to streamline their product development and drive up innovation -- they are doing pretty well for themselves. Generation Y we have to be selfish...we have to rock the boat...because if we don't the boat will sink. If we wait for our turn it will be too late and that is unacceptable. Elizabeth your statement sums it up. However, I do have to state that we can’t allow them to indoctrinate us (their doctrine bites). Generation Y has it’s own tempo…and yes we are selfish enough to have self-confidence but that doesn’t mean we are selfish just that we have our own opinion. Having your own opinion and being an individual is sometimes deemed as selfish by older people.

Michele I think that Generation Y has the potential to be so selfish that they will make a difference. A positive one.

One of my leads told me that in his experience change always comes from the bottom and hardly ever from the top. The reason is because only those in the front line have enough insight to make a difference. I told him Duh! He then went on to tell me that our leadership seems to think that the opposite is true. “Well gee golly no wonder we have so many problems” I thought.

I asked a high level individual in NASA if they would consider opening up “problems” that NASA was having for solving by individual engineers in the web. He stated that the only way NASA’s problems could be solved (aka solutions found) is if you are aware of the issues that are pertinent to NASA….To an extent I agree…but I also believe that there are more intelligent people outside the team of people tasked to solve specific issues than there are inside the group (strength in numbers). Procter and Gamble is a company that has utilized this knowledge to streamline their product development and drive up innovation — they are doing pretty well for themselves.

Generation Y we have to be selfish…we have to rock the boat…because if we don’t the boat will sink. If we wait for our turn it will be too late and that is unacceptable.

]]> By: Michele http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Michele Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:18:20 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/#comment-322 "Selfish" is one of those funny words that changes in meaning, depending on how it is used. Does it mean self-absorbed? Does it mean self-indulgent? Does it mean focusing on self instead of connecting with others? Does it mean keeping things to oneself so others can't have them? As a parent of a Gen Y, I find it tough to find evidence for that label in the behavior of my adult son or any of his peers. BUT, if "selfish" means saying "yes" to one's knowledge, "yes" to knowing you can impact our troubled world, "yes" to self-discovery, "yes" to opening doors however risky...well, then, I applaud the selfishness of Gen Y. It means that we parents just might have done something right. “Selfish” is one of those funny words that changes in meaning, depending on how it is used. Does it mean self-absorbed? Does it mean self-indulgent? Does it mean focusing on self instead of connecting with others? Does it mean keeping things to oneself so others can’t have them? As a parent of a Gen Y, I find it tough to find evidence for that label in the behavior of my adult son or any of his peers. BUT, if “selfish” means saying “yes” to one’s knowledge, “yes” to knowing you can impact our troubled world, “yes” to self-discovery, “yes” to opening doors however risky…well, then, I applaud the selfishness of Gen Y. It means that we parents just might have done something right.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Elizabeth Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/03/21/gen-y-presents-to-nasa-leaders/#comment-319 I'm a 20something at Ames and I have to say I completely agree. It's not just about them listening to us, its about us listening to them. I’m a 20something at Ames and I have to say I completely agree. It’s not just about them listening to us, its about us listening to them.

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